Start with a wobbly wooden stile, this one is where the Haslington Circular Walk meets Holmshaw Lane. The stile was not that old but appeared to have been hit by a vehicle and was unstable.
The kissing gate is made from galvanised steel and arrives in three pieces on the back of Brian’s trailer.
Having removed the stile, the gap in the hedge needed to be widened slightly.
The ground needed levelling and holes digging for the three deep supports and the crossbar under the gate opening. The ground was mainly sandy apart from one hole into clay that required the crow bar to loosen the ground up.
Once the frame is considered level, the holes can then be filled and the ground compacted.
The team from Haslington Conservation Volunteers, with Brian from the Cheshire East Ranger Service.
The finished gate, ready to find the way back home?
Having removed the stile, the gap in the hedge needed to be widened slightly.
The ground needed levelling and holes digging for the three deep supports and the crossbar under the gate opening. The ground was mainly sandy apart from one hole into clay that required the crow bar to loosen the ground up.
Once the frame is considered level, the holes can then be filled and the ground compacted.
The team from Haslington Conservation Volunteers, with Brian from the Cheshire East Ranger Service.
The finished gate, ready to find the way back home?
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