29/08/2026
They came back for more work in Tinkers Clough !!
The Kerridge Ridge and Ingersley Vale Volunteers (KRIV) returned to Tinkers Clough yesterday to do more work protecting this vital habitat. They:
- removed ivy on a good number of trees at the boundary. Not an easy job as the land slopes and some of the ivy was very thick.
- made improvements to four (deliberately)"leaky" dams and installed one new one.
- removed ash and elder saplings fom the central area to let more light into the Clough with some willow removed and then replanted in a couple of places next to the stream. Hopefully this will grow and help to stabilise the banks.
- removed logs that may block the stream at the culvert grill.
- removed safely some half a dozen dead trees.
- collected and removed a large bag full of litter - including a golf club !!
A huge thank you once again to this industrious group of volunteers without whose help the Clough could not be kept open to public access.
Thank you !