Following the recent flooding of the Bollin, we headed down
to the southern end of the Styal estate to clear up some of the mess. The
footpaths had been 1m under water at the lowest point, and the road just beyond
was still closed.
The top surface of the path had been replaced by mud, and
the banks were unstable in places so the path had been closed to the public.
The one good bit of the flooding was that it
battered down most of the Balsam in the area, saving us a job.
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| River bank collapse |
We joined forces with the Merseyside volunteers to scrape/brush
mud and sand off the surface of the path and fill in some of the holes.
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| Before....... |
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| ...and after, on one particular section |
We also picked up the litter that was decorating the trees – we found 2 different trainers – do people really hop home? lots of cans bottles
and plastic bags, and a surprisingly happy looking bear.
By the end of the day the group of 4 MNTVer's were a little warm, but not too
hot and bothered. The path was opened to
the public, and we walked back along the Bollin to the Mill.
Photo's and text from Jenny
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