Moorfield, Old Town
Nick and Paul returned to this footpath that weaves its way up the side of Moorfield housing estate bearing right at the top end to Rock Edge. The main tasks today was to enhance work that had been undertaken previously by re-routing a drainage channel across the path at the top end and to widen the path lower down.
Work funded by donated contributions from the CROWS collection box at Old Town Post Office. A big Thank to Sara and Alex for looking after the collection box during their tenure.Drainage problem:
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| Problem last time |
The drainage channel we dug last time downhill proved useful but increased rainfall had caused minor flooding of the path at the bottom end. Today we rectified this by creating a turn bye across the path to divert the water down the banking into a land drain situated in a small gulley below.
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| Nick cutting back the brambles. |
We installed a length of revetment to act as a turn bye to divert the water away from the path.
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| Turn bye created |
The area was landscaped, the path continuing downhill over the flat paving stone. The previously dug channel is now dry and redundant though retained in case there is an increased level of water pouring over the turn bye. Additionally we cleaned out the drain and a second turn bye on the corner of the path lower down.
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| Pathway narrows downhill |
We then moved onto our second major task; widening a narrow section of the path that runs adjacent to Moorfield.
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| nick in action! |
We cut back the banking - turf covered but hard clay underneath!
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| Finished and much improved! |
At the close we cleared out an existing drainage channel where the path meets the main road.
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