When did you go Tom?
This piece from Martin Keller suggests things may have changed in the last couple of years! http://www.moonclimbing.com/blog/moon-blog/bouldering/the-dark-and-the-bright-side-of-rocklands/
I reckon the environmental argument is most likely bull. The ground is rock mainly, some dirt and lots of dry scrub.
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