cap n chris
Well-known member
I'm nice like that, though. 
e.g. I describe you as handsome, debonair, humble, sauve, sophisticated and softly spoken.
e.g. I describe you as handsome, debonair, humble, sauve, sophisticated and softly spoken.
chriscastle46
Member
I've been there a couple of times some years ago. The first time wasn't too bad, you have to be careful of the boulders and there's some sort of monopedal ladder as I remember.On my second visit there was very bad air and I had a really bad panicy time getting out.
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darkplaces
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Whoo hoo somewhere to try out my BA set!chriscastle46 said:
whitelackington
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Is Martin, The Bristol Water Works Man who regularly collects water samples :alien:cap 'n chris said:Even Martin G (the BEC's finest fearless hero) didn't stay down there long!
whitelackington
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andymorgan said:
I don't know wot they mean by NO Digging, as far as I know Axbridge Caving Group
has always been based on DIGGING, wetjer for remains,
or to extend a cave,
or to find a new cave,
or to re-finnd an old cave, I think the last option is their favorite.
I have been digging in the banwell caves, with experienced ACG members, y some have even written books on it,
so God Knows wot is meant by No Digging.
cap n chris
Well-known member
I suspect that in this case "No digging" means something obscure like "do not use implements or bodily extremities to so affect the structure of the cave that it is altered noticeably, either by enlargement or diminution, from its present observed state". I imagine many people will probably find the words "No" and "digging" relatively understandable either on their own or in conjunction, one with the other. However, clearly there are people who find the words mildly confusing.
axbridgecaver
Member
To my knowledge
- the last dig in Banwell Bone Cave (the discovery of the Baker Extensions) was in 1952
- the last dig in Banwell Stalactite Cave (the discovery of the Clarke Extensions) was in 1981
I didn't realise that whitelackington had been digging there - did you find anything?
- the last dig in Banwell Bone Cave (the discovery of the Baker Extensions) was in 1952
- the last dig in Banwell Stalactite Cave (the discovery of the Clarke Extensions) was in 1981
I didn't realise that whitelackington had been digging there - did you find anything?
chriscastle46
Member
Come on, you know full well that the end of the Bone Cave was dug around 8 years ago, and up to 2 years ago the crap was still there.
One of my betes noir (no circumflex accents here).
One of my betes noir (no circumflex accents here).
whitelackington
New member
The way I remember it and as Chriscastle 46 has said, not that many years ago, there was a digging railway, as far as i was led to belive it wos to join the caves but it wos not my dig, i wos just a numpty
cap n chris
Well-known member
whitelackington said:i wos just a numpty
Surely not?
whitelackington
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Yes Chris, it is true, I am a carrot crunching Numpty bumkin
axbridgecaver
Member
chriscastle46 said:
I have now researched this further and have found that Chris and Whitelackington are correct - it was only reported once in the August 1994 News Sheet. There were no other reports so I think the enthusiasm for the dig waned. It is probably worth having another look this summer.
whitelackington
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Hello Axbridgecaver,
on some other threads about bats, many people have suggested that bats are needing to "hibernate" less, especially darnsaff as it is warmer now than wot it wos ,
very much shorter winters.
So when will, whoever it is who invents these arbitary dates, not to disturb bats,
reasess the point.
I remember, when we used to be doing lots of digging in Shute Shelve Cavern, we were always trapped by this very small, permitted, Summer digging season,
rather annoying bat problem.
on some other threads about bats, many people have suggested that bats are needing to "hibernate" less, especially darnsaff as it is warmer now than wot it wos ,
very much shorter winters.
So when will, whoever it is who invents these arbitary dates, not to disturb bats,
reasess the point.
I remember, when we used to be doing lots of digging in Shute Shelve Cavern, we were always trapped by this very small, permitted, Summer digging season,
rather annoying bat problem.
axbridgecaver
Member
whitelackington said:Hello Axbridgecaver,
on some other threads about bats, many people have suggested that bats are needing to "hibernate" less, especially darnsaff as it is warmer now than wot it wos ,
very much shorter winters.
So when will, whoever it is who invents these arbitary dates, not to disturb bats,
reasess the point.
I remember, when we used to be doing lots of digging in Shute Shelve Cavern, we were always trapped by this very small, permitted, Summer digging season,
rather annoying bat problem.
English Nature I believe set the dates for visits to Shute Shelve Cavern and naturally the National Trust (who owns the land) made the rule that cavers were only permitted to visit the cave from 1 May to 30 September. If this was put to a bat group I am sure that they would agree that the bats appear to be hibernating less but this could be a blip in the statistics and they would require 20 years of data + funding to correlate.
A crusade for Whitelackington - Put your proposal to a bat group and try and persuade them to extend the season.
cap n chris
Well-known member
... and get them (whoever it is!) to sort out the Summer Time/Winter Time nonsense too!