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August 2010 by Nic Fish
Summer once again seems to have come and gone, which meant August was another wet month. It seemed strange working in the pouring rain when there was a hosepipe ban in the North West. The reservoirs do however seem to be getting back to their normal levels.
The yearly Acorn Camp took place in August. This is a "working holiday" for 12 volunteers of mixed ages and abilities to come and experience what it is like to be a footpath worker. The group stayed at the National Trust Base Camp at High Wray. This year the Eastern valleys footpath team worked with them on the Mickledon to Rosset Ghyll path. The week got off to a fantastic start with a couple of beautiful sunny days.
After the first few days the volunteers where beginning to get the hang of stone pitching and the work was continuing at a good pace.
It is always hard for the volunteers to pick up a skill in a week that usually takes many years to master, however this group was fantastic! Towards the end of the week the weather started to deteriorate but they were still having fun and by the end of their holiday they had managed to complete over 40 metres of path - far more than the four of us would have been able to complete on our own! A big thank you has to go to all the volunteers who took part.
The rest of the moth was taken up with completing the Stickle tarn to Harrison Combe job, which apart from a few more days' landscaping is now complete. The final outcome looks fantastic and is a big improvement. With another month's worth of grass growth the path will look like it has been there for years!
To find out more about the work carried out by Nic and his team, visit the Eastern team diary archive
