I dropped into anston after work today to see if apprentice wall was dry and found a sign saying amongst other things no climbing. Anyone know anything about the situation?
Could someone get a picture of the sign for starters please? Ta.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rdejy08s3b4y42i/IMG_20160321_141030558.jpg?dl=0Photo of the sign if that works...
It is Natural England who have the say so. My experience is it depends entirely who you deal with. Some are sensible, others less so. I get the impression it is a lack of experience/ confidence that results in over-cautious restrictions. Likewise such folk are easily steam-rollered by management when a big event crops up.You get a very good insight into their job/ the process on the recently repeated Tales from the National Parks, particularly the Lakes one.SSSI designation carries no automatic restrictions as such but that is the perception. The full notifications are available on the web, and are usually well worth reading as you could easily scotch such nonsense as nesting Herring Gulls - they would not be likely to be mentioned. In my experience sites notified for botanical interest rarely involve species on the crag itself, and sites notified for geological interest are unlikely to be damaged by climbing. Being pre-armed with this information makes discussions much easier - most NE staff will assume you are totally ignorant of nature. Most geologists see climbing as positive if anything, keeping the exposure clear. I was a little surprised to hear the relevant geologist couldn't care less about the bolts in Malham, but then it's a subject that tends to breed scant regard for the petty affairs of man.
Any news on this?Sent from my GT-I9195 using Tapatalk
Quote from: SEDur on March 30, 2016, 06:00:46 pmAny news on this?Sent from my GT-I9195 using TapatalkRing Rob Dyer at the BMC if you are keen for an update - I know he is on with it
Do you have an email address for him?
Is there an access rep for that area? Seems like a call to that number is needed. Climbing as carried out by responsible users does not contravene either of the stated clauses. It's also arguable whether climbing counts as "in the control of the owner occupier". Plus the designation is principally with regard to the woodland rather than the crags.