Nidderdale Way at Longside - Wednesday 19 November 2014

A team of five (Catriona, Chris, Graham, Roger and Tony) were back to work on David Brown’s wall. 

Tony diverted over to the Longside Wood path to complete the cheek end of the downhill wall. 

 

We can now say that this task was finally completed at 12 noon today

 

On return to the main party, Tony discovers that they have not left early but are busy raising the height of the wall.  

Time to tidy up as full time is called for today

The view from the Nidderdale Way path below 

  

and the route back to the cars, where the old railway line crosses the main road

Longside Wood, Ramsgill - Wednesday 12 November 2014

On a rather wet morning a team of six gathered to commence our new project for David Brown, the farmer at Longside, rebuilding a cheek end and repairs to a couple of gaps in a wall further along the Nidderdale Way towards Lofthouse.  

Whilst Catriona, Graham, Paul and Roger concentrated on this wall, Barry and Tony walked over to Longside Wood to put the finishing touches to the long and winding wall.

The foundations are put in place for the cheek end against the new fence post

 

At coffee break, Barry outlines a future task at the new nesting bank for sand martins which he proposed to visit after lunch. 

Meanwhile back at Longside Wood  

The cheek end of the downhill wall is in need of attention before we finally leave

Barry shelters from the rain after placing the last top stone on the Longside Wood wall.

 A total of 21 gaps completed over 12 weekly visits.  

With the rain becoming heavier it was decided to rejoin the rest of the team for lunch 

  

 Only to find they had already departed for a drier location to where we do not know.

Barry and Tony decided to adjourn from any further walling for the day and scope the task at the sand martin nesting bank site at Gouthwaite.