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Path Warden Team Task Final Morham Bank Path Clearance

Thursday April 16th 2015

Introduction

The Path Warden Team Task for this month was a final clearance on theMorham Bank Path also known as The Clarty Path. A lot of work has beencarried out on this path by the dedication and hard work from the Path WardenVolunteers and The Countryside Ranger Service.This task marks the third visit to this path since October 2014 when theclearance work began. A lot of scrub, small trees and vegetation was cut backand cleared away off the path.The path is in two sections the first of which we started back in October 2014.The work carried out ( see report dated 16th October 2014) the second sectionwas carried out in February 2015 (see report dated 12th February 2015 )

This report produced by East Lothian Conservation Volunteer Andrew Stevenson & edited by David Quarendon

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On site Duncan described the jobs that had to be done to complete the path, e.g.:

· The fence wire to be cut and a new gate to be installed · The bottle dump cleaned up· Posts and rails to be installed at the old metal gate · Scrub and vegetation to be cut back in places· The installation of a bridge across the ditch near the end of section two·

Fence wire been cut away ready to install the new gate

Nick trying the post in the hole

The New Gate

Dave finishing the post hole

Dave & Nick digging out the post hole

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Coffee / Tea Break!

Back to Work

The first post in place Dave putting on the gate hinges

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Path Wardens & Duncan cleaning up the old bottle dump

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Bobby boring the holes for the gate supports

Dave & Bobby hanging the gate New sign on gate post

New posts for the rails to make new walkway Fixing the fence at the old metal gate

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Six of us went to the other side of the path to build a small bridge across a ditch, to be made out offour wooden sleepers. Both sides of the ditch had to be cut out to fit the new bridge level to theground to make sure the risk of trip hazards are reduced.

Nearing Completion

Supports being fitted to the underside of the sleepers

Completion of the gate as well as the fence Chicken wire being attached to the posts

The structure flipped over and put in place Filling the gaps at both sides

Supports being fitted to the underside of the sleepers

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We had a little ceremony at the new gate where we had Chelsea’s daughter cut the ribbon tosymbolise the opening of the Clarty Path (otherwise known as the Morham Bank Path)

Chelsea’s daughter cutting the ribbon

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Summary

This task marks the completion of the Morham Bank Path. A lot of hard workwas carried out during this and the other two previous tasks by the dedicatedmembers of the Path Warden and Countryside Ranger TeamThe tasks covered a wide variety of different jobs that had to be done tocomplete this path such as scrub cutting, cutting branches and trees, litterpicking, repairing fences, bridge building and gate instillation.People can enjoy a walk along this path from one end to the other now that thepath is clear of obstacles such as trees and branches they can now cross theditch using the new bridge and through the new gate rather than climbing overthe fence at the end of section two.

Thanks to the Full Team

Report produced by East Lothian Conservation Volunteer Andrew Stevenson & edited by David Quarendon