The Ring Ouzels are nesting on some of the most popular sections of Stanage. One pair have 5-day old chicks on Mississippi Buttress. They should be fledged within 2 weeks say the BMC. Climbers are asked to avoid the area from Dark Continent to Balcony Corner (Balcony Buttress) as indicated by signs. The other pair of birds have eggs on Trinity Wall, affecting the the area from Hargreaves' Original Route to Hollybush Crack, plus the boulders below the edge.
Where did you get this information from? The only sections I had heard about were Counts Buttress and usually any restrictions are sent to me by Henry the Access Rep. I'm going to move this message to the BMC board to see if someone there can comment, although it seems like they aren't bothering to look here much anymore since the Pandy Quarry question has also drawn a blank. Alan
Saw the notice about RH Trinity last night - the area covered is from Hargreaves along to Hollybush Crack Checked the BMC web site and saw the stuff about Mississippi (well hidden amongst stuff about the Stanage Bus which I think stopped running about 2 years ago) The reason I posted this on Rocktalk not the BMC forum is simply because this forum seems to get more attention
I hope these are bans on routes rather than bans on buttresses. Let's face it, if the bird has nested there then climbers don't really bother them that much. Alan
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