Monday 3 May 2010

Access Improvements

Two minor but welcome access improvements from SWT one of which is not quite as good as it appears. Walking across Cowsick bog last year it was frustrating that newly laid flagstones stopped just before one of the wettest parts meaning that some were tempted to go that way but then found themselves having to decide whether to go on or turn back. The rest of the route has now been completed so we can keep our boots out of the worst of the bog.

A stile was installed a couple of years ago on the west side of Bole Hill but the lack of a dog flap meant many people had to go round to an alternative access point entailing a trip up and down the eroded valleys on Moss Road - not an enjoyable experience. Now a new dog flap has been installed. I'm afraid I have to be grateful for the thought and for the intention but report that Bertie, one of Blacka's most loyal visitors, cannot use this flap.
Mainly it's because the ground on the Bole Hill side slopes up steeply, making a very awkward angle, bad enough for a younger dog but just not what a 12 year old labrador wants. Could a bit of excavating be done here, please?

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