In reply to bleddynmawr:
I went over the top of Froggatt and Curbar yesterday, very green and lush. The ground underneath is greening around the pinnacle and other areas but think its going to take longer for a real impact than what it will actually get. Trapeze and trapeze direct on Froggatt have a lot of plant growth in them, as do most of the easier great slab routes. Curbar was similar with the more obscure stuff looking a bit fuzzy!!.
Amazingly trackside does not have any chalk on it
Would be very interested to see the impact lack of access has on successful bird nesting this season. Completely unscientific but seems to be a lot of birds hanging out on the top of the crags, more than normal??
Before any one gets preachy, I didn't climb and I live in the valley underneath and reached it by use of my legs
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