Windsor and Maidenhead

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Garry finds the path

5 GoodGymers made their way to help the Braywick Nature Centre in Windsor and Maidenhead.

  • Rosie Ellis
  • Windsor and Maidenhead runner
  • Windsor and Maidenhead runner
  • Garry
  • Angela Shaw
 
Wednesday, 10th of January 2024
 
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Our task at Ockwells Park could not go ahead due to extensive flooding - wetsuits would have been more appropriate than the wellies we were going to bring! Nonetheless the rangers at Braywick Nature Centre found us an alternative task at Braywick, clearing mud from the paths. The mud has been creeping onto the paths from the sides, and together with leaf mould from fallen leaves, the paths have become slippery for walkers and runners. Garry, Angela, Rosie, Rachel and Sheila went armed with spades, shoves, rakes and a wheelbarrow, and set to work. We managed to widen quite a long stretch of path, and Garry even discovered a whole section of path which had become over-run with ivy, forcing people to make a detour which had become very muddy. He also cut back the tree to allow people to use the path again - see if you can tell which section that was on your next Maidenhead park run! It was a good workout on a very chilly morning and we were all a bit warmer on our way home.

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Amy L
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Wednesday January 10th, 2024 21:56

Great work! We walked that stretch of path on our group run this evening and it was very clear 😁

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