Working Together for Northern Caving

The CNCC is the regional council of the British Caving Association for northern England and Scotland, and the representative body for cavers and caving clubs in these regions. We work with landowners to achieve greater access for cavers, as well as providing resin anchor placement, conservation coordination and training workshops. Read more...

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News

08
Sep 24
New officers needed in 2025

This coming March, our Chair, Treasurer and Access Officer have indicated their wish to step down. We are therefore looking for volunteers to work with us in these critical roles....
09
Jul 24
Training for autumn-winter 2024-2025

We are pleased to announce our training workshops for autumn and winter 2024-2025, including various aspects of SRT to suit all abilities. Places are going fast so book soon to...
08
Jul 24
Robinsons' Pot access

We have recently revisited the access agreement for Robinsons' Pot at Darnbrook, with the landowner, National Trust. As part of modernising the wording, we are now (for the first time)...
01
Jul 24
North by North End Pot description

We have just uploaded a route description for North by North End Pot, to cover the route to The Eastern Front, and also towards Coates Cavern. Remember though, this is...
28
Jun 24
Stream Passage Pot entrance repairs

The entrance pipe to Stream Passage Pot at Gaping Gill is in a bad way. Through July and August, a team will be replacing it, which means access to the...
24
Jun 24
New BCA team elected

Congratulations to the new BCA Executive team of Rostam, Aidan and Chris, as well as new volunteers into several of the other Council and support roles. Good luck and we...
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Upcoming Training & Meetings

Sep
21
New to SRT / skills refresher (1 day indoor, 1day underground))
Most caves in Yorkshire have a vertical element, the most common way to access these spectacular parts is to use “SRT”. This stands for Single Rope Technique, and involves using...
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Oct
12
New to SRT / skills refresher (1 day indoor, 1day underground))
Most caves in Yorkshire have a vertical element, the most common way to access these spectacular parts is to use “SRT”. This stands for Single Rope Technique, and involves using...
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Oct
13
SRT underground refresher - Intermediate
This one day workshop is aimed at cavers who have some SRT experience and want a trip underground in a slightly more challenging cave to polish up their skills with...
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Oct
19
New to SRT / skills refresher (1 day indoor, 1day underground))
Most caves in Yorkshire have a vertical element, the most common way to access these spectacular parts is to use “SRT”. This stands for Single Rope Technique, and involves using...
More details...
Oct
19
New to SRT rigging / refresher workshop
A one day indoor workshop aimed at cavers who are SRT competent and want to learn how to rig caves for SRT.A very practical day looking at all aspects of...
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Oct
20
SRT underground refresher
This one day workshop is aimed at cavers who have some SRT experience and want a trip underground to refresh their skills with a patient friendly trainer on hand to...
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Conservation Projects

Some recent projects undertaken by CNCC volunteers. More on conservation...

30
Aug 24
CNCC-supplied pipe for Furness Iron Mine

It's not often we get the chance to support our mine exploration community. However, we were recently very pleased to be able to provide a plastic pipe to support access...
22
Aug 24
Stream Passage Pot reopened

After several weeks of hard graft, digging out the old entrance pipe and installing a new one, Stream Passage Pot is open for business again - with a little more...
01
Aug 24
Calf Holes stile repair

A lovely job by some of our conservation volunteers to repair the stile adjacent to the Calf Holes entrance.
03
Apr 24
Lost Johns' Stile repair

A great effort by our own Treasurer, Pete Bann, to repair the broken stile for the Lost Johns' Cave enclosure on Leck Fell. Not only a great service to cavers,...
15
Feb 24
Stump Cross remediation works

An outstanding effort by members of the regular Stump Cross digging team to make safe several sites in the field opposite Stump Cross, where the show cave are looking at...
25
Oct 23
Bull Pot sheep removal

Fine work by some of our regular conservation volunteers to remove an unfortunate sheep from Bull Pot in Kingsdale, sparing visitors for this winter some considerable unpleasantness!
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