UKC

As per title, but see the link here: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/oct/23/welsh-slate-quarries-gwyned...

The proposed area includes the Dinorwig quarry. UNESCO sites are "intended for practical conservation for posterity, which otherwise would be subject to risk from human or animal trespassing, unmonitored/uncontrolled/unrestricted access, or threat from local administrative negligence". Given that climbing in the quarries is formally not allowed but quietly ignored, how would this play out?

Furthermore, North Wales is already pretty busy. Does it really need an increased tourist load often associated with UNESCO status?

(n.b. decisions wouldn't be made until 2021)

Agree the post industrial landscape of the North Wales Slate Quarries need protecting - just a shame this wasn't realised 20 or 30 years ago when things were a lot more intact.

Back then things like the saw shed at the top of Dinorwig was still fully roofed, Maenofferen near Blaenau had not been looted/vandalised etc, etc.  As a regular visitor to the quarries over the last 20 years it's amazing the level of general degradation that's taken place over this time.

Doubt it would have any real impact on those intent to climb.  Climbing history is now part of the quarries and also - since when have climbers been known to follow rules anyway?

Yes, it would be nice if it had been protected - however I feel that a lot of the "damage" has been done by time now. 

I'd be surprised if it didn't have an impact - good or bad. Established tourism in the quarries (more so than currently exists) may actually aid access rather than vice versa?