On Monday 17th April, Coniston Mountain rescue got a call from Cumbria police about a missing walker on the Yewdale Fells in the Lake District. The call came through at 6:18pm from a group of friends who had lost contact […]
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A campsite which is popular with Isle of Man TT visitors are increasing the price of permits. The permits will cost six times as much as last year. The Sulby Claddagh campsite hadn’t planned to open in 2023 due to
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Spring is here, the weather has improved, the nights are getting lighter and flowers and insects are starting to emerge. Here is a collection of images taken by landscape photographer James Grant, who lives in Llangollen, Denbighshire. The vast majority
In Pictures: Eryri (Snowdonia) in spring Read More »
Covering north-west highlands, Kintail Mountain rescue team is appealing for new members to help them to continue to save lives. Experienced mountaineers are wanted for the Kintail Mountain Rescue Team They are asking for “driven and determined” individuals, but they
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As we reported earlier there are plans in Yorkshire to create England’s largest native woodland, but that’s not the only projects in place to expand Britain’s woodlands. There are plans to to create the ‘Heart of England Forest’. A charity
Over 100k new trees planted in the Heart of England Forest this winter Read More »
There are plans from conservationists to restore a giant woodland in Yorkshire. There hopes are to restore what was an ancient glacial woodland which would have covered the area, before we destroyed it. The site which has been chosen, a
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The Brecon Beacons national park is losing its English name, with its bosses saying the area will now be known by its Welsh name Bannau Brycheiniog. The park authority says the name is more appropriate for its heritage. The name
Welcome to Bannau Brycheiniog National Park the new name for Brecon Beacons Read More »
On Sunday 16th April Cave Rescue Organisation received a call saying a man had fallen into a pothole in the Yorkshire Dales. It turns out he was trying to take a photograph of a large pothole and fell in. The
A man fell 60ft and needed rescuing after taking to take a photo of Hull Pot Read More »
On this day in 1951 the Peak District became the UK’s first national park. The UK has since created 15 National Parks, but the Peak District has the honour of being the first. In total the size is 555 sq
Peak District National Park turns 72 years old Read More »
While the Langdale Ambleside Mountain rescue team was dealing with an injured paraglider near the summit of Harrison Stickle two team members who were completing their ’blue light driver training’ assisted Cumbria Police and North West Ambulance Service NHS trust
Second call out for Langdale Ambleside MRT of the day Read More »