Sandwiched in between the mighty northern cities of Manchester and Sheffield in England you'll find the tranquil Peak District National Park. Covering 555 square miles, green and rolling hills ...

To walk locally you will need the OS Landranger 119 1:50,0000 map (Buxton Matlock & Dove Dale) or 1:25,000 Outdoor Leisure 24 (The Peak District-White Peak area). Lud's Church is about an hour and ...

Mam Tor is 517 metres high (1,696 feet), not the tallest peak in the district but one of its most popular (Kinder Scout is 636 metres, or 2,097 feet high). There’s plenty of geology, stunning ...

Only 3,500 mountain hares are left in England, research suggests. The research, published today, said the country's last surviving population of the hares - in the Peak District uplands - was at ...

The Peak District is the country's first National Park - created way back in 1951. Today marks the 63rd anniversary of that day, with Google even marking the occasion with a specially designed doodle.