10 June 2023 - Footpaths
Footpaths through fields are a bit of a nuisance to farmers, but those that aren't used get lost forever.
One in particular, identified by Tony Ferrari, is currently a cause for concern. It's the one that starts by the Waterworks / White Horse Lane, crosses Hunt's Woodyard, then climbs diagonally across the field known as Cuckoos, and onwards to East Hill and Margaret's Seat. The 'path' is very overgrown with whatever it was that the farmer seeded. Someone has been through tooled up with a machete or similar and chopped a route so it is passable (thank you whoever you are) but it won't stay that way for long. It's fine to cross now that it's dry, but we need to keep using the path to keep it open.
It's suggested that anyone who used to use the path puts it back on their (dog-) walking list. Initially long trousers and a stick might be sensible - but I'm not going to recommend we all buy machetes and go roaming across the fields! We might discourage campers. Oh, that's given me a thought...
J & S