Wall repair near Gap Wood, Dentdale

At the end of August we received an alert from Lisa – a Dales Way walker crossing from Dent to Sedbergh:

“I will be completing the Dales Way tomorrow (what a delight!), and I wanted to alert you to an area that needs repair.

“Coming out of Gap Wood, the right side portion of the dry stone wall supporting the first gate you come upon in the field has collapsed. When we opened the gate, a large stone fell out of the bottom of the wall, which we thought quite odd. In a moment or two, the whole side collapsed.”

Though probably the responsibility of the local farmer to repair, we let the National Park rangers know of the situation. Steve Hastie, Area Manager of the Western Dales Area, was soon able to report:

“Our volunteers have been out and repaired the wall you reported as damaged. It was near enough to the footpath for me to be content to allocate resources.”

 

Well done guys, and many thanks!

Sponsor a Dales Way Fingerpost in the Lake District

There’s still time to help directly support the Dales Way and get public recognition for your efforts.

The Lake District National Park Authority has introduced a scheme for the public to sponsor various works they undertake, including the installation of fingerposts. Sponsors have the option of including a small plaque on the fingerpost if they wish.

Five replacement Dales Way fingerposts have now been added to their web site available for adoption. The fingerposts will have Dales Way on the blade, some with a destination and mileage.

The cost is £150 for a plain fingerpost, or £250 with a small plaque. Select the “Engrave” button if you want to include a small plaque, maximum 20 characters!

Here are 5 of the Dales Way Finger Posts looking for support:-

• A three-blade finger post as path splits under railway bridge showing Footpath and Dales Way. Cost: £150 plain or £250 with plaque
• A single-blade finger post at road side near Staveley Village showing Footpath ‘Dales Way’ to Burneside 3.5 miles. Cost: £150 plain or £250 with plaque
• A two-blade finger post on road junction at Fell Plain 1. ‘Dales Way’ Staveley 1.5 miles 2. ‘Dales Way’ Bowness 4 miles Cost: £150 plain or £250 with plaque
• A two-way finger post showing ‘Dales Way’ following a Bridleway as it leaves the old walled lane and heads across fields near Borwick Fold Farm. Cost: £150 plain or £250 with plaque
• A three-way finger post at the junction with the bridleway, showing Dales Way following along footpath towards Crag House Farm. Cost: £150 plain or £250 with plaque

Go to http://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/caringfor/donate for all lakeland projects. The Dales Way is in the Central & South Eastern Area.