Woodhead Mountain Rescue TeamThe third day of the search in the Darton area, with help from Glossop MRT. Sadly, nothing was found.
| Incident | 2025-70 |
| Alerted | Thursday 27 November 2025, morning |
| Duration | 5 hr 5 min |
| Team members | 8 |
| Volunteer hours | 40.7 |
| Type | Search |
| Involving | Missing person |
| Requested by | South Yorkshire Police |
| Working with | Glossop MRT |
| Weather | Cloudy, feels like 9°C, wind SW force 4, visibility good |
| Area | Darton, Barnsley |
| Map position | 53.59, -1.53 |
| Outcome |
The second day of the search for the missing person in the Darton area. Nothing was found.
| Incident | 2025-69 |
| Alerted | Wednesday 26 November 2025, morning |
| Duration | 6 hr 39 min |
| Team members | 9 |
| Volunteer hours | 59.9 |
| Type | Search |
| Involving | Missing person |
| Requested by | South Yorkshire Police |
| Working with | |
| Weather | Partly cloudy, feels like 1°C, wind NW force 3, visibility good |
| Area | Darton, Barnsley |
| Map position | 53.59, -1.53 |
| Outcome |
South Yorkshire Police asked us to search for a missing person in the Darton area. Holme Valley MRT and Derby MRT’s drone unit joined the search. Nothing was found.
| Incident | 2025-68 |
| Alerted | Tuesday 25 November 2025, evening |
| Duration | 4 hr 45 min |
| Team members | 19 |
| Volunteer hours | 90.2 |
| Type | Search |
| Involving | Missing person |
| Requested by | South Yorkshire Police |
| Working with | Holme Valley MRT, Derby MRT drone unit |
| Weather | Partly cloudy, feels like 3°C, wind NW force 2, visibility good |
| Area | Darton, Barnsley |
| Map position | 53.59, -1.53 |
| Outcome |
A walker fell in woods near Mexborough and injured an ankle. The ambulance crew reached the casualty and we helped get them to the ambulance.
| Incident | 2025-67 |
| Alerted | Wednesday 19 November 2025, afternoon |
| Duration | 2 hr 41 min |
| Team members | 12 |
| Volunteer hours | 32.2 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Walker |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | |
| Weather | Windy, feels like -5°C, wind N force 4, visibility good |
| Area | Woods near Mexborough |
| Map position | 53.53, -1.22 |
| Outcome |
We helped Holme Valley MRT bring out a walker with severe back pain from near Digley Reservoir.
| Incident | 2025-66 |
| Alerted | Tuesday 18 November 2025, afternoon |
| Duration | 1 hr 58 min |
| Team members | 8 |
| Volunteer hours | 15.7 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Walker |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | Holme Valley MRT |
| Weather | |
| Area | Digley Reservoir, Holme Valley |
| Map position | 53.56, -1.84 |
| Outcome |
A team supporter walking on the Trans Pennine Trail near Stainborough found a person lying unconscious by the path. They called 999 and alerted the team, and we helped the ambulance crew carry the casualty to the ambulance.
| Incident | 2025-65 |
| Alerted | Sunday 16 November 2025, morning |
| Duration | 2 hr 21 min |
| Team members | 20 |
| Volunteer hours | 47 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Other |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy, feels like 3°C, wind N force 3, visibility good |
| Area | Trans Pennine Trail, Stainborough |
| Map position | 53.53, -1.52 |
| Outcome |
We were called to help Glossop MRT bring an injured walker down from Near Black Clough. As we arrived, the walker made their own way off the hill and we were stood down.
| Incident | 2025-64 |
| Alerted | Saturday 15 November 2025, evening |
| Duration | 2 hr 12 min |
| Team members | 11 |
| Volunteer hours | 24.2 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Walker |
| Requested by | Derbyshire Police |
| Working with | Glossop MRT |
| Weather | |
| Area | Near Black Clough, Longdendale |
| Map position | 53.50, -1.83 |
| Outcome | Stood down |
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A mountain biker fell in Greno Woods and suffered serious facial injuries. We treated the casualty on scene with the ambulance crew and carried them out to the ambulance.
| Incident | 2025-63 |
| Alerted | Thursday 30 October 2025, afternoon |
| Duration | 1 hr 51 min |
| Team members | 7 |
| Volunteer hours | 12.9 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Mountain biker |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy, feels like 8°C, wind N force 3, visibility good |
| Area | Greno Woods, Grenoside |
| Map position | 53.45, -1.51 |
| Outcome |
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Yorkshire Ambulance Service asked us to help a mountain biker who had fallen in Greno Woods and injured both knees.
| Incident | 2025-62 |
| Alerted | Monday 27 October 2025, afternoon |
| Duration | 1 hr 2 min |
| Team members | 11 |
| Volunteer hours | 11.4 |
| Type | Casualty evacuation |
| Involving | Mountain biker |
| Requested by | Yorkshire Ambulance Service |
| Working with | |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy, feels like 6°C, wind NW force 4, visibility good |
| Area | Greno Woods, Grenoside |
| Map position | 53.45, -1.50 |
| Outcome |
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