At Stanage there have been problems with boulderers disturbing ring ouzels in the Cowper Stone area, causing a nest to fail within a restricted area. As well as being bad news for the birds it is potentially bad news for climbers and boulderers too.Restrictions are only put in place where it is deemed necessary, and are always agreed by Adam or, if he is away, by me. For the majority of nests restrictions are not necessary, and none is applied. The system of voluntary restraint has worked well for some years now, and has resulted in a really good deal for climbers because it has resulted in much less restriction (which could be legally enforced) than would be the case in its absence. There is a huge amount to loose, so please, where an area is restricted please stay away for the couple of weeks it will apply. On site signage is the best, and only, guide at Stanage. The position is pretty fluid, particularly at changeover time between first and second broods so changes are not posted on RAD. Signs are always taken down as soon as a restriction can be lifted.
I think it's pretty irresponsible to suggest the correlation with climbers because of chalk marks in the initial post. It smacks of someone with an axe to grind, rather than someone who wants to get to the truth of what has happened.
Quote from: andyd on May 27, 2016, 04:13:07 pmI think it's pretty irresponsible to suggest the correlation with climbers because of chalk marks in the initial post. It smacks of someone with an axe to grind, rather than someone who wants to get to the truth of what has happened. No - it was posted by Bill Gordon, the soon-to-retire Stanage Warden who is an ally.