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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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