Access arrangements to the Warcop Range have changed.  Mondays are no longer the Access days and access is now restricted to 12 weekends a year (notified, we are pleased to say, a year in advance) plus some other days specified nearer the time.

Murton Fell is outside the restricted area and can be visited at any time (though not by the route shown in our book)

The Access Days for 2007 to 2008 are:

• 1st January 2007

• 6th & 7th January 2007

• 3rd & 4th February 2007

• 3rd & 4th March 2007

• 7th & 8th April 2007

• 5th & 6th May 2007

• 26th & 27th May 2007

• 7th & 8th July 2007

• 14th & 15th July 2007

• 4th & 5th August 2007

• 25th & 26th August 2007

• 6th & 7th October 2007

• 3rd & 4th November 2007

• 24th to 31st December 2007

• 1st January 2008

• 5th & 6th January 2008

• 2nd & 3rd February 2008

• 1st & 2nd March 2008

• 22nd & 23rd March 2008

• 3rd & 4th May 2008

• 24th & 25th May 2008

• 5th & 6th July 2008

• 12th & 13th July 2008

• 2nd & 3rd August 2008

• 23rd & 24th August 2008

• 4th & 5th October 2008

• 1st & 2nd November 2008

• 24th to 31st December 2008

• 1st January 2009

You must double check the above dates before setting out by telephoning the Range Office 01768341661

In addition to the above dates there will be several short notice access days.  These will be announced a week or so in advance by a recorded message on 08007835181

Up to now you have also had to contact the Strathmore Estate agents to ask for a permit to visit Mickle Fell, however Peter Stubbs reports that it's now all in the hands of the MOD (Tel: 01768 341661) on one of the army access days.

The MOD state that access is only permitted on Public Rights of Way.  

Further details are given on the MOD website

CROW ACT

As readers will have noticed, many of the routes recommended in The Mountains of England and Wales are now officially covered by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act.  We intend to check all of the routes as soon as possible.