On Monday 19th February Ian M. and I installed two new field gates.
One is next to the new Stratford gate at the entrance to the Sledging Field from the Low Water end and the other is next to the stile between the Sledging Field and the field owned by Whatcombe Farm. Both gates will be able to be held open or closed to allow better control of the cattle grazing and also, we hope, to prevent similar vandalism which required the previous gates to be replaced.
Although not on SOSWF land, the wooden kissing gate base between Whatcombe Farm's Field and that of Low Water Farm has been filled with aggregate by the contractor of Somerset CC Rights Of Way, which will help particularly when the path is wet. Again, perhaps vandalism of the fence on both sides of this gate will be diminished thereby.
Thanks due to the SCC Area Paths Warden for her swift organisation. Jimm.
