TODMORDEN - Obadiah Wood and New PRoW Cornholme

 There were two teams out from Todmorden today:

Team 1:    Ken, David and Frank H  constructing a new stile on Blackshaw 056 near Staveley Cote just up from Great Rock. (See separate Blog).

Team 2:     Catherine, RJ and Kasher were constructing a boardwalk at the entrance to Obadiah Wood on Todmorden 060. Meanwhile Mick and Neil M were planting two small trees, which had been donated, and then fettling up and removing unnecessary tree guards from the mixed woodland through which the new PRoW, our project over a number of weeks, now meanders.

We will return to sort out other tree guards and stakes at a later date.

Today's work in Cornholme has been funded partly by Active Calderdale (sorting out of tree guards) and partly by Vale Walkers (the construction of the boardwalk). Many thanks.

The location of the new stile near Staveley Cote.

Boardwalk construction and tree guard checking in Cornholme.

Catherine and RJ and the water course to be "bridged".

The first job was to deepen the water channel
to keep water off the pathway.

Why are the biggest stones always in the most
inconvenient places?

Completing the main construction of the boardwalk.

The boardwalk was then manoeuvred into position.

Stobs were put in to anchor the boardwalk.

Catherine having too much fun adding in the staples
on the boardwalk.

Finished boardwalk with RJ and Catherine

A small oak tree planted.

A forest of tree guards and stakes to be checked
and, where necessary, removed.