For most of last week I was working
with a group of National Park authority apprentices.
The National Park operates an apprenticeship scheme where the
apprentices work with park rangers to develop a wide range of skills. Last week was a collaboration between the
National Park and the National Trust.
They came to spend the week with me learning how to replace a decaying wooden boardwalk
with a new, recycled plastic one. I’ve
done quite a lot of this now so have a lot of experience to pass on to them.
The recycled plastic we have used has
several advantages over the old wooden one.
It lasts longer and needs less maintenance and it has a textured surface
so is less likely to be slippery. We
have used our usual supplier in Liverpool that recycles plastic collected in
the north-west of England so it has minimal transport impact on the environment. And of course it
recycles plastic that might otherwise become long-life waste in landfill sites.
The apprentices were a really keen and
enthusiastic group to work with and, despite some inclement weather, we were able
to crack on and complete a lot of work.
Our weather seems that it might be about to
change to something a bit more wintery than we have had recently. There has been some snow on the fell tops but
it is still much warmer than we would expect in February so it is mainly rain
in the valley.
Daisy here.
Have you seen how big cows are? They’re great.
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