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Bus It To The Peak
By Jon on 10/04/2002 10:34:55
Four bus services have been introduced by the Peak Park Authority with the aim of luring drivers from their infernal tin boxes
national parks.One area where the Park Authority is making genuine attempts toprovide alternatives is the Peak where there are now four new busservices running to provide alternatives for drivers. The routes runon Bank Holiday Mondays and weekends and have
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Walking Route: Tideswell, White Peak, Peak Distric
By Dave Mycroft on 30/04/2007 17:48:39
A mellow stroll through classic White Peak terrain starting from the Cathedral of the Peak.
Walking Route - Tideswell, White Peak Tideswell > Cressbrook > Miller's Dale > Hartsop Average Time: 4 hours 20 minutes Distance: 9.1 miles (14.7km
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Stop Quarrying In The Peak
By Jon on 23/02/2007 14:39:05
Sign the petition and help stop the destruction of the Peak District National Park.
Quarrying has been an ongoing issue in the Peak District NationalPark for almost as long as it's been in existence and now the BMC isurging walkers and climbers to attend a controversial public inquiryinto quarrying above Calver.According to the BMC
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Toll Road For Peak District
By Jon on 15/02/2002 09:42:25
Work is about to start on a scheme to charge for access to one of the Peak's most popular venues
Work is about to start on a project to charge motorists for accessto the Upper Derwent Valley in the Peak District - an area which ispopular with walkers and cyclists as well as day trippers and extremepicnic enthusiasts.The scheme, which
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Allez Wiggo To The Peak Park...
By Jon on 01/08/2012 17:37:41
Get on your bike say Peak District tourism bosses as they get on their bikes...
Ah, bless. No sooner has that Allez Wiggo fella won the Olympic Games on his shiny black bicycle than the folk who run the Peak District's tourism have seized the opportunity to encourage folk out into the Peak on, well, their bikes of course
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Partnership To Run Peak Estate?
By Jon on 06/05/2009 17:55:39
Peak Park Authority considers handing management over to conservation partnership.
Interesting developments in the PeakDistrict National Park where the Park Authority isconsidering leasing themanagement of its largest landholding to a partnership.The idea of handing over the management of the Eastern Moors estate onthe Sheffield
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Youngsters Discover Peak District
By Jon on 17/04/2009 11:26:40
Urban youngsters introduced to Peak National Park thanks to two projects.
Youngstersfrom Oldham and Rochdalehave spent a year getting to know the Peak District aspart of two environmental projects.The 'Youth Reach the Peak' and 'Peak District Farming' projects areboth run by Groundwork Oldham and Rochdale and aimed
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Cyclocross To Hit The Three Peaks
By Nikalas Cook on 20/08/2012 10:49:53
Cyclocross comes to Yorkshire's Three Peaks on Sunday 30th September
If you’re after a quiet day of hill walking over Yorkshire’s Three Peaks, Sunday 30th September is probably a day best avoided. However, if you want to witness one of the greatest and most insane days in British cycle sport, ink it in as a must see
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Well Dressing in the Peak District
By Simply Walk on 22/05/2006 13:44:40
'Simply Walk' presents an OUTDOORSmagic advertorial, describing a holiday with a difference. Well Dressing might not be the first activity you associate with a trip to the Peaks, but it goes back a long way in the area...
The origins of the tradition of Well Dressing in the Peak are lost in time - they certainly pre-date Christianity. The first large population of the area was by the Celts in about 500BC, bringing iron as they escaped the worsening weather
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Fire Warning For Peak District
By Jon on 19/04/2011 16:36:04
Prolonged dry conditions have left the Peak District moors vulnerable to fire.
The Peak District National Park Authority is putting up warning signs over moorland fires on sites in the Peak District this week with rangers warning that the moors are currently very vulnerable and carrying out extra fire patrols.The past few
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