Our primary aim

To save life and alleviate distress in the UK by providing a volunteer-based search and rescue service and working alongside the police and other emergency services.

Our service was originally set up to help people in difficulty on remote/moorland areas. Over time, this has expanded into other types of searches and locations, for instance co-operating with the police in searching for missing  and vulnerable people in semi-urban areas, or assisting the ambulance service with patients in places with difficult access or in adverse weeather conditions.

The team maintains an operational membership of around 60 people in order to provide this service. We are always keen to hear from potential recruits.

We are a registered charity and totally dependent on donations from the public. It costs over £45,000 per annum to maintain the service which must be raised through our own efforts. There are several ways you can support us to achieve this.

Find out more about our work

We are based at Dove Holes village just north of Buxton on the A6. The base is not normally manned but visitors are welcome to call if members are there. Tours and group talks are available by arrangement.

• Essential facts
• A short history of BMRT
• Extract from the book ‘Mountain Rescue History…’
• RAF Harpur Hill. RAF Harpur Hill. Part 1of2    | RAF Harpur Hill. Part 2of2
• BMRT policies
• Our operational area
• Call-out statistics
• Search and rescue dogs

Contact us

If you wish to enquire about membership, funding, donations, sponsorship or any of the content on this website, these are the details you’ll need.

Email

• General enquiries: enquiries@buxtonmountainrescue.org.uk
• Treasurer: treasurer@buxtonmountainrescue.org.uk
• Training officer: training@buxtonmountainrescue.org.uk

Phone

01298 812232 (answer machine available, base not manned)

Address

BMRT
8A, Hallsteads
Dove Holes
Buxton
SK17 8BJ