Bath & North East Somerset Council has started work to improve a path used by walkers through the lower slopes of Beechen Cliff in Bath.
There is currently a well-trodden track through the woods that has been used for many years but it gets very muddy and slippery during wet weather, particularly the steep slope down to Alexandra Road, which often prevents people from using it.
The new path was the idea of the Beechen Cliff Steering Group, which includes local ward members, representatives of the National Trust and local residents’ groups.
Bath & North East Somerset Council agreed to fund the installation of a natural path made from crushed limestone with timber edges.
This will improve access through the woodland, though in some places there will have to be steps where it is too steep for a slope.
Cllr David Dixon (Lib Dem, Oldfield), Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, said: “This is a great example of working with the local community to open up our beautiful woodlands, so that more people can use them.
“It will be similar to the paths that the National Trust has installed at Combe Down. There will be no excavations carried out in close proximity to trees so no tree roots will be damaged or severed.”
The path is due to be completed by December.
