Ginny and Paul were out today tackling a variety of jobs in the Wadsworth and Hebden Royd areas. It was a mixed day weather wise with early drizzle turning into a cloudy overcast day.
To begin with, we did some waymarking on Delph Lane above Pecket Well and then moved on to Dike Lane (Wadsworth 061) to install a small waymark post and deal with a drainage issue on the path.
After lunch we moved onto Mayroyd (Hebden Royd 017) where a ROW ascends the hill at the rear of the house toward Higher May Royd Wood. Here, we cut back a fallen Fir tree blown down over the path in the recent stormy weather and continued to cut back overhanging branches and intrusive brambles higher up the path.
 |
| Dike Lane map |
The Old Town area work was funded by Wadsworth Parish Council and the Mayroyd work was funded by Hebden Royd Parish Council. Thankyou to both.
 |
| Marker Post on Dike Lane |
The drainage problem was located further down this path toward Middle Nook:
 |
| Ginny at work |
It is a wonder where all the water comes from!! We must have had lots of rain! This sodden waterlogged area is a result of water ingress (from the reed and rush beds in the fields) seeping through the dry stone wall.
 |
| Drainage channel dug out on one side |
We dug out a drainage channel on each side of the pathway. The two channels flow into a small rivulet that crosses the path underneath the small bridge (seen in the background of the above photo).
 |
| Second drainage channel on the 'other side.' |
Mayroyd, Hebden Bridge - working in the woods.
 |
| Work done on FP in red on the map |
We went to cut back this pathway and discovered a fallen Fir tree blockage:
 |
| Pathway blocked! |
We cut away the smaller branches with the tools we had which was enough for walkers to get through safely. The main trunk will be tackled at a later date.
 |
| Branches cut away and access now possible. |
Further up the pathway part of a Beech tree had come down near the path with one of its smaller branches over the track.
 |
| Smaller branch covering the path. |
This was cut away successfully.
 |
| Overgrown |
We then trimmed overgrown branches, brambles and nettles from this long stretch of pathway.
 |
| Looking better! |
A good day's work with the successful completion of several small tasks.
