A pair of Kestrels nest in the hole between the routes Black Wall and Inch Pinch, partial and full retrictions will be in place while the birds are sitting and feeding the young.
Please follow any signage placed at the bottom of the face giving up to date information on the restrictions agreed with the National Trust.
Partial restrictions will normally be in place from mid April - mid June and then a full restriction until the chicks fledge at the end of July, but this will of course depend on the birds!
Please note that all wild birds are protected while in or near a nest and it is an offence to disturb any wild bird while it is building a nest or is in or near a nest containing eggs or young.
Dates: 15 April to 31 July
Reason: Nesting Birds
A well established pair of Kestrels nest in a hole between Black Wall and Inch Pinch.
A partial restriction is in place on the routes either side of the nest from April 15th (subject to change - see local signage) to allow the birds to sit peacefully on thier eggs.
A full restriction is in place on all routes on Trial Wall from June 15th - July 31st (subject to change - see local signage) to allow the birds to feed their young without disruption.
Any restriction will be lifted once the young have fledged.
Rockfax Description
The sustained wall to a shared lower-off with Blockbuster. © Rockfax
UKC Logbook Description
Stapled line between Blockbuster and Pulpit
R.Thomas E.Rees Jul/2011.
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Donotello | 20 Jul, 2020 |
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βeta: I pulled up on 2 quartz edges which exploded in my hands on 2 subsequent attempts. Weren’t essential but generally avoid the quartz edges and clusters in the lower tough section as they don’t take your weight. | βeta? | |
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βeta: I pulled up on 2 quartz edges which exploded in my hands on 2 subsequent attempts. Weren’t essential but generally avoid the quartz edges and clusters in the lower tough section as they don’t take your weight. |
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Harry_Sutcliffe | 13 Jul, 2020 |
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βeta: Great secquency climbing. Rests are there but better to just blast through the lower section leading to some ledge walking. | ||
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βeta: Great secquency climbing. Rests are there but better to just blast through the lower section leading to some ledge walking. |
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FerClimbs | 4 Aug, 2019 |
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βeta: It went on 3rd attempt. Very bad handholds in the mid section. | βeta? | |
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βeta: It went on 3rd attempt. Very bad handholds in the mid section. |
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Grade: 6b+ ***
(Third Sister to Zulu Zawn)