Category Archives: Hazards

6 Nov 2026: Double trip hazard near Ireleth

This is on the Furness Haematite Trail, loop 4, where there are trip hazards at a bridge over a ditch/hedge at the southern end of path FP 602051, where it meets FP 602050 between Ireleth and Greenscoe Farm ( OS Map). It is hard to see the problem in this photo, so they have been highlighted in blue & red.

The north end of the bridge has a stone slit stile at the field boundary, but at the southern end of the bridge there appears to have been a wooden stile at a wire stock fence. This stile and the stock fence have completely collapsed and it doesn’t look like cattle have used that field recently. However the bottom board of the stile and the remains of the stock fence are double trip hazards, particularly as they are often covered/hidden by plants.

It appears there is no longer a need for this stile, in which case the site need to be made safe by removing the remaining wood and fencing.