Work in River Hamble Country Park. Week 2 of 2.

We are asked to refurbish and reinforce steps that go down to the shingle shore. Date chosen for a low tide at midday. We made good progress on our first visit. There may be additional tasks to help fill the day.

Part 1 of the task, at the northern steps, will be to use slabs of oak, salvaged from bench seats, and set them into the clay ground to produce a practical set of steps. We’ll need 1 chainsaw on site please (Dennis?).

Add oak slab steps here.

Part 2 is to add stock fence  to the new fence by the high water line and a small section of new fence at the path crossroads.

Add stock fence to these new posts.

Part 3 is to work on 25m of boardwalk .

Build about 25m of boardwalk here.

Park in the Barnfield carpark by the new café then walk about 400m down to the river.

One step at a time.

Working hard above the high water mark.

It’ll be dry by July.

New steps, still at the messy stage.

Hmm?

5 more whacks please.

Mending fences RHCP March 2023.

Do we really need to improve this path?

Muddy path being covered.

Completing RHCP boardwalk started by local rangers.

Admiring the boardwalk. It was a damp day.

Boardwalk finished.

Ben trying to incorporate stream management into the step structure.