The roads are prepared for the heavy machinery.

Description

Every day since November 2015, the western hills, above Talley, have been busy, as contractors have been clearing the diseased larch trees and making the land ready for replanting. This is the 3rd time in 100 years that these hills have been cleared. In Victorian times the hills were bare but by the First World War, there were trees, which were felled for use in mines and at the Front. Replanting produced timber, which was then felled in the Second World War and replanting took place again in the 1950's.

Roadways - From the start the existing tracks were too narrow for large equipment and especially the logging trucks. So shale rock has been dug out of the hills and used to make a substantial road surface. Initially it is very uneven but a roller makes it smooth enough to be driven over and eventually, walked upon.