18/07/2026  9.00 - 13.00  Dockens Water path and North side. Bramble trimming as ever - there were still plenty of potential trip hazards.

Issues of note:

• Main drive: Brambles could do with trimming back along the left hand side at the exit from the carpark and the rest of the left side up to the parking area at the top of the drive [I trimmed a bit but it could do with some more]
• Dockens Water path: The 2nd bench on the left hand side of the Dockens Water path with the large dead tree down behind it. Is there a chance that one or more of the dead branches could fall from the tree onto the bench?
• Tern Hide: The left hand long window could do with some sanding on the lower edge - particularly the outside of the lower edge - to facilitate the closing.
• The kissing gates on either side of Ellingham Drove for the path that crosses to and from the Tern Hide could do with oiling+++