A team comprising Lynda, Jerry, Angus and Jak set out initially to do some cutting back on a path that links Upper Wood Head to Wood Head hamlet.
The path has some great views near the bottom of it although it was misty today. When we first surveyed this path, quite some time ago, it was badly overgrown. Today we cut back a lot of holly and bramble overgrowth, cut in some steps at the bottom of the path where it is quite steep and cleared some fallen branches.
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| Encroaching holly |
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Cutting back
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| Cutting out steps |
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| Cutting back holly |
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| Cutting back holly |
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| New waymark at the bottom of this path section |
We then moved on to the part of the path which runs from Wood Head down to join Hey Lane. This section is accessed through Wood Head hamlet. It is a great path that, from the top, overlooks the site of the infamous Krumlin Festival. It then goes down the side of a steep and very pretty clough. We had done quite a bit of work here previously so we were mainly checking to see if it was OK. We found a few tasks that need attention so we will be returning. In the meantime we cut back some more holly. There is a stone squeeze stile which needed overgrowth cutting back - that has now been sorted.
These two paths link to form part of a lovely circuit around the Krumlin area.
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Squeeze stile
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| After the cutting back |
Today's work was funded by Ripponden Parish Council. Many thanks.
