A year ago there was no gate here. Gates were unnecessary because the whole of this land was open to the public as it had been for many years. A fence and stone wall were constructed to service SWT's cattle grazing fad. As a concession to those who objected because they regularly walked across the land at this point SWT put in two gates, one a 'kissing gate' for walkers and one a large gate for the farmer, his cattle and his vehicles. As the cattle are not on the site during winter it seemed reasonable for the large gate to be unlocked - and this has been so since October.
Meanwhile the walkers' gateway has become predictably more and more muddy, even treacherous if you don't grasp the timber for dear life. So in order to make life as difficult as possible for visitors SWT has decided to put a padlock on the large gate making it impossible to avoid the quagmire. How thoughtful of them!
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