David Sturge and Paul Marfell worked from 7:00pm until light stopped play on a footpath near Crook Farm and one from the Sconce path to Joe’s Well. In places the bracken was above our heads and clearing the way after cutting it down with the strimmer took as much effort as wielding the strimmer.

It was evident that people had struck out and made additional tracks because of the difficulty in following the existing path. The difficulty is in knowing where the existing path is and being able to push through it. By keeping the existing paths clearer, easier to use and more evident it will help protect the other parts of the moor.