Ock Path, Town End - Saturday 12th April 2025
Blog by Eleanor, photos by Julio and Eleanor Nineteen volunteers assembled for our annual task of renewing the woodchip path on the Ock River Walk. It was a warm, sunny day, maybe the last for a while. Other tasks were tidying up the dead wood and fallen branches, removing tree guards where necessary and, of course, litter picking. The Ock Valley Walk We proceeded to our usual spot for our base camp next to the wood chip path by the northern branch of the Ock. Pre task briefing There was a lot of woodchip left by the Council contractors, but spread around rather than in heaps, so that meant extra work for the shovellers. The path before Wheelbarrow on the woodchip We had three wheelbarrows, so the shovellers and rakers started at both ends of the path, hoping to meet in the middle. Rhian and Carol start raking Barbara and Sally litter picking At first, it didn't look as if there was too much litter, but then we keep coming across more. Rebecca thought there wasn't much, but...