Bramble bashing

Today the first work party of the year cleared some brambles to improve access down the slope from the Pylon Field towards the stream crossing at the eastern end of the Valley.  The photo on the right shows what it was like before we started.  One of the work party took a picture on his mobile phone, of what it was like afterwards, which you can see at the bottom of this page. 

The stream was full of water today, which isn't always the case.  Walkers found they could not cross without paddling, unless they went a little bit upstream.  We hope to improve access in this area by putting in posts to hold while negotiating the slippery sloping path, and maybe eventually by building a simple bridge across the stream.  In summer the stream, which runs from Merry Heaven Farm, is dry.

And this is what it looked like after we had finished.

                                                                                                                 Photo: Derek Hore