The crag lies within a National Nature Reserve and is an important area of SSSI semi-ancient woodland with Special Protection Area (SPA) status. The Lake District National Park Authority (responsible for managing recreation at Chapel Head) and the BMC have worked closely together to develop the following good practice guidelines which should be followed by all climbers visiting the crag:
Dates: 1 March to 30 June
Reason: Nesting Birds
Signed restriction for nesting peregrine, applies to the whole crag. This pair of birds are well established having nested sucessfully on the crag for a number of years.
As always, the nest site will be monitored and the restriction lifted if the young birds fledge early - this page will be kept udpated as soon as any additional information is received from those monitoring the site which might change the details of the restriction.
Rockfax Description
A fine and testing pitch. Follow the line of steep grooves and overlaps just right of the base of the buttress, past a jug in the back of the groove and bolt on the left wall at five metres. © Rockfax
FA. Ron Fawcett, Al Evans, Dave Parker 1974. Ron Fawcett puts Chapel Head on the national map with the ascent of the much respected Moonchild. Moonchild has gradually drifted up the grades from E2..
100 best limestone climbs in Britain , Paul Dearden's classic rock climbs , Big Ron routes for mortals
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UKB Shark | 17 May, 2002 |
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βeta: bold start - good skyhook placement - gives confidence (not joking) | βeta? | |
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Grade: E4 5c ***
(Hodge Close Quarry)