Lyme Park sorting drainage and creating a cycle path Sun 10th Feb 2019

A great turnout of 14 MNTVer's joined by 3 Rangers, 2 teenage cyclists and 2 older cyclists, making a grand total of 21!!
We already knew before we arrived that there were 2 tasks on offer
: one being the creation of a one-way cycle-only path starting from beyond the gate at Knott car park, along the length and to the right of  West Drive - this, when finished, would be signposted as a one-way cycle-only path to try and encourage cyclists who would normally head down West Drive, maybe at speed, to use the new path, thereby enabling walkers, families, dogs and horses to have a bit more space as they walked along West Drive

Clearing undergrowth along the cycle path

: the second task was to unblock some of the drainage pipes under West Drive and dig out the channels at the side of the drive where they'd become filled with leaves and grass, so the water could gather in these then drain away instead of washing away the drive.

The drainage group at the end of the day

Volunteers for the tasks were decided by who had wellies with them (they did the drains) and the rest (including all the cyclists) worked on starting to clear the undergrowth for the cycle path along a pre-selected route.

Making great progress along the path

It was a great day, overcast occasionally but the sun also shone and it was dry all day. Sue D and Sue B both brought cake to share for morning break - fruit cake and sponge cake.
The 'drainage' group petted lots of passing dogs and talked to their owners, which was a nice respite from smelly drains, while the cycle path clearance group made a significant impact on their task.
The Lyme Rangers, Chris, Claire and Jack, were all pleased with the work we'd done by the end of the day:-)

Lunchtime!