Fells stay fixed after record rainfall
Date released: 7 January 2010
Fix the Fells volunteers are celebrating their success against the elements as the New Year begins. Following the record rainfall in November 2009 staff and volunteers from the National Trust and Lake District National Park undertook to survey all the upland paths in the Lake District. Thanks to an incredible effort by the volunteer lengthsmen 75 miles of high level paths were inspected in just two weeks.
The results are good. Whilst some areas have seen major damage, overall our pathways have held their own.
John Atkinson of the National Trust and Project Manager for Fix the Fells said: “The paths we build are designed to withstand heavy rainfall, but the work the volunteer lengthsmen carry out to maintain the paths is absolutely essential. They should be really proud of the work they do.”
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