All posts by John Britton

Fire damage at Dove Stone

The quarry area including our posts W X CC BB O was affected by serious wildfires over the summer.  The main picture shows the extent – almost all the slope below the quarry area is grey.

Only one of our posts actually suffered real damage – post CC half burnt through.

The fence between our posts and the quarry is badly affected – many posts burnt through at ground level.

Grass is recovering but the whole area has lost roots and quite a bit of what soil there is can be expected to wash away in the autumn rains.

Animal Vandalism

The picture shows Before and After of one of our plaques at Alderley Edge.  The mysterious nibblers have wreaked havoc on quite a few of our aluminium sandwich plaques – very occasionally in other parks, but consistently a specific set of Alderley controls.