Billie, Stella and Ian worked on a drainage problem on the Ted Hughes trail between Sunny Bank and Lumb Falls.
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| This is where we were working |
The existing drainage channel next to the path was severely blocked with vegetation and stones that have been washed down during storms. As a consequence, the water in the channel overtops and spreads out on the path making it wet, muddy and slippery.
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| At the top near Sunny Bank water was spread all over the path |
We set to work at the top digging a new channel to redirect the flow and we built up the sides of the existing channel to prevent water flowing onto the path.
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| Creating a small dam |
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| Digging out a new section of channel |
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| Water drained away from the path |
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| Channel blocked with vegetation |
Further down the path where the channel is hidden by vegetation, we dug out the sedge and deepened the channel, lowering the water below path level, to prevent seepage onto the path.
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| We had to be careful not to disturb the frogs |
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| Before - digging out and raising the bank |
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| After |
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| Cleared section ... |
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| ... but there's still more to do another time |
This work was funded by Huddersfield University Ted Hughes Yorkshire Trails project
