Bags used for moving stone on Greenhead Gill

Greenhead Gill, Grasmere

Greenhead Gill above Grasmere is a popular path that leads steeply to Stone Arthur – a superb viewpoint. However steep gradients are vulnerable to erosion. The erosion was tackled many years ago with a series of stone banks to form the route into zig zags. Zig zags effectively diminish the gradient and ease erosion problems.

Unfortunately, decades of use and heavy rainfall have washed out these features. To stabilise the path now, the stone banks will be recreated to slow water runoff. The path will also be mostly stone pitched to provide a stable surface and prevent further erosion. Stone for the path was flown in from the surrounding hillsides. Work should be completed this autumn, and within a couple of growing seasons, it will be hard to tell that the work is recent.