Lovers of mud will be flocking to Blacka this weekend. Paths have never had so much of it. Maybe the promised cold snap will dry it up a bit. Mountain bikers are doing their bit to add to the effect. It's become something of a lost cause like graffiti and litter in the urban scene. It's beyond simple ignorance. Those mountain bikers that don't keep to the bridleways know what they're doing and probably like the fact that there's disapproval from old fogeys like me.
This path is particularly vulnerable to erosion and at one end a new 'delta' effect is starting to develop. The wildlife trust seem not to want to put up small 'Walkers Only' signs at critical junctions; this could work. Earlier this year hurdles were erected on the east side and a threatening notice about damage to a SSSI and that seemed to be effective at least for a while.
Lovers of mud will be flocking to Blacka this weekend. Paths have never had so much of it. Maybe the promised cold snap will dry it up a bit. Mountain bikers are doing their bit to add to the effect. It's become something of a lost cause like graffiti and litter in the urban scene. It's beyond simple ignorance. Those mountain bikers that don't keep to the bridleways know what they're doing and probably like the fact that there's disapproval from old fogeys like me. 
This path is particularly vulnerable to erosion and at one end a new 'delta' effect is starting to develop. The wildlife trust seem not to want to put up small 'Walkers Only' signs at critical junctions; this could work. Earlier this year hurdles were erected on the east side and a threatening notice about damage to a SSSI and that seemed to be effective at least for a while.
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