Track upgrade almost complete

As mentioned on our last post, originally our tracks were built to give our volunteers access to do restoration work. Since our section of the gully has been opened up, the public have started to use the tracks for their recreation. We have now changed the focus for our track infrastructure. It has been a long process, with 1.4km of track being upgraded by hand with spades and wheel barrows (like the Ministry of Works in the 1930’s!). We now have the end in sight with the last few, but challenging, metres up to Haswell Road entrance to complete. This is all in line with Hamilton City Councils Nature in the City strategy of opening up the city’s natural areas for the public to enjoy.

The shoot installed to bring the shingle down from the top of the gully