Pictures of LCV: Access
|
|
|||||
|
You are here: LCV > Introduction to LCV > Pictures of LCV at work > Access |
 |
|
| Description: | The task was to build two new flights of steps. Here we are preparing the ground by removing tree roots and rocks. |
| Work site: | Beecraigs Country Park |
| Photo credit: | David Monaghan |
 |
|
| Description: | This is the same task as above. This shows all the timber for the steps. The timber is grown at Beecraigs and prepared in their own sawmill. |
| Work site: | Beecraigs Country Park |
| Photo credit: | David Monaghan |
 |
|
| Description: | Here are the finished flights of steps. |
| Work site: | Beecraigs Country Park |
| Photo credit: | David Monaghan |
 |
|
| Description: | Here we are building a boardwalk to raise a path above a river that often floods. |
| Work site: | Murieston Greenway |
| Photo credit: | Graeme Hedger |
 |
|
| Description: | The finished boardwalk. |
| Work site: | Murieston Greenway |
| Photo credit: | David Monaghan |
 |
|
| Description: | Upland footpath work is one of the most demanding (and most satisfying) tasks we do. Here we are stone pitching in atrocious weather on Ben Lawers. This will produce a very hard-wearing surface for a path up a steep slope. |
| Work site: | Ben Lawers |
| Photo credit: | Douglas Meiklejohn |
 |
|
| Description: | Firm foundations are the key to a good footpath. Two of us are using sledgehammers to compress rubble into a footpath. The path will then be covered with finer gravel to make the walking surface. |
| Work site: | Ben Lawers |
| Photo credit: | Douglas Meiklejohn |
 |
|
| Description: | This bridge was built on a steep bank and the action of the stream had worn away the ground supporting the end of the bridge. Two of us are building a dry-stone abutment to repair the damage. |
| Work site: | Black Spout Wood |
| Photo credit: | Edel Sheridan |
 |
|
| Description: | On this wintry task we are cutting back the edges of the path, which were very overgrown. This makes this busy path more welcoming for people walking side-by-side. |
| Work site: | Vane Farm RSPB Reserve |
| Photo credit: | Greg Milne |
|
All pictures are copyright of the credited photographer, and are reproduced with permission. |
|
(c) Lothians Conservation Volunteers 2008
Lothians Conservation Volunteers is a charity registered in Scotland, No: SC020384