There were three teams out from Todmorden today:
Team 1: RJ and David: step building in Scaitcliffe Wood on Tod 082. We think that the tipping point has now been reached and further work to replace the steps on this route will start from Flailcroft rather than from the Scaitcliffe Hotel. The route is now much safer and the slopes are easier to navigate but this steep path still requires care.
Team 2: Catherine and Kasher: cutting back on Tod 175 between the old tip and Lumbutts and then on to Tod 216, which is the newly created right of way off Pudsey Road in Cornholme. CROWS had been informed about the state of path Tod 175 earlier in the week. When we arrived to start to cut back this path we were pleased to see that someone had been there before us and had managed to cut back and pull lots of the Himalayan Balsam. We spent time dealing with the brambles and removing branches which were making this route difficult to negotiate. Please note that there are two areas of Japanese Knotweed along this path which we have not cut.
Team 3: Ken and Mick: working on the TCW near Calderbrook on Tod 143. Today's survey along this path has resulted in a number of stile repairs, stile rebuilds and stream crossing improvements, etc which have now been added to the Todmorden "to do" list
Today's work has been funded by Todmorden Town Council and by Active Calderdale (for the work on the new PRoW off Pudsey Road in Cornholme).
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Step building in Scaitcliffe Woods.
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Cutting back near the old tip in Todmorden.
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Surveying along Reddyshore Scout / TCW.
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Team 1:
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Removing the old risers and stobs from the first section
of wooden steps.
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RJ and the cleared flight of steps: now all we
need to do is replace them.
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The replaced wooden steps .
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David and RJ putting in more steps near the
revetment added recently.
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The next few steps installed: only 20+ more to do!
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Team 2:
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Catherine clearing cut-back vegetation from the path.
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We have left two large patches of
Japanese Knotweed.
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| The start of the path. |
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The cleared path: the new PRoW off Pudsey Road,
Cornholme. |
Team 3:
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| A couple of stiles to fettle up on Reddyshore Scout. |
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| It's going to be a long carry with timber to sort out this stile! |
