Two main jobs today for a team comprising Stella, Jerry, Graham and Jak.
The first was a stile on Footpath 62 which runs from Ripponden Old Bank across to Longley Lane. We've done a fair bit on this path recently trying to sort out the drainage issues. The stile is an awkward one and we aimed to assist people over and through a squeeze stile while at the same time protecting stock.
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| Map showing location of stile on Ripponden 62 path |
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| The stile prior to work |
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| Stile prior to work |
We improved access to the stile so that's it's not so far to step up to it. It is a tight gap and is still awkward however.
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| Not so far to step up or down |
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| Easier to step up and down now |
The second job was a bridleway which runs from Stony Lane down to Kebroyd crossing the Calderdale Way. This is an lovely old walled path.
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| Map of bridleway |
We cut back overhanging vegetation and brambles to make this a more pleasant route for horse riders and walkers. We will return to install waymarks.
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| Jerry with Graham and Stella behind |
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| Working on the lower end of the path |
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| Leading down to Kebroyd |
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| From Stony Lane |
Just in the nick of time so we avoided the worst of the rain.
Today's work has been funded by donations to CROWS for which we are very grateful.
