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Defender:

--- Quote ---23 Feb 2006.                                                                                        LDNPA News Article.
One of the worst cases of Lake District footpath erosion where hundreds of tonnes of earth were washed away leaving ugly, four metre deep ravines has been given a radical £20,000 make-over.
Around 400m of a route on Coledale Hause above Buttermere had fallen victim to extensive damage caused by walkers and weather, leaving a gaping gully up to six metres wide.
Salvation came courtesy of acclaimed Scottish digger driver Iain McCurrach, who drove the machine up to the 700m trouble spot and set about re-profiling the path, establishing drainage and stemming the water flow.
“The result is a great new path that blends in with the rest of the stunning scenery,” said National Trust upland access project manager John Atkinson, who paid tribute to Iain’s renowned skills.
“This is a fine example of restoration work and should encourage walkers to stay on route rather than trampling on vegetation and potentially starting the whole process again,” said John.
The Lake District National Park Authority’s upland paths adviser Richard Fox added that it was “a fantastic job” and already hard to imagine how bad the problem had been.
“It is vitally important that we can find on-going funding so we can stop other paths getting into this dreadful state. A stitch in time is very relevant for footpaths and people who love the fells are encouraged to help us in their care and repair.”
Coledale Hause restoration was paid for by online fix the fells appeal, the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Tourism and Conservation Partnership.
Already 70 paths have been repaired thanks to fix the fells donations totalling £359,917, but a further 75 are still in desperate need of attention. Erosion caused by millions of walkers and weather takes a serious toll on the hills.
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kizz81:
WHATTTT thats bloody shocking, they have absolutly no right to complain about us [-X imagion if some person was to break a leg or something in that hole caused by the idiots they would never be found untill they were trampled on  :shock:

Defender:
As I've stated in the past, I'm not trying to generate an "Us & Them" argument.  :D I'm simply demonstrating the double standards of those that claim MPV's damage ALL unsurfaced roads & that booted foot has absolutely no impact on our countryside.
We all know that there are many factors in the 'erosion issues' of any unsurfaced right of way, be it for foot, hoof or wheel.
The countryside is under increasing pressure from ALL user groups & walkers are not without impunity.

V8MoneyPit:
That's an amazing picture, Paul.  :shock: Is there anything about this on the RA forum? I might take a look.....


Hmm.... have they moved their forum to a members only area? It used to be in public view.

Defender:
That photo actually came from the 'Fix the Fells' website HERE. Many of the photos of damaged footpaths are no longer shown. There used to be many more examples of severe erosion.
The RA forum is still there, but I believe not all is accessable to the public. I think much of it went behind the scenes as I think they were having issues with "Trolling". Apparently to gain access to the forum you have to be a paid up member of the RA & you have to write to them requesting access & giving some good reasons & telling them something about yourself, so they can 'Vet' you for suitability. :roll:

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