On a day of sunshine and showers, Kasher and RJ were tasked with cutting back a number of bridleways and footpaths in the Todmorden area.
CROWS have been contracted to cut back a number of sections of the Pennine Bridleway (PBW) so today we tackled Tod BW 215 and Tod BW 143 from the main road just out of Walsden towards the Summit ventilation shafts. We then cutback a really useful but slippery, path Tod FP143. Please walk this path to keep it open!
We will try to come back in a month or two to cut back some of the overhanging trees which may help the path to dry out.
We then cut back the path from Broadstone Street to Millwood Lane. Again, this is a useful path within Todmorden. Once the cut vegetation has dried this path will be "open for business" again. This path will be cut again later in the season.
Funding for today's task has come partly from Lancashire County Council. Many thanks to the Pennine Bridleway team for their support of CROWS and our interest in keeping paths open for all users. Funding for the cutting back of the path in Todmorden is from Todmorden Town Council. Many thanks.
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| The blue "pin" marks the intersection of the paths cut back today (10/6/26). |
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| The blue "pin" marks the path cut back. |
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| PBW section - before. |
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PBW section - after.
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| One of the stumps near the ventilation shaft. |
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| Summit tunnel ventilation shaft. |
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| Waymarker for the Pennine Bridleway. |
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| The path below Broadstone Street after it was cut back. |
