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
A tough nut with good moves. This is a modern take on an older line that finished up easier ground after the difficult initial wall. © Rockfax
UKC Logbook Description
A great variant on Inch Pinch - move right at mid-height, following the bolt line.
Andy Sharp and Pete Lewis Apr/1987.
The must do 7's I haven't done b4 I'm to old
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freelunchprovider | 11 May, 2023 |
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βeta: Notice the kestrels with eggs/ noisy feeding chicks as you climb past the hole. You may be breaking a climbing restriction!? | βeta? | |
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βeta: Notice the kestrels with eggs/ noisy feeding chicks as you climb past the hole. You may be breaking a climbing restriction!? |
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fingerjugger | 6 Jun, 2022 |
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βeta: Feel very lucky to be just over 5'7 and being able to tick this at the very edge of my reach, i'm sure (even) shorter folk could still somehow do the route but It's not a level playing field and they'd have to be a bit of a beast, something to consider before jumping on this if you have limited time. | βeta? | |
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βeta: Feel very lucky to be just over 5'7 and being able to tick this at the very edge of my reach, i'm sure (even) shorter folk could still somehow do the route but It's not a level playing field and they'd have to be a bit of a beast, something to consider before jumping on this if you have limited time. |
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Slothbert | 1 Jun, 2022 |
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βeta: Harder for the short | βeta? | |
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βeta: Harder for the short |
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Clare Dean | 3 May, 2022 |
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βeta: There is one very reach dependent move at about two-thirds height. At 160 cm I was too short to span to the 'good' hold. The beta to overcome this would likely be a considerably harder set of moves. | βeta? | |
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βeta: There is one very reach dependent move at about two-thirds height. At 160 cm I was too short to span to the 'good' hold. The beta to overcome this would likely be a considerably harder set of moves. |
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Grade: 7a ***
(Foxhole)