Access to Llanymynech has always been sensitive - it's a Site of Special Scientific Interest; it's a Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve; being a significantly loose old quarry site, directly above a major footpath, there are understandable landowners liability and safety concerns; it's a Scheduled Ancient Monument; and there are also nesting Peregrines. Despite this, the Wildlife Trusts who own and manage the site are happy to allow climbing here, subject to climbers adhering to an access agreement that has been negotiated and agreed over many years.
However in the last few weeks the Wildlife Trust have had repeated instances of climbers taking dogs with them and the dogs not being on a lead or under close control, then chasing the sheep that are used for conservation grazing here. When approached by the volunteer warden, the climbers involved were abusive and rude.
As well as being illegal - allowing your dog to disturb stock is a criminal offence, this behaviour is also putting access for climbing at the whole site at risk.
Please, if climbing here and you have a dog - keep it under control, on a short lead and do not allow it to chase stock.
Access info on the BMC RAD
https://www.thebmc.co.uk/modules/RAD/View.aspx?id=877
Elfyn Jones BMC Access & Conservation Officer (Wales)
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