Shawcroft Cottages / Calderdale Way Pecket Well
Ginny and Paul were out today cutting back parts of the Calderdale Way footpath that runs up past Shawcroft Cottages to meet Wainsgate Lane. There were two specific sections of the path that had become overgrown and this was where we concentrated our efforts.
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Stretch of path in red. |
Work funded by Wadsworth Parish Council - thank you!
A couple of local residents had contacted CROWS to alert us that the path had become impassable in places. We began to cut back at the bottom end of the path where the lane runs parallel to the stream by the end of the cottages.
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Overgrown at the start of the path. |
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Ginny getting stuck in! |
After a lot of graft the path was cleared!
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A way through! |
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A clearer pathway! |
Following this, we went to the top end of the path and tackled an overgrown section that runs down from Wainsgate Lane.
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Overgrown at the entrance. |
This path was rutted in places due to water damage so care was taken when strimming the encroaching vegetation.
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Much clearer! |