BMC Peak Area

13/12/2025

Closures at Stanage 'plantation' (Hollin Bank) car park 👇

Our Countryside Maintenance Team are continuing their refurbishment works to car park at over the coming days...

⚠️ Saturday and Sunday (13-14 Dec) - OPEN but limited spaces
⚠️ Monday to Wednesday (15-17 Dec) - CLOSED
✅ From Thursday (18 Dec) - OPEN

Thanks for your patience during this work. 🙏

13/12/2025

10 BMC volunteers from near and far joined with others from Moors for the Future (staff and volunteers) to plant sphagnum moss on appropriately named Goyt Moss (behind the Cat and Fiddle pub) in the Peak District on Friday. We planted 3.2k sphagnum plants over an area of rough high moorland adjacent to that which suffered a devastating moorland fire earlier in the year. We were treated to a spectacular cloud inversion early in the day. The event was organised by BMC North West Area volunteer Steve Charles and looked after on the day by our own Access volunteer Peter.

There are more BMC 'Get Stuck In!' conservation volunteering days planned for early in the New with at least two already planned for the Peak District: tree planting near Bradwell with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust on the 10th January and sphagnum on Kinder with National Trust on the 22nd of Jan with more being planned. Details here: https://thebmc.co.uk/en/get-involved-volunteering

02/12/2025

The BMC and Mountaineering Scotland are joining forces to raise £60,000 for urgent refurbishments to our members-only Don Whillans and Alex MacIntyre Memorial Huts to keep them open for future generations.

26/11/2025

Volunteer support is needed this weekend at the Big Depot for the Youth Climbing Series Grand Final 🧗

If you can spare a morning or an afternoon on either the 29 or 30 November, please take a look at the application form in the post below ⤵️

Can you volunteer at the Youth Climbing Series Grand Final?

We need a few more volunteers to help us deliver the YCS Grand Final this weekend. Taking place at Big Depot, Manchester on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 November, we’re looking for people to get involved with:

📋 Judging
🧗 Belaying (additional training required)

As a volunteer, you’ll receive a thorough induction on how to do your role. No experience is necessary and everyone is welcome to apply. To sign up, click the link below 👇

https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=9QUAYtljpE26wHf3RIrTD5GpPR7b0xVGsnIC85URu0JUOVExU0xGTzUzVlJYVUdZMUVHSThGU0hSWSQlQCN0PWcu&route=shorturl

25/11/2025

👋🏼 A few last-minute places have become available for tomorrow's (Wed 26th Nov) sphagnum moss planting (or to be more exact - sphagnum translocating - we'll be trekking across the plateau working as we go) with Peak District, National Trust on Kinder Scout if anyone fancies joining us?

🔗 Info and booking here: https://thebmc.co.uk/en/Sphagnum-KinderScout-26Nov

20/11/2025

🙏🏽It would be brilliant if as many folk as possible would ask their own MP to go to a briefing, being facilitated by the BMC among others, about improving public access to nature, to mark the 25th anniversary of the passing of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act, in Portcullis House next week (Tue 25th Nov). It's easy to do, see below👇🏽

Lets encourage parliamentarians to take the next steps beyond CRoW!

As we mark 25 years since the Countryside & Rights of Way Act (CROW), the BMC is calling for renewed action to make sure everyone can experience the benefits of being outdoors.

14/11/2025

🌱Plenty more Peak District opportunities to join BMC 'Get Stuck In!' conservation volunteering days in coming months!🌳

🟢26th November (Wednesday) from Hayfield most likely planting sphagnum on Kinder with with Peak District, National Trust

🟢12th December (Friday) above the Goyt Valley planting sphagnum with Moors for the Future

🟢10th January (Friday) near Abney in planting trees in Overdale with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust

🟢22nd January (Thursday) from Hayfield most likely planting sphagnum on Kinder with with Peak District, National Trust

🔗All bookable now from this page: https://thebmc.co.uk/en/articles/access-conservation-events-the-climate-project-events

BMC North West Area BMC Yorkshire area

11/11/2025

🚶🏼‍♂️‍➡️ Ten eager BMC and Mountain Training Association members joined volunteer Peter to help Peak District, National Trust plant sphagnum moss up on Featherbed Moss, overlooking Abbey Brook and Howden Reservoir on Sunday.

🌱 Despite short, sharp walk in and a damp and foggy day up there everyone worked tremendously hard leading to us planting a superb ~6k sphagnum plants all told!

👉🏽 There are a whole raft of BMC Get Stuck In sphagnum planting opportunities coming up in the Peak this winter, working with either the Moors for the Future Partnership or Nat. Trust (including one this Friday, 14th Oct, in the Goyt Valley), and more due to be added shortly too.

🔗 For more details of already arranged and future dates keep an eye on this page: https://thebmc.co.uk/en/articles/access-conservation-events-the-climate-project-events

06/11/2025

Heading to Manchester and Leeds this December!

Back by popular demand! We're touring our Winter Skills lectures around the UK, so whether you need a refresher before the winter season or want to head out into the snowy hills for the first time - these evenings are perfect for you.⁠
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"Which axe should I have?” ⛏️⁠
“Do I need crampons and spikes?” 🥾⁠
“How do I stay away from avalanches?” 🏔️⁠
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Find out the answer to all this and more! Tickets now on sale for:⁠
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❄️ Leeds | 8th December⁠
❄️ Manchester | 9th December⁠
❄️ Online | 9th December⁠
❄️ Cardiff | 11th December⁠
❄️ Birmingham | 16th December⁠
❄️ London | 17th December⁠
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🎟️ https://thebmc.co.uk/en/bmc-winter-lecture-series

Presented this year by Sam Leary Mountaineering/ Leading Edge and Summit Mountain Skills

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29/10/2025

🥾 BMC Peak Area walks

Sunday 2 November – Alstonefield
The Mynydd Climbing Club invites BMC members and friends to join their monthly winter walk on Sunday 2nd November. The walk is around 10 miles in length with 500m of ascent. It takes in four summits on the limestone plateau in the Dove and Manifold valley area. Most of the walk is on public rights of way with some untracked ground on Access land. The ascents are generally short but steep.

(Note - the walk is made possible by possible by the advent of CROW access land, which became law 25 years ago on 30 November 2000).

The walk will leave promptly at 1030 am from Alstonefield. To book a place on the walk please email [email protected] 🙏.

After the walk, Jay Whiting will be giving a talk on his 'Himalayan Triple Crown' (Everest, Lhotse and Nuptse in a single season), being the youngest British person to achieve this outstanding feat. The talk will take place straight after the walk (5pm) at Alstonefield Village Hall, where tea, coffee and biscuits will be served. All walk attendees are invited to attend. Please bring a change of clothes and footwear in case you get wet and muddy on the walk.