The trustees and beneficiaries have a duty to maintain the track and as I reside here it's understandable that I have done the work since June 1993. Although I only walk the track there are occasions when I have visitors who use cars and there was the postman who drove, possibly on average, weekly on my behalf no longer delivers.
Every year I spend two or three days making improvements; the jobs include

• Cutting back the trees, hedges, verges as well as the central grass on the lower parts.
• Clearing channels down the lower half of the track; one down the centre of the track from the caravan upwards and one from the wagon down to the lower drain.
• Clearing three cross-sectional drains to limit on-track flow: One at the top, one halfway down and one by the triangle field gate.
• Levelling parts of the track

2024

Thought I keep a log of all work ~ 20 to 30 minute jobs.

• Nov 24th: Cleared the three drains and the track from fallen ivy and branches from storm Bert :)
• Sept 20th: Mowed track to Trekensa
  

  

• Sept 20th: Spent an hour cutting hedgerow trees, mostly hazel.
  

  

  
  

  

  
  e 23rd: Mowed the track to Trekensa and sickle cut the verges
• June 21st: Cleared lower drain by △
• June 18th: Used sickle to clear area for bins and centre of track UP
• June 17th: Used sickle to clear verges UP and top drain
• June 16th: Cleared the verges to the △ with the strimmer
  

  

• June 15th: Used long hook to clear worst of verge to Trekensa
• May 31st: Mowed track down to Trekensa
• May 22nd: Cleared the lower drain on the track which was surprising arduous. Must have been a large build up of debris an mud since I last checked. I notice it wasn't working during the last thunderstorm where water was pourng down the track to Trekensa.
• May 19th: Mowed track down to Trekensa
• May 10th: Mowed track down to Trekensa
• May 8th: Use brushcutter to clear the dog-leg by Trekensa
• May 3rd: Mowed track down to Trekensa
• April 22nd: Mowed track down to Trekensa
• April 15th: Mowed track down to Trekensa
• April 6th: Mowed track down to Trekensa

The regime increases in frequency from April till November to every few days

There are three areas that are mowed.

1. The area around the veggie growing site. This is on the basis that a) short grass stops slugs and snails having easy access to the veggies. It also puts off rodents from running around in the day.

The ground was just 'weeds' but repeated and continuous mowing eliminates most vegetation leaving grass, daisies, dandelions and other small plants which are continuously cut to about an inch.

2. The track to Trekensa GardensLargely a duty as the owners of Trekensa Gardens own the track and can hold me liable for upkeep. Again once it's warm and dry this is done weekly.

3. The △ (triangle field) primary the area at the south to keep a turning area usable. Other areas are mowed, including the track north to the 'new' long term parking area. Some years the path across the bottom of the field is mowed but this year it was too wet to do so much.

• September 10th ~ 26th Mowed track to Trekensa and lines to Parkup 1
• September 10th ~ 20th Mowed around veggie patch
• August 23rd and 24th Mowed track down to Trekensa | veggie area | and Parkup 1 in △
• June 23rd Mowed track down to Trekensa | veggie area | and Parkup 1 in △
• June 6th Mowed track down to Trekensa | veggie area | and some of △
• May 31st: Mowed track down to Trekensa
• May 23rd: Around the veggie area & △
• May 19th: Mowed track down to Trekensa
• May 16th: Around the veggie area & △
• May 10th: Mowed track down to Trekensa

The Mower

https://calstock.org.uk/elf/clearing-saw-stihl-fs460

Clear the bund, especially the north, before mid~May each year. ✅

2024

• August 30th Along the bund to boat and north. 1T
• August 24th Around fruit trees, some track, around wagon. 1T
• August 21st Around fruit trees, some track, mostly around parking past wagon. 1T
• July 6th △Brushcutter in [TG] and [A2] 1T
• June 24th △ Strimmer across to far far fields. 1T
• June 24th △ Strimmer from drain to breach and part verges of track to Trekensa 1T
• June 24th Strimmer from drain to breach and part verges of track to Tre3kensa 1T
• June 16th Strimmer around veggie area and verges of track to △ 1T
• June 16th 2 Bladed: From north to the breach 1T
• June 8th 2Bladed: Along the bund to the boat and north. Heavy growth (only been since 8th May �) meant I didn't get to the elderflower tree so going again | Second go nearly to the willow before the drain: 2T
• May 31st 2Bladed: Cleared the rest of the track north in △and around the wagon. 1T
• May 12th Clear the southern path across the upper far field over to the Himalayan Balsam stand. 1T
• May 11th Long route with brushcutter to breach and around it. Then cutting on return through the marsh and part way across the upper far field. 1T ✅
  
  Backout and used a tank to finish the far field and part of △ then another to finish the △ 3T
• May 8th Brushcutter up to defunct drain. Then to breach but couldn't cross. Went over the bund to the boat again and the entrance to the lane to the marsh. 2T
• May 4th Using strimmer to clear around the veggie area, but force feed isn't working as the inner cord bobbin gets stuck. � 1T
• April 27th Used 2 blade from far north south past the turning place and halfway to the breach. 1T
• April 14th Used 2 blade along the bund to the 'boat' and north to the elder tree. 1T
• April 13th Used 2 blade brushcutter to clear turning and parking area in the △ field. 1T