Eight MNTV volunteers met the Lyme Ranger in the main car park at 9.30am. It was confirmed that we would be reinstating a mountain bike path in Hase Bank wood so we moved our cars to the car park by the Knot which was nearby. Apparently the mountain bike path had fallen into disrepair after felling had taken place in the wood and a number of trees had fallen across the path.
We set to with our mattocks, spades, shovels, slashers and loppers, clearing the path of overgrown vegetation and removing moss and soil off the rocks. We felled small trees and brambles that were too close to the path but we left the Ranger to clear or adapt the fallen tree trunks with his chainsaw enabling bikes to ride through or be lifted over with ease.
We worked hard and were rewarded at elevenses with bakewell slices and flapjacks from Jenny, which were delicious. Sadly it rained on us quite a bit, which was a shame, and we got very wet, so much so that after lunch when the rain had been falling continuously for over an hour some of the group decided to call it a day. Others were content to carry on with the task after lunch and others wanted to help Jenny decorate the MNTV Christmas tree in the timber yard.
The bike path team worked really hard in the afternoon and managed to clear all the way through to the first exit near the west gate. There were two more exits beyond that, but we managed to make a big difference.
The Christmas tree team were joined by Julia, the volunteer co-ordinator and we had fun (and a bit of shelter) threading up and hanging the decorations people had donated (silver foil, bottles and tools cut from sweet tins). We also hung some baubles with text explaining the theme of the tree and a bit about the work MNTV does.
Sue B and Jenny
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