If you have recently walked the path between Syke Farm and Buttermere shore you may have noticed some changes to it. The path above the rock step has been improved and the ditch is draining better. This is the work of a small group of NT volunteers.
On a cold, wet January day I joined National Trust Ranger Geoff Medd, a small team , and Theo the collie, to do some remedial work on this busy path. The amount of use it gets was proved by the fact that even on this grim day we met walkers, runners and even a family with a push-chair. The path needs plenty of maintenance because of this heavy use. The fact that it is on a slope does not improve matters as water runs down and breaks us the surface. You may notice pieces of slate let into the path. These help to direct water into the ditch beside the path. As well as working on the these, the volunteers used barrow loads of chippings to improve the path's surface. You should notice an improvement!
Although it was wet, cold, and quite hard work, the day was great fun and I was made very welcome. Volunteering is sociable as well as useful and there are all sorts of different opportunities in our area. Why not find out more?
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