23 October (Part 2) - #doitforbexley
The people who live in and around Heron Hill have been pretty good at tipping me off about anything amiss at the site of
Ye Olde Leather Bottle and I received such a
message at the end of last week. What with other commitments and too much rain I
didn’t get to walk up there until yesterday.
I
didn’t have much of a clue as to what I was supposed to look out for apart
from the fact that the lock on the anti-fly tipping gate was broken and that if
there was ever a fire in the woods a fire appliance might have difficulty
passing through the opening and immediately turning sharp right.
Bexley Council (or someone) had secured the gate open so it was a waste of money from every point of view.
After noting that a fire engine might have difficulty getting under some of the
low hanging branches I retraced my steps but diverted up the steep slope that is
Footpath No. 11. To my surprise it was fairly easily ascended and at the top
found the usual desolation wreaked by the land owner. After taking a couple of
pictures I returned home and called my informer.
“What
was that all about because I saw nothing particularly untoward?" or words to that effect.
“Did you notice the ascent at the eastern end of the short footpath?” “Yes, and
it was in reasonably good shape”.
“That’s because a couple of local residents went out and cleared it at the weekend.”
I should have taken a picture of that too! It seems like someone has been recruited to #doitforbexley now that
the borough is broke.