Woodhead Mountain Rescue TeamWe helped Holme Valley MRT search for a missing vulnerable person near Ledston in West Yorkshire.
| Incident | 2026-53 |
| Alerted | Sunday 23 August 2026, afternoon |
| Duration | 3 hr 27 min |
| Team members | 1 |
| Volunteer hours | 3.5 |
| Type | Search |
| Involving | Missing person |
| Requested by | Holme Valley MRT |
| Working with | |
| Weather | Partly cloudy, feels like 21°C, wind N force 1, visibility good |
| Area | Ledston, West Yorkshire |
| Map position | 53.76, -1.35 |
| Outcome |
We helped Holme Valley MRT bring out a mountain biker who had fallen and injured their pelvis near Newmillerdam.
| Incident | 2026-52 |
| Alerted | Sunday 23 August 2026, morning |
| Duration | 2 hr 43 min |
| Team members | 1 |
| Volunteer hours | 2.7 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Mountain biker |
| Requested by | Holme Valley MRT |
| Working with | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Weather | Clear, feels like 20°C, wind N force 2, visibility good |
| Area | Newmillerdam, Wakefield |
| Map position | 53.64, -1.50 |
| Outcome |
A walker fell in woods near Wortley and injured a lower leg. We were quickly on scene and helped stretcher the casualty to the ambulance.
| Incident | 2026-51 |
| Alerted | Saturday 15 August 2026, afternoon |
| Duration | 1 hr 10 min |
| Team members | 14 |
| Volunteer hours | 16.3 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Walker |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | |
| Weather | Cloudy, feels like 20°C, wind NW force 2, visibility good |
| Area | Woods near Wortley |
| Map position | 53.49, -1.55 |
| Outcome |
Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team is a team of highly trained volunteers who are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
We serve the communities of the South Yorkshire Peak District and the surrounding areas. Based near Penistone, on the Barnsley–Kirklees border, in the Dark Peak west of Sheffield and Barnsley.
North West Ambulance Service asked us to help with an injured walker in Far Black Clough. Holme Valley MRT also attended.
| Incident | 2026-50 |
| Alerted | Sunday 9 August 2026, morning |
| Duration | 3 hr 18 min |
| Team members | 10 |
| Volunteer hours | 33 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Walker |
| Requested by | North West Ambulance Service |
| Working with | Holme Valley MRT |
| Weather | |
| Area | Far Black Clough, Longdendale |
| Map position | 53.48, -1.82 |
| Outcome |
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We were called to Greno Woods for a mountain biker with an abdominal injury. Yorkshire Ambulance Service treated the casualty and we stretchered them to the ambulance.
| Incident | 2026-49 |
| Alerted | Wednesday 5 August 2026, evening |
| Duration | 2 hr 21 min |
| Team members | 13 |
| Volunteer hours | 30.6 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Mountain biker |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | |
| Weather | Partly cloudy, feels like 14°C, wind W force 4, visibility good |
| Area | Greno Woods, Grenoside |
| Map position | 53.45, -1.50 |
| Outcome |
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On day six the fires had spread to the moors above Greenfield. We gave logistical support to the fire service there, working alongside other Peak District mountain rescue teams.
| Incident | 2026-48 |
| Alerted | Monday 27 July 2026, night |
| Duration | 5 hr 30 min |
| Team members | 2 |
| Volunteer hours | 11 |
| Type | Wildfire support |
| Involving | Wildfire |
| Requested by | Derbyshire Fire and Rescue |
| Working with | Peak District MRTs |
| Weather | |
| Area | Moors above Greenfield |
| Map position | 53.52, -1.96 |
| Outcome |
Day five of the moorland fires near Tintwistle. We spent another long day giving logistical support to the fire service with other Peak District mountain rescue teams.
| Incident | 2026-47 |
| Alerted | Sunday 26 July 2026, night |
| Duration | 17 hr 0 min |
| Team members | 6 |
| Volunteer hours | 34 |
| Type | Wildfire support |
| Involving | Wildfire |
| Requested by | Derbyshire Fire and Rescue |
| Working with | Peak District MRTs |
| Weather | |
| Area | Moors near Tintwistle |
| Map position | 53.47, -1.96 |
| Outcome |
Day four of the moorland fires near Tintwistle. Our team again joined other Peak District teams to support Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service on the moor.
| Incident | 2026-46 |
| Alerted | Saturday 25 July 2026, night |
| Duration | 17 hr 0 min |
| Team members | 6 |
| Volunteer hours | 34 |
| Type | Wildfire support |
| Involving | Wildfire |
| Requested by | Derbyshire Fire and Rescue |
| Working with | Peak District MRTs |
| Weather | |
| Area | Moors near Tintwistle |
| Map position | 53.47, -1.96 |
| Outcome |
Day three of the moorland fires near Tintwistle. We continued to give logistical support to Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service with other Peak District mountain rescue teams.
| Incident | 2026-45 |
| Alerted | Friday 24 July 2026, morning |
| Duration | 6 hr 0 min |
| Team members | 2 |
| Volunteer hours | 12 |
| Type | Wildfire support |
| Involving | Wildfire |
| Requested by | Derbyshire Fire and Rescue |
| Working with | Peak District MRTs |
| Weather | |
| Area | Moors near Tintwistle |
| Map position | 53.47, -1.96 |
| Outcome |