Keeping Wem Walks Clear

Our Ten Wem Walks need to be kept clear and this is the time of year when nature tries to undo our efforts. A couple of the team were out on Monday checking walks 1 & 7. Following their report a trio were out on Tuesday clearing more of Walk 1 up to the pond and...

Solution Wood

As part of our ongoing efforts to keep the Wem Walks clear, today’s task was Soulton Wood – Part of Wem Walk 6. It was necessary to clear the paths en-route to Soulton Wood, then the access bridge before attacking the mass of brambles and nettles completely...

The Lovely Wem Countryside

Today a couple of us braved the forecast rain (60% – but it didn’t) to do some local path clearance. Spring/Summer is the time when nature tries its hardest to obliterate our ‘Ten Wem Walks’ and we have to go out and combat the nettles and briers. Today we...

Installing Two Stiles

The footpath from Love Lane (by the cemetery) to Creamore Mill has been an issue for some time so the team went out to install two stiles to open it up.   The Love Lane end gets very ‘muddy’ in the winter but at this time of year it’s okay.   You can go up...

Bank Holiday Or Not

Bank Holiday or not, four members of the group were out this morning tackling a couple of housekeeping tasks. The first job was “planting” a new fingerpost at Greenbank, before heading over to Oaklands Farm to clear around 250 yards of the Shropshire Way. We’re...