RIPPONDEN, QUAKER LANE

Jerry, Linda, Peat (new recruit) and Ginny worked on a very overgrown Quaker Lane above the old railway track to Rishworth.  Unfortunately, the Himalayan Balsam was already shedding its seeds for next year, but Jerry and the brushcutter did a good job of clearing this year's crop and making this lovely bridleway accessible again.

Thank you to Ripponden Parish Council for funding the work

Enticing beginning to the path

But plenty of overhanging branches

And overlapping balsam

The holly also needed a 'trim'!

But it is now much easier to use