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The UK's fastest growing hillwalking website.daily22013-06-19T07:00+01:002013-06-19T07:00+01:00Copyright (c) 2013 UKClimbing LimitedUKH News (mailto:news@ukhillwalking.com)Windfarm Development 'Gone Wild'
http://www.ukhillwalking.com/news/item.php?id=68134
2013-06-19T07:00+01:00
A Scottish conservation charity has backed calls for an Independent Energy Commission and a wild land designation, and is claiming that the 'scramble for wind farms' is doing great damage.]]>Walking Morecambe Bay For a Good Cause
http://www.ukhillwalking.com/news/item.php?id=68126
2013-06-13T00:00+01:00
This year's Cross Bay Walk takes place Saturday July 13. In this annual event scores of walkers are guided across the treacherous sands of Morecambe Bay at low tide, as a unique fundraiser for the local Bay Search and Rescue Team]]>Nine Rescued From Crib Goch
http://www.ukhillwalking.com/news/item.php?id=68127
2013-06-13T00:00+01:00
A group of nine walkers had to be helped off Crib Goch by mountain rescue teams yesterday evening, after they'd bitten off more than they could chew.]]>Langdale Campsite Turns 50
http://www.ukhillwalking.com/news/item.php?id=68122
2013-06-12T00:00+01:00
The National Trust's perennially popular campsite at Langdale celebrates its half century later this year, and staff have invited campers to share their memories of the site from the 60s until the present day]]>Dog Rescued After 10 Days on Crag
http://www.ukhillwalking.com/news/item.php?id=68117
2013-06-10T00:00+01:00
A dog that was missing for 10 days after his owner suffered a serious fall in Snowdonia was found on Saturday evening, safe and well]]>Park Rangers Mount Pedal Patrols
http://www.ukhillwalking.com/news/item.php?id=68108
2013-06-07T06:00+01:00
Peak District National Park rangers are saddling up their mountain bikes for regular two-wheeled weekend patrols. It's thought these are the first of their kind in a UK National Park.]]>Ben Lui Rail Crossing - Evidence Needed
http://www.ukhillwalking.com/news/item.php?id=68109
2013-06-06T08:00+01:00
The MCofS is working with Argyll and Bute Council and British Transport Police to try to resolve a tracky situation (sorry) in Glen Lochy, where hillwalkers accessing Ben Lui have to cross a railway line. Maybe you can help?]]>'Increase in Emergency Calls' for Sponsored Events
http://www.ukhillwalking.com/news/item.php?id=68111
2013-06-06T00:00+01:00
A recent increase in sponsored walks and charity events in Snowdonia has resulted in more emergency calls. In response the MountainSafe Partnership is appealing to organizers and participants to take a responsible line.]]>National Park Extensions Inquiry Underway
http://www.ukhillwalking.com/news/item.php?id=68106
2013-06-05T00:00+01:00
A Public Inquiry into proposals to make major additions to the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks got underway yesterday, and is expected to run until the middle of June]]>People Power Enlisted in Hill Tracks Fight
http://www.ukhillwalking.com/news/item.php?id=68103
2013-06-04T00:00+01:00
Nine environmental organisations are today launching a campaign aimed at protecting the Scottish countryside from unregulated hill track construction. Anyone with a camera can help.]]>Friday Afternoon Video - Shenavall Work Party
http://www.ukhillwalking.com/news/item.php?id=68097
2013-05-31T00:00+01:00
Earlier this month a team of Mountain Bothies Association (MBA) volunteers carried out a series of improvements and repairs at the ever-popular Shenavall bothy. This short film is a record of all their hard work.]]>Savile's House up for Auction
http://www.ukhillwalking.com/news/item.php?id=68094
2013-05-30T00:00+01:00
The Glen Coe cottage formerly owned Jimmy Savile is to be auctioned later today]]>England's National Parks Worth Billions
http://www.ukhillwalking.com/news/item.php?id=68089
2013-05-29T00:00+01:00
A report published by National Parks England last week attempts to put a monetary value on England's most priceless landscapes]]>Snowdon to Gain New Path Markers
http://www.ukhillwalking.com/news/item.php?id=68086
2013-05-28T00:00+01:00
A number of new stone pillars will be appearing on Snowdon in the next few weeks to mark the course of the most popular paths. These will be less obtrusive than the alternative, conventional signposts, says the Snowdonia National Park Authority]]>MSPs to Quiz Ministers on Wild Land
http://www.ukhillwalking.com/news/item.php?id=68082
2013-05-27T00:00+01:00
A petition for improved wild land conservation will be discussed in a Scottish parliamentary committee tomorrow, just days after Highland Council decided not to oppose two controversial new wind farms.]]>
A Scottish conservation charity has backed calls for an Independent Energy Commission and a wild land designation, and is claiming that the 'scramble for wind farms' is doing great damage.]]>
This year's Cross Bay Walk takes place Saturday July 13. In this annual event scores of walkers are guided across the treacherous sands of Morecambe Bay at low tide, as a unique fundraiser for the local Bay Search and Rescue Team]]>
A group of nine walkers had to be helped off Crib Goch by mountain rescue teams yesterday evening, after they'd bitten off more than they could chew.]]>
The National Trust's perennially popular campsite at Langdale celebrates its half century later this year, and staff have invited campers to share their memories of the site from the 60s until the present day]]>
A dog that was missing for 10 days after his owner suffered a serious fall in Snowdonia was found on Saturday evening, safe and well]]>
Peak District National Park rangers are saddling up their mountain bikes for regular two-wheeled weekend patrols. It's thought these are the first of their kind in a UK National Park.]]>
The MCofS is working with Argyll and Bute Council and British Transport Police to try to resolve a tracky situation (sorry) in Glen Lochy, where hillwalkers accessing Ben Lui have to cross a railway line. Maybe you can help?]]>
A recent increase in sponsored walks and charity events in Snowdonia has resulted in more emergency calls. In response the MountainSafe Partnership is appealing to organizers and participants to take a responsible line.]]>
A Public Inquiry into proposals to make major additions to the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales National Parks got underway yesterday, and is expected to run until the middle of June]]>
Nine environmental organisations are today launching a campaign aimed at protecting the Scottish countryside from unregulated hill track construction. Anyone with a camera can help.]]>
Earlier this month a team of Mountain Bothies Association (MBA) volunteers carried out a series of improvements and repairs at the ever-popular Shenavall bothy. This short film is a record of all their hard work.]]>
The Glen Coe cottage formerly owned Jimmy Savile is to be auctioned later today]]>
A report published by National Parks England last week attempts to put a monetary value on England's most priceless landscapes]]>
A number of new stone pillars will be appearing on Snowdon in the next few weeks to mark the course of the most popular paths. These will be less obtrusive than the alternative, conventional signposts, says the Snowdonia National Park Authority]]>
A petition for improved wild land conservation will be discussed in a Scottish parliamentary committee tomorrow, just days after Highland Council decided not to oppose two controversial new wind farms.]]>