Outdoor News

The latest outdoor news updated throughout the day courtesy of grough.co.uk

Puppy Louis rescued after falling 300ft in Moffat Hills	Wed, 14 Apr 2021 19:00:57
A puppy was rescued after surviving a 300ft fall on a Scottish hillside. Police asked for the help of Moffat Mountain Rescue Team on Wednesday after springer spaniel Louis’s owners reported the incident

Missing man walks to safety during major search in Cheviots	Wed, 14 Apr 2021 14:32:51
A walker reported missing in the Cheviots managed to make his way to safety while a major search was underway. The man’s wife contacted police on Sunday to say he was overdue from a walk in the hills near the England-Scotland border

Retailer says camping gear ‘flying off shelves’ as Britons shun foreign travel	Mon, 12 Apr 2021 19:22:54
The UK’s biggest outdoors retailer is anticipating a surge in camping as Britons look to holidays at home, with uncertainty continuing over foreign travel. GO Outdoors said in the week following the UK Government’s announcement of measures to lead the country out of lockdown, online traffic searches for camping gear increased by 37 per cent

Yorkshire Dales national park bosses welcome visitors’ return as lockdown eases	Sat, 10 Apr 2021 19:33:09
National park bosses in the Yorkshire Dales said it is a huge relief to be able to properly welcome visitors back to the area from Monday. In a joint open letter to would-be visitors, authority chair Neil Heseltine and chief executive David Butterworth acknowledged the importance of Britain’s national parks to the wellbeing of its population

How an outdoor retailer survived lockdown: a service centre, a woman’s eye and explainer videos	Fri, 09 Apr 2021 20:25:27
Innovation and a keen eye on online sales have helped independent retailer Trekitt survive lockdown

Keswick outdoors retailer smashes charity target with fellwalking challenge	Wed, 07 Apr 2021 11:05:55
A Lake District retailer and its customers have raised more than £5,000 for charity with a challenge in which people were encouraged to climb fells. The Keswick Boot Company’s Wainwright Challenge smashed its original target of £1,000

Man suffers vaccine effects during attempt to rescue daughter on Snowdonia mountain	Tue, 06 Apr 2021 19:24:55
A father on a rescue mission to aid his daughter on a Snowdonia mountain sparked a callout when he began to suffer from the effects of the Covid-19 vaccine. Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation went to the aid of the pair on Monday after the woman got into difficulties on the flanks of Carnedd Dafydd

Vango owner AMG Group cuts ties with boot brand Anatom and sock firm Teko	Mon, 05 Apr 2021 18:43:21
The company that owns major outdoors brand Vango has cut its ties with a boot brand and a sock firm. AMG Group said it had ended its licensing arrangement with Anatom and Teko, to concentrate on its core markets

Second callout in a week to The Cheviot for Northumberland rescuers	Mon, 05 Apr 2021 18:14:01
Rescuers were called out for the second time in a week to The Cheviot to aid a walker in difficulties. Members of Northumberland Mountain Park Rescue Team and North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team responded to a request for help from the lone walker near the England-Scotland border

Two walkers die in separate incidents in Lomond national park	Sun, 04 Apr 2021 18:47:17
Rescuers searching for a missing hillwalker in the southern Highlands discovered a man’s body. The 33-year-old was found on Ben A’an in the Trossachs after he was reported overdue from a walk

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