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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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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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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On Wednesday, 21st February, the Brecon Mountain Rescue Team was called to assist an injured man in the Elan Valley, marking another successful operation in the challenging terrains of Wales. The incident occurred as the man, accompanied by his wife,
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In a somber incident last weekend, the Lake District paragliding community mourns the loss of one of its members following a tragic crash. Keswick Mountain Rescue Team reported that the accident occurred near Foule Crag on Blencathra on Sunday, drawing
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A coroner has paid tribute to Chris Lewis, a mountain rescue volunteer from Ambleside, who suffered life-altering injuries during a rescue operation in the Lake District. In February 2021, Lewis was part of the Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team responding to
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