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

2025

• Oct 8th: Cut down a few small (dead elm) trees at the corner of the △ that were overhanging the lane.
• Aug 6th: Cleared majority of track to TG with GM brushcutter
• June 9th: Cleared edges from gate down to TG with GM brushcutter
• June 2nd: Hand mowed the track.
• Clearing track from top to △ for 3.2m high Luton delivery on 21st May
• June 14th: Cleared the three drainage cuttings on the track.
• May 17th: Cleared overhanging branches up to the railway crossing, and the verges and some bushy overhangs with brushcutter. ✅
• May 16th: Cleared overhanging branches from gate up to the tap and cleared the verges with Gavin's brushcutter.
• May 16th: Cleared overhanging branches from gate to Also sawn large logs form Ash and removed to stash.
• May 15th: Cleared overhanging branches down from gate to △ and up some 50 as on the 11th
• May 11th: Cleared overhanging branches from △ up to 50m beyond ELF Gate

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

• May 14th: Dave King used his brushcutter to clear from △ to Trekensa
• March ~ April Have mowed down to Trekensa a couple of times

2024

Log of 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

2024

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

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: 28thMowed some of 'garden area and track to Trekensa
• September: 23rdMowed some of 'garden area'
• August: 24thMowed △ parking area and track to [TG]
• July 2nd: Mowed some veggie area and △
• June 30th: Mowed veggie area.
• June 9th: Mowed 1. Track to Trekensa, 2. Parking areas and 3.veggie area.
• May 26th: Mowed veggie area.
• May 19th: Mowed track down to Trekensa and in △ and for parking and veggie area.
• May 6th: Mowed track down to Trekensa and in △ and for parking.
• April 25th: Mowed track down to Trekensa and in △ and around veggies
• April 10th: Mowed track down to Trekensa and in △ and around veggies

The Mower

Just a few notes to start with.

Holly being slow growing is a relatively 'hard' wood. Neighbours wanted some felled as leaves were falling in their pool. To avoid a prolonged argument about the ownership and responsibility for the wall the holly had roots in, I agreed that the neighbours could hire a tree surgeon to fell the holly and other trees of concern on ELF property.

I had previously felled some score of trees and on one occasion, with the help of Gavin, felled a few more and cleared a better track for the 'tree surgeons' access.

The condition I had was that holly would be felled in such a way as to leave me with trucks that were some ten feet in length being they were 'straight' and I could then use them for columns or stanchions as I am keen to build a porch to the cabin. There seems to be four very useful trunks from the one growth.

September 26th

I now have four sticks of some 10ft in length, with diameter from ≈ 3" to ≥ 4"