The Ghost of Workers Past Pt 3: Delving into the history hidden in your woodland
by David Brown, 5 October, 2009, 2 comments
Recording your bank and/or ditch
It may well be marked on a 1:25000 Explorer map, so its position could be very easy to plot. But it may not be complete - there could be gaps in it where vehicle access has been bulldozed through, or where old trackways crossed it. You may also wish to plot the position of important trees situated on the bank. I'm going to assume you don't have access to a GPS (they're not very accurate, anyway - even the better ones), and you'll need to mark the position of gaps or end points on your map. Read more...
