National Parks

Naked woman landscape sculpture damaged by visitors at Northumberlandia

A popular outdoor sculpture, Northumberlandia, also known as “The Lady of the North,” has suffered significant damage from visitors walking off the designated paths and climbing up the sides of the hillocks. The sculpture, which is a landscape replica of

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Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue called out to reports of a casualty with a lower leg injury

On May 1st, the Duddon and Furness Mountain Rescue Team was called to assist the Wasdale Mountain Rescue Team in rescuing a casualty with a lower leg injury. The team quickly responded to the call and made their way to

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Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team Responds to Two Callouts in One Day

Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team (SRMRT) has been busy responding to two callouts in one day. The first callout was at Shunner Howe on the North York Moors National Park, where a mountain biker had a suspected spinal injury.

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Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team Assists Injured Mountain Biker on North York Moors

The Scarborough and Ryedale Mountain Rescue Team was called to assist a mountain biker with a suspected spinal injury high on the North York Moors National Park on April 29th. The Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust alerted the team and

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Keswick Mountain Rescue Team Assists Walkers on Blencathra’s Sharp Edge

Keswick Mountain Rescue Team responded to their 37th incident of the year when two well-equipped walkers found themselves in a precarious position while descending Sharp Edge from Blencathra. The rock on the edge becomes dangerously slippery when wet, and spells

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Concerns Raised Over Safety of Walkers on Scafell Pike as Keswick Mountain Rescue Team Respond

Keswick Mountain Rescue Team and the RAF Leeming MRT have been involved in an incident that saw five women being rescued from the Styhead area on Friday. The women had been walking on the Corridor Route that descends from Scafell

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