Wednesday 28 July 2021

PECKET WELL

Pecket Well - cutting back

Ray, Nick and Frank H, representing that well known cutting-back firm of 'Strimmer, Trimmer and Rake', attacked the badly overgrown path that leads down from Slack House Lane to Shaw Croft Hill.


Start of the session

Rain, sun, more sun then a little rain means that plant growth has been heroic.

This is actually a path but all you can find is grass, nettles, brambles, rosebay willowherb, thistles, hogweed, heather and a further selection of flora that we failed to identify.



Work in progress

Strimming (line strimmer - runs on two-stroke fuel) is followed by trimming (bladed trimmer - runs on 18 V battery) and raking (industrial rake - needs human power).

The fine start to the day didn't last. Light showers became heavier but thankfully, especially for the wielder of the metal rake, no thunderstorm!

                                                   


Even more progress!


Pictures show downward and upward sections of the path after a considerable amount of work. It is now a clear route from top to bottom and gained comments of approval from a passing dog walker. The dog also seemed particularly enthusiastic . . .  although that might have had something to do with the biscuit that Frank was holding!

Today's work was funded by Wadsworth Parish Council