Frank S, Ray and Frank H went to the permissive path around the old mill pond at Castle Gate.
i) There was a report of a broken cross-tread on one of the footbridges.
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| Spot the gap where a cross-tread should be! |
We repaired that bridge, and then found that the other footbridge was in even worse condition. Here's that bridge with five rotten cross-treads replaced.
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| A much-repaired footbridge that may need major work in the next year or so. |
ii) The path starts at some steps leading down from Castle Gate. We visit regularly, but the growth here seems particularly luxuriant and was again nearly covering the path.
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| General state of the path! It's under there . . . somewhere! |
By the time we had finished (unfortunately no picture) it was free of nettles and brambles, and more accessible to walkers . . . but in a well-watered, sheltered, stock-free, sunlit valley we know exactly what will happen!
This work was funded by donations to CROWS.
