Pool Farm Melbourne Path - Now back in

After some pressure the path at Pool Farm (Melbourne FP26) is back having been sprayed in by the farmer.
This path has not been walk-able for 8 months.

Thanks to Dave Adkins (ROW officer) for his support on this.

Above - looking towards Pool Farm.

Pool Farm Melbourne Path - still not back in

This path has been un-walkable since September 2009 when I led a walk around here for the Melbourne Festival. I have reported it three times to the County Council and am told that it will be put back in soon.

The farmer here regularly fails to do his legal duty.

Melbourne to Woodhouses

Above: Ashby Road, Woodhouses - the site of the demolished footpath sign.

Route: Melbourne - Pool - Weir - Pool Farm - Woodhouses - Browns Field - 2.6 km.

The shortest walk (Walk 1) in the book but there were several problems.

There was a missing marker into the field north east of Pool Farm (SK389245). This field itself was being harvested (oil-seed rape). I couldn’t see evidence that there had been a route across the field recently.

There's also a missing marker at the turn to Woodhouses complex (junction of Melbourne FPs 26 and 36); I think there should be a post or disk marker here (SK385243).

Then there's the missing finger post at the junction with Ashby Road (SK383242). This was mysteriously demolished after only a couple of days existence, early on this year. A replacement is on the way, but what happened to the original?