A group of wild campers was rescued from a Lake District fell during an overnight thunderstorm. Patterdale Mountain Rescue ...

A critically ill hillwalker suffering from the heat was airlifted from the Cheviots, on the eve of the summer solstice.

A mountain bothy that has been closed to the public for more than 11 years after asbestos was found in it will be demolished. A replacement for Culra Bothy will be built by the charity that cares for ...

Volunteer mountain rescuers have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours. Richard Warren, a stalwart of Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team, was appointed an OBE for services to mountain rescue in ...

Supreme Court judges have unanimously backed Dartmoor National Park Authority in its case to allow backpacking camping on commons in the area. The judges dismissed an appeal by Alexander and Diana ...

A new national nature reserve is being created on the moorlands near the home of the literary Brontë sisters in West Yorkshire. Penistone Hill Country Park at Haworth is one of eight areas making up ...

Endurance runner Tom Hollins has set a new record for a self-supported round of the Wainwright fells. The Montane athlete successfully summited his final peak in a time of 8 days 9hrs 44mins, easily ...

A walker was helped by two other walkers after she became stuck on Swirral Edge on Helvellyn. The 22-year-old called police about 5.30pm on Friday when she was unable to make her way forwards or ...

A would-be wild camper was rescued after getting into difficulties in rain and strong winds on a Lake District fell. Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was alerted about 1.20pm on Friday when the man ...

Police have arrested a man in connection with the death of a woman whose body was found by walkers near the Pennine Way in 2004. North Yorkshire Police said a 61-year-old man has been arrested on ...