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 Path before work - worn down by weather and motorbikes
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 Stone pitching 1 - A hole is dug (easier said than done in stony ground)
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 Stone pitching 2 - Hole is filled with stones with as few gaps as possible ("horizontal drystone walling")
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 Stone pitching 3 - Gaps between the stones and filled with grit and soil
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 Stone pitching 4 - Top of the gaps is packed with soil to hold it all in place
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 Lovely spot for lunch on the river Dove
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 Happy and muddy stone ptchers on the completed section.
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 Section of path repaired about two years ago - a good surface for all
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 Beautiful upper Dove Dale
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 Journeys start
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 Starting the walk up a hill
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 A well-worn path
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 View from a hill
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 Chris, Jo, Tim and Paul make it to the peak
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 Heading home
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 Morning walk
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 Morning walk
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 River view
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 River view
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 Working on the path
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 Digging the path
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 Digging the path
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 Ensuring the path width remains correct
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 Enjoying the new path...
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 Clients van
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 BBQ Queen Jo
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 Food for tired volunteers
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 BBQ back at base camp
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 Relaxing after a days digging
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 Campfire
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 Keeping warm at base camp
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 Dew pond requiring attention
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 Dew pond inspection
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 Digging a dew pond
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 Digging a dew pond
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 Unwanted turf from the dew pond
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 Digging out the centre of the dew pond
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 Digging out the centre of the dew pond
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 Digging the dew pond
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 Looking at a working dew pond
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 Looking at a working dew pond
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 An example dew pond
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 Digging the dew pond deeper
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 Digging out the dew pond
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 Crack indicated by water seeping in
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 Cleared out dew ponds - ready for sealing
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 Example dew pond
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 Admiring a dry-stone-wall
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 Admiring the moor fire-fighting equipment
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 Volunteers at work
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 Stream clearing
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 Strategically placed stones for stepping across the stream
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 Testing the newly-deepened stream is stridable
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 Testing the newly-deepened stream is stridable
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 Remains of a WW2 aircraft that crashed near High Shelf Stones
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 Plaque about the crash site
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 High Shelf Stones trig point
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 Post-mortem on a mountain hare
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 Brunts Barn
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 Pegs... they're like mushrooms!
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 Our lovely supervisor!
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 This is your mission!
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 These are your enemies!
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 BBQ time!
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