A belated thanks to the North Chiltern Path Maintenance Volunteers (NCPMV) who, in August, cleared a section of the Icknield Way in Sewell just north of Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Map 3 of the Icknield Way Walkers Guide. The volunteer group is run by the Chiltern Society and does path improvement activities across the Chilterns. If you […]
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The Icknield Way Association has wardens responsible for sections of the route to ensure the route is kept in good order. We current have vacancies for the following sections: The warden duties are ideal for someone who lives near the section of route so they can walk the section of route several times a year
The Bedfordshire Ramblers group runs a team called Ripple who regularly meet to do maintenance on the rights of way network. Last week they replaced five broken waymark posts on the Icknield Way path across Whipsnade golf course. The path here takes a sharpe left turn at the Bucks/Beds boarder and then runs over several
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The views across Dunstable Downs towards Ivinghoe Beacon have changed. UK Power Networks has removed the 33kV lattice tower line which has significantly changed the views. Note the Icknield Way disc in the UKPN ‘before’ photo below. Read more details in the UKPN press release including comments from the Chilterns Conservation Board and National Trust.
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