Work is progressing on the landslip. The official word is that

the cause of the landslip was silty sand lying on top of impervious clay with the silty material becoming saturated and then liquid.

Friends of Pelaw Wood once again teamed up with members of the Durham University Conservation Society for our November work session which involved some more footpath resurfacing.

News from our October work session – the middle path and steps were cleared, the old hockey field was strimmed and path cleared, and cowslips were planted.

Strimming, Bracken and Himalayan Balsam removal, as well as path repairs took place in our September session in the woods. As you can see, it was a beautiful morning for some work in the outdoors.

Many thanks are due to Martin for his efforts with the website over the past years.

Another morning of crushing bracken, cutting back undergrowth from the paths and litter-picking.

We have heard that clearing the riverside path and stabilising the landslip should start in September.

My last workday in the Wood and posting here after about thirteen years of enjoying the …

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Continuing to lay planings on the muddy sections of paths; some tree pruning; and litter-picking.

We repaired a step, picked lots of litter and, with massive help from the University

Conservation  Society’s volunteers, laid planings on two very muddy paths. Brilliant work everyone!

And the Council have also laid planings all the way down from the sports field behind laurel Avenue School.

As we report below. in early 2013 a large landslip took place in Pelaw Wood, leading to the closure of both the “middle” and the riverside paths. The damage was extensive.

Durham County Council commissioned a geotechnical survey and the resulting report recommended 2 options – a more expensive soil nail slope stabilisation proposal (approx. …

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