Following an observation by a local walker, Jak, Linda and Angus headed to the footpath where it enters the wood from Highlee Lane. After crossing a couple of grass fields, the path slopes down into the wood underneath a canopy of large holly trees. The persistent rain over the last few weeks has turned the last few metres into a slippery mess, with less grip than the bobsleigh run in Cortina!
Again, a big thankyou to the Russel family who's kind donation has made this work possible.
The blue circle shows the location of today's work.
Linda keeping clear of the slippery section.
Followers of the blog may remember that we had previously put several steps/stepping stones into this path and, along the last section, installed a number of grab posts. Today we improved the situation by repositioning the posts and linking them with a 'grab-rope'. Many thanks to Jak for donating this rope.
Linda and Angus position the rope hand hold.
Once the posts had been knocked in, the rope was fixed to provide a handhold away from the barbed wire fence bordering the path. We also put in several stepping stones to improve underfoot conditions.
The finished job: hopefully making this section easier to traverse.
