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Eight of us turned out this morning. Matt, Reece, Marcus, Ian, Dave, Steve, David, and Paul, in our last workday before the six-week school summer holidays start.

We wanted to be ready for the onslaught so we did our best to make the trail as exciting as possible for young explorers.

We started with the alternative path that runs alongside the top path. It’s just over 200 metres in length and is there just to break up the there-and-back of a lineal railway-path.

The entry and exit points. We definitely need some sort of marker posts.

We cleared it as much as possible.

What we want is mum or dad walking on the top path and kids going off on an adventure along the other path, but still being in earshot and popping out at the other end. Hopefully it gets some use.

Here is our rather hammy YouTube of the side path…

I know, I know… Don’t give up the day job…

We also strimmed around the benches so people can use them without getting their legs chewed off by the critters in the undergrowth.

We have an issue with the park style bench and blooming pigeons…

I think we are going to get a heavy-duty triangular canvas and create a cover about 5 metres above it, lugged onto the trees.

It should be high enough to not get messed about with by the naughty squirrels, and offer protection to keep the bench clean.

We cut back the triffid-like brambles that just don’t give up!!

This stuff grows at a crazy rate.

And we also removed some dodgy looking branches on the main path that looked like they were about to fall down.

A busy morning. Thank goodness for our coffee and flapjack break.

Lastly, a litter pick from the southern end, to the Jaguar Land Rover bench, and along the new side path, too.

We now need to think of a name for the new trail and get some marker posts.

Dunchurch Bridleway

Dave, Ian and Paul went back to the start and re-strimmed about 400 metres, and also the paths that go off it to make decent circular walks.

We enjoyed coffee and a very decent view.

I think the crop is barley, and we all know what barley is used for – BEER!!

These are the circular walks.

And, of course, there are loads of benches along the bridleway for people to sit and just enjoy the countryside and get a bit of green-time instead of screen-time…

That’s about it for this week. It has felt like it has been super busy, but I think we are ready for the summer holidays and lots of use.

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Until next time!

Paul