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A family of eight had to be rescued after getting into difficulties during a walk in the Peak District.

The group, comprising both adults and children, had 'become struck' at Birchen Clough, near Dovestone Reservoir , on Saturday (November 22), according to the Oldham Mountain Rescue Team.

Birchen Clough is a steep, rocky ravine known for its challenging and beautiful waterfall-filled scramble.

The family were 'well prepared' and wearing 'appropriate clothing and footwear', the mountain rescue team said, but they found that the 'steep path had become unstable, making it unsafe for them to continue.'

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were alerted to the situation, with officers being the first to reach them. They then enlisted the help of the mountain rescue team to help

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