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 route of great character, superbly positioned and on perfect rock. Move up left and traverse left to a peg, now climb direct until a balancy move right gains a position beneath a steep flake-crack. Climb this to a lower-off. Now mainly bolted. © Rockfax
FA. Ed Cleasby 1979. Ed Cleasby breaches the awesome Great Buttress with the help of the very bendy but convenient tree..
Ultimate E4 ticklist , Paul Dearden's classic rock climbs
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Grade: E4 6a ***
(Black Crag (Borrowdale))