Cosmo Smallpiece
Member
Are fans of access to the outdoors for the masses wanting to apply that ethos everywhere? If a caving club can negotiate access to private land to enter a cave, then why is it fair that that access is just for cavers? Shouldn't dog-walkers, ramblers and families wanting picnics share that access that cavers have just for themselves? Would cavers support wider access for others to share?
I'm waiting to see if anyone on here starts the call to remove all gates and keys from cave entrances, and asks for a less snowflake attitude to litter, graffiti and damage to cave "pretties".
I'm not anti swimming, etc. I wild swim and open swim myself. This group state that they have access to another reservoir nearby. That one is an SSSI and has issues with too many visitors. I just think it might be an idea to sort out the issues with existing places before descending on other unspoilt sites and demanding they be turned into " public beaches". Not forgetting that the area about Kinder Reservoir itself is already having issues with too great a footfall, erosion, etc, and work is being done to restore the natural habitats there.
I'm waiting to see if anyone on here starts the call to remove all gates and keys from cave entrances, and asks for a less snowflake attitude to litter, graffiti and damage to cave "pretties".
I'm not anti swimming, etc. I wild swim and open swim myself. This group state that they have access to another reservoir nearby. That one is an SSSI and has issues with too many visitors. I just think it might be an idea to sort out the issues with existing places before descending on other unspoilt sites and demanding they be turned into " public beaches". Not forgetting that the area about Kinder Reservoir itself is already having issues with too great a footfall, erosion, etc, and work is being done to restore the natural habitats there.