Crimsworth Dean (near Outwood Farm)
Paul, Fred and Frank H again formed a team that could be easily transported in Paul's reliable and robust vehicle, to within walking distance of the delightfully isolated Outwood Farm.
The main job involved working behind the farm on the path that runs in the direction of Lumb Falls. This route is increasingly popular with walkers, runners and those curious about the life and poetry of Ted Hughes. The tasks were to widen the path and add steps at a particularly slippery point.
Here's a picture of where we started:
By lunchtime some progress has been made:
In the afternoon as the rain became more persistent, we widened further lengths of the path and improved the landscaping.
There's more to do in this area, but today's work was funded by Huddersfield University as part of the Ted Hughes' Crimsworth Walk project.
Paul, Fred and Frank H again formed a team that could be easily transported in Paul's reliable and robust vehicle, to within walking distance of the delightfully isolated Outwood Farm.
The main job involved working behind the farm on the path that runs in the direction of Lumb Falls. This route is increasingly popular with walkers, runners and those curious about the life and poetry of Ted Hughes. The tasks were to widen the path and add steps at a particularly slippery point.
Here's a picture of where we started:
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| Difficult to spot in this picture, but path is steep, narrows and has an awkward camber. |
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| Steps in place |
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| Path widened and levelled |
In the afternoon as the rain became more persistent, we widened further lengths of the path and improved the landscaping.
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| Path landscaped and Paul in full digging mode. |
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| Sides of steps landscaped, and tread areas consolidated and graded. |
