A significant environmental restoration project on Dartmoor is showing promising results in reversing habitat loss, according to conservationists. The South West Peatland Partnership (SWPP) has embarked on a £13m initiative aimed at rehabilitating degraded peatland across the Devon moor. Peat […]
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Lomond Mountain Rescue Team Assists with Suspected Broken Ankle Lomond, Scotland – Lomond Mountain Rescue Team (MRT) responded to an incident on Dumgoyne Hill yesterday afternoon involving an injured hiker. The call came in around 1:28pm regarding an individual who
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Starting March 1st, campers in certain areas of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park in Scotland will need to follow new rules regarding camping and fires. As announced by the national park’s official Twitter account, byelaws covering camping and
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As the leading online resource for outdoor enthusiasts and adventure seekers, TheCampingFire.com is honoured to celebrate a monumental milestone in the world of search and rescue: the 200th anniversary of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). For two centuries, the
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In a swift response to a call from the police, the Dartmoor Search and Rescue Team Tavistock (DSRT Tavistock) was dispatched to assist an injured walker on the outskirts of Princetown on Saturday night. Demonstrating their readiness and efficiency, the
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In a prompt response to a call for help, the Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team (SRMRT) was dispatched to the Hole of Horcum in the North York Moors National Park on the morning of 2nd March 2024. The operation,
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On Saturday, 2nd March 2024, at 11:23 hrs, the Edale Mountain Rescue Team (EMRT) was mobilised following a request from Derbyshire Police to assist a runner who had sustained an ankle injury on the moorland near the Clod Hall junction.
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In a swift response to an emergency call, the Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team (BPMRT) was mobilised on the 3rd of March 2024, at 12:22 hrs, to assist the North West Ambulance Service (NWAmbulance) with a patient in the Forest
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A teenage boy from Ellesmere Port has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following a fall on Tryfan in Eryri (Snowdonia) around 18:00 GMT on Sunday 18th February. The 14-year-old fell approximately 30 metres (98ft) while descending a steep
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In a late-night rescue operation, sixteen volunteer members of the Dundonnell Mountain Rescue Team responded to an alert concerning a walker overdue from an expedition in the hills north of Loch Mullardoch, a reservoir in Glen Cannich, Ross-shire. The operation
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