Today was the ideal weather for installing waymark posts, the ground was damp, the sun was out and temperature cool – spring has sprung! So we went and installed two posts on the footpath (TOD53) crossing the fields grazed by cattle on White Hart farm land. The path has a temporary diversion as detailed in …
More cleansing this weekend. The above photos are the bridge from Long Lane to TOD35, which continues up to J12 of the M1. Although it was walkable, the vegetation was encroaching, and the vegetation on the decking was mixed with mud. Clearing the surface allowed the decking to be inspected for the decking to rot …
After many months of inaction due to some health issues, it was good to get out today and do some clearance. We went down along the river Flit beyond Cowbridge farm. The vegetation adjacent to the bridges are always seeking to engulf the bridge. Had particular impact on the middle bridge TOD46. Heathcote farms have …
If you are interested in Conservation, Path Maintenance, and even historical research then CBC are once again supporting the Parish Path Partnership groups. I notionally run one in Toddington and surrounds, but please contact Lindsay to find out more. Tom
There is one stile remaining in Toddington parish. This is on TOD33 leaves Park Road. The landowner had agreed to replace by a kissing gate in Spring 2021 but for some reason this has not happened. The second to last stile was removed earlier this year. It is on the amended footpath in Fancott (TOD61) …
David Richardson of the Lea & Icknield (Luton) Ramblers Group is leading two 7 mile walks at 10:00 from Toddington Village hall, Leighton Road the first on Wednesday 25th May and the second on Wednesday 6th July. Contact details are on the link to the Ramblers pages, booking essential. Any changes will also be posted …
The path near Stockwell Farm House has not followed the legal line for many years. Up until 2021 the used route included one of the last of two remaining stiles in Toddington. The owners have proposed a slightly different alignment through the woodland and further away from the houses. This is now progressing and as …
The new section of bridleway is being constructed. Clearing a gap through the hedge at the rear of the gardens by removing dumped rubbish and hedge plants. New garden fencing is in place – which sadly looks prone to vandalism. To see more of where and what this bridleway is about see the Crowbush section …
Vegetation keeps trying to engulf our rights of way so there is a steady activity to keep the paths open. The hedgerow cutting tends to have to happen outside of the bird nesting season. So this was the focus this weekend. The bridleway beside the golf club up to Chalgrave church (CHA25) is meant to …
The team at Toddington Manor have installed three waymark posts on the dead-end footpath (TOD21) toward [but not reaching] Lodge farm – thanks. I added discs today and then picked up litter that seems to appear on footpaths, particularly plastic bottles, please take your own litter home don’t leave it for the rest of us …