This year’s Address by President Hatty Harris was recorded by the Countrystride Podcast which celebrates the landscapes, culture, heritage and people of Cumbria and the Lake District: Countrystride Podcast The actual Address is in the last seven minutes as it was made into a half hour feature. The recording will be linked into the Archive […]
The 2020 Spring meet in France will be at Camping Le Val d’Herault http://www.camping-levaldherault.com/en/services/ from Saturday 4th April to Saturday 18th April. We’ve not been to this area for ten years but some of those who went then are keen to go again. It’s a slightly wilder area than the vineyards of Provence and there’s […]
A unique event to promote environmentally sustainable living Amy Bray, 16, is launching her new environmental charity, Another Way, on Saturday 31st August 2019 by asking volunteers and supporters to climb one of the 214 Wainwright fells in the Lake District to demonstrate unity towards the health of ourselves and our planet. The event is […]
Following a substantial rockfall from above Car Park Crag (GR 255 179), near Grange – after inspection and due to consideration about the possibility of further similar rockfalls the National Trust have closed the right-hand side of the car park below the crag. This car park is used by climbers going to the crag above […]
It has been confirmed that Peregrines are nesting on the Upper Crag. A restriction to 30 June has been implemented for this buttress, the Lower Crag is not affected by this restriction.
A report has been received that Ravens are nesting close to Sadgill Wall, and they have been feeding young. On a later site visit a nest site couldn’t be identified so the young have probably fledged. Please report any sightings of nesting raven (or peregrine) to this website and access@thebmc.co.uk.
Members’ completions of the Welsh 3000 footers in under 24 hours are now included in the Mountaineering Challenges section.
The restriction of this crag has been lifted as the birds are not breeding at this site.
An active Raven’s nest has been reported on Burnt Crag in the Duddon Valley, it is near to Double Trouble. This is yet to be confirmed but it may be best to give the area a wide berth.