It was fierce March weather today with strong wind and gusts of horizontal hail between bursts of wild sunshine and long views. Guy and Stella parked on Kilnshaw Lane and climbed up behind Higher Rough Head Farm to improve some confusing/absent waymarking reported by a local resident.
At the dog-leg from path 04/9/4 to path 04/9/5, downhill to Kilnshaw Lane, the stone squeeze was easily missed - but hopefully no longer!
We rebuilt the edge of the path, and put in a waymark post.
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| We were here.... |
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| ....in the hail. And now you can see where to go. |
We also cut back the reeds and long grass in the tumbledown walled-lane coming down from Whittaker Lane (path 4/9/4), to make the route clearer. The hazardous stile at the top of Whittaker Lane leading onto this path ideally needs replacing with a stock-proof gate, an option which is being explored.
Further waymarking is needed to indicate the route of path 04/9/3 towards Rake track, along with some small improvements to the access over a couple of stiles on this route.
Your generous donations to CROWS funded today's work. Thank you, as ever!
