This past weekend was our last residential weekend of the year, working with the Peak Park Conservation Volunteers as usual, this time on the Pennine Way. On both days we did some footpath maintenance – improving the drainage on parts of the path with the aim of preventing future erosion (both from flooding and from walkers being forced to divert off the route). So plenty of work with spades and mattocks – and some especially enthusiastic digging from a couple of canine volunteers!
Volunteers getting started on the footpath and drainage
Improving the drainage from the path
Re-aligning the path
The improved path and drainage
Maintaining the path
Canine volunteer
Canine volunteer
A well-earned rest
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