Regulations United Kingdom Peak District National Park
Rivelin Edge
Climbing
Regulations on 30 October 2026
Signs at the site and later resolutions prevail; check the source.
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Regulated
Climbing · All year
In force on 30 October 2026
Not confirmed by an official source.
The woods are owned and managed for low volume timber extraction (mostly birch). The new owner (as of 2023) has no objection to climbing along the length of the edge. However, the following is expected of all visiting climbers:
- - Approach the crag via its left end using the path which runs between a wall on your left and a stream on your right.
- - Do not approach the main body of the crag directly from the footpath beneath.
- - No felling or cutting of trees without prior permission from the landowner via the BMC. Any approved work of this nature to be carried out by competent individuals only and subject to written risk assessment.
- - The owner has no objection to the removal of holly, gorse, bramble and ivy. However, in all cases prior consent must still be sought.
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Group Advice
The landowner has stipulated no instructional groups.
Published by BMC, 30 Mar 2026 · Rivelin Edge
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Voluntary closure
Climbing · All year
In force on 30 October 2026
Tawny owls sometimes nest on the crag in the spring (previously on Kremlin Crack or Roof Route) - if present avoid the route(s) they are occupying until the nest is vacated.
Tawny owls have been known to viciously attack people climbing near their nest, so please steer well clear of these routes until the chicks have fledged, both for the benefit of the birds and your own wellbeing.
Sectors:
- Routes a tawny owl nests on (previously Kremlin Crack or Roof Route)
Published by BMC, 30 Mar 2026 · Rivelin Edge
In Peak District National Park
Regulated zone
Peak District National Park
These hold everywhere inside the boundary, whether or not a site is marked.
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Permit required
Camping & bivouac · All year
In force on 30 October 2026
Wild camping
There is no provision under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act for camping on open access land. You may also be trespassing if you do not have permission from the landowner and in some circumstances the use of land for camping will need planning permission.
We do not allow wild camping on any land that we own and would encourage use of authorised campsites.
Published by Peak District National Park Authority · Camping: Peak District National Park
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Regulated
Camping & bivouac · All year
In force on 30 October 2026
Byelaws made by the Peak Park Joint Planning Board under Section 90 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, with respect to access land.
Interpretation
- 1. In these byelaws:
"access land" means each of the areas of land to which the public have been given access by an agreement or in consequence of acquisition, and which are described in the Schedule to these byelaws;
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Camping
- 14. No person shall on the access land erect a tent or use any vehicle, including a caravan, or any other structure for the purpose of camping, except on any area which may be set apart and indicated by notice as a place where camping is permitted.
Published by Peak District National Park Authority, 11 Jul 1996 · Peak District National Park: Byelaws for Behaviour on Access Land
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Regulated
Paragliding · All year
In force on 30 October 2026
Byelaws made by the Peak Park Joint Planning Board under Section 90 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, with respect to access land.
Interpretation
- 1. In these byelaws:
"access land" means each of the areas of land to which the public have been given access by an agreement or in consequence of acquisition, and which are described in the Schedule to these byelaws;
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Aircraft
- 16. No person shall, except in case of emergency, take off from or land upon the access land in an aircraft, helicopter, microlight, parascender, hang-glider or hot-air balloon.
Published by Peak District National Park Authority, 11 Jul 1996 · Peak District National Park: Byelaws for Behaviour on Access Land
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Regulated
Camping & bivouac · All year
In force on 30 October 2026
INTERPRETATION
- 1. In these byelaws:
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"the land" means each of the areas of land owned or occupied by the Authority for the provision of parking places including any part of the said land which has been set apart by the Authority for uses ancillary to parking, and which are described in the Schedule to these Byelaws;
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CAMPING
- 6. No person shall on the land, without the consent of the Authority, erect or use a tent or use any vehicle, including a caravan, or any other structure for the purpose of camping/overnight sleeping.
Published by Peak District National Park Authority, 28 May 2024 · Peak District National Park Authority Byelaws for Car Parks