Work done in the Winter and Early Spring

Fortunately the recent Winter was relatively kind to us in South Derbyshire and surrounding area.  Our regular route checks did not find any significant issues although some of the surfaces are worn and muddy in some of the more rural areas, particularly towards Measham.

We have noticed that some work has been done around the cycle paths by Forestry Commission volunteer groups near Castle Gresley and also by Leicestershire County Council between Donisthorpe and Measham.  Much of the trackside foliage has been cut back which hopfully means that the cycle of dropped foliage mulching into the surface an becoming muddy will cease.  The extra light may also help to dry sections out more.

There are also some other sections of path that are starting to show signs of being covered which we may look to improve on a work day such as the section between Swainspark Wood and Spring Cottage.  The tarmacked surface needs brushing back before the foliage is embedded over time.

Aside from the path we have also been looking at signing and have concentrated on the area between Church Gresley, Albert Village Lake and Spring Cottage.  We have put some more destination patches onto new signs.  Regular cyclists in the area will be familiar with the routes but new cyclists and tourists will hopefully find the signing useful.





The next stage of the signing review will concentrate between Conkers Discovery and Moira.  Some of this will be to replace some of the current ageing signs but we are also looking at options for signing the future link to Hicks Lodge Cycling Centre.