In reply to Elfyn Jones:
Elfyn, is there any effort being made in sorting the RAD app out? I've got it on my phone but having checked it for Ravensdale, it gives conflicting advice to the website.
The app says,
> The previous restriction imposed by Natural England on the crag has now been lifted as the ravens have fledged
but the website says,
> Peregrines and raven are nesting on the crag in 2017, meaning the extent of the restriction is wider this year (but luckily only extends into a rarely visited buttress) and slighly complicated by the different nesting period of each bird. The raven restriction applies from Cracked Edge to Solitaire inclusive and runs from 15th March until 31st May. The peregrine restriction applies from Solitaire rightwards and runs from 28th April until 30th June. Natural England staff will monitor the nests and the restriction will be lifted if the birds fledge early or the eggs fail.
> Please approach the crag using the lower (left hand) branch of the approach path during nesting season and make sure you move quickly along it rather than stopping to watch the birds. This left hand branch can be hard to spot as it doesn't get as much use, but it branches off the main path approx 30-40m from the toe of Raven Buttress and stays in the trees.
> Avoid staying at the top of the crag once you have topped out and instead descend to the base as quickly as possible. The only walking descent that should be used during the restriction is the gully on the left side of the crag but for several routes it is possible to abseil directly back to the bottom which is the quickest and best option.
Which one is right? Assuming it's the website, f I'd only checked the app, which I might do if driving round a drizzly Peak District trying to find some dry rock, I might have ended up climbing in a restricted area.
https://www.thebmc.co.uk/modules/RAD/View.aspx?id=558
