Woodhead Mountain Rescue TeamYorkshire Ambulance Service asked us to help a walker with a knee injury who could not put weight on their leg.
| Incident | 2026-63 |
| Alerted | Tuesday 6 October 2026, afternoon |
| Duration | 3 hr 26 min |
| Team members | 13 |
| Volunteer hours | 44.6 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Walker |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy, feels like 18°C, wind W force 2, visibility good |
| Area | Near Midhopestones |
| Map position | 53.47, -1.62 |
| Outcome |
Yorkshire Ambulance Service asked us to help a walker with a broken leg in Seckar Wood.
| Incident | 2026-62 |
| Alerted | Sunday 4 October 2026, afternoon |
| Duration | 2 hr 4 min |
| Team members | 15 |
| Volunteer hours | 31 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Walker |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | |
| Weather | Cloudy, feels like 17°C, wind W force 2, visibility good |
| Area | Seckar Wood, near Ryhill |
| Map position | 53.62, -1.51 |
| Outcome |
A mountain biker fell at speed in Greno Woods, and Yorkshire Ambulance Service asked for our help.
| Incident | 2026-61 |
| Alerted | Sunday 4 October 2026, afternoon |
| Duration | 1 hr 57 min |
| Team members | 13 |
| Volunteer hours | 25.4 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Mountain biker |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | |
| Weather | Cloudy, feels like 15°C, wind W force 2, visibility good |
| Area | Greno Woods, Grenoside |
| Map position | 53.45, -1.51 |
| Outcome |
Riding at Greno Woods? Read our Greno Woods mountain biking safety guide before you go.
Yorkshire Ambulance Service called us to a mountain biker who had come off in Greno Woods.
| Incident | 2026-60 |
| Alerted | Saturday 3 October 2026, morning |
| Duration | 2 hr 43 min |
| Team members | 8 |
| Volunteer hours | 21.7 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Mountain biker |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | |
| Weather | Mostly clear, feels like 17°C, wind W force 2, visibility good |
| Area | Greno Woods, Grenoside |
| Map position | 53.45, -1.50 |
| Outcome |
Riding at Greno Woods? Read our Greno Woods mountain biking safety guide before you go.
We assisted South Yorkshire Police with a recovery near Barnsley.
| Incident | 2026-59 |
| Alerted | Wednesday 23 September 2026, evening |
| Duration | 1 hr 50 min |
| Team members | 13 |
| Volunteer hours | 23.8 |
| Type | Other assistance |
| Involving | Other |
| Requested by | South Yorkshire Police |
| Working with | |
| Weather | |
| Area | Near Barnsley |
| Map position | 53.54, -1.47 |
| Outcome |
A mountain biker came off near Kiveton Park with chest and back injuries. We were stood down on the way, as the rider had walked to the ambulance.
| Incident | 2026-58 |
| Alerted | Sunday 20 September 2026, evening |
| Duration | 1 hr 9 min |
| Team members | 13 |
| Volunteer hours | 14.9 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Mountain biker |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | |
| Weather | Partly cloudy, feels like 12°C, wind W force 2, visibility good |
| Area | Kiveton Park |
| Map position | 53.33, -1.27 |
| Outcome | Stood down |
A person in woods near Goldthorpe had a severe ankle injury. Paramedics had asked for an air ambulance, but none was available, so we stretchered the casualty to the ambulance.
| Incident | 2026-57 |
| Alerted | Sunday 13 September 2026, afternoon |
| Duration | 2 hr 42 min |
| Team members | 13 |
| Volunteer hours | 35.1 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Walker |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | Holme Valley MRT |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy, feels like 18°C, wind NW force 2, visibility good |
| Area | Woods near Goldthorpe |
| Map position | 53.53, -1.29 |
| Outcome |
We were called to a rider who had fallen from a horse in Thorpe Hesley. After paramedics had treated the casualty, we carried them to the ambulance on our stretcher.
| Incident | 2026-56 |
| Alerted | Tuesday 8 September 2026, afternoon |
| Duration | 1 hr 58 min |
| Team members | 16 |
| Volunteer hours | 31.5 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Horse rider |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | |
| Weather | Partly cloudy, feels like 13°C, wind N force 4, visibility good |
| Area | Thorpe Hesley |
| Map position | 53.46, -1.43 |
| Outcome |
We helped Holme Valley MRT recover a walker who had fallen about two metres onto rocks below West Nab near Meltham.
| Incident | 2026-55 |
| Alerted | Sunday 6 September 2026, afternoon |
| Duration | 1 hr 57 min |
| Team members | 1 |
| Volunteer hours | 1.9 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Walker |
| Requested by | Holme Valley MRT |
| Working with | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Weather | Mostly clear, feels like 18°C, wind N force 3, visibility good |
| Area | West Nab, Meltham |
| Map position | 53.57, -1.88 |
| Outcome |
Glossop MRT asked us to help bring out a walker who had fallen and suffered serious head injuries in Near Black Clough.
| Incident | 2026-54 |
| Alerted | Monday 31 August 2026, evening |
| Duration | 1 hr 24 min |
| Team members | 6 |
| Volunteer hours | 8.4 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Walker |
| Requested by | Glossop MRT |
| Working with | Derbyshire Police |
| Weather | Cloudy, feels like 10°C, wind W force 3, visibility good |
| Area | Near Black Clough, Longdendale |
| Map position | 53.49, -1.83 |
| Outcome |
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