Hi All,
Today (10th June 2018) I walked from Lanthwaite Green to Buttermere along the south shore of Crummock Water and was disturbed to see that the whole path had been marked with little red plastic flags every 20 yards or so. This path is well used and perfectly clear to follow so why on earth would someone mark the path in this way? These red plastic flags are a real eyesore and a blot upon the landscape. Try as I might I could not think why on earth someone would do this. Maybe there was some event, like a run or something, which necessitated the path to be marked, but then only contestants who were partially sighted or had some other handicap would not be able to follow the path in its normal state. The flags looked a little like road menders flags - surely this does not mean that the path is due for an unnecessary "upgrade"?
If the flags are necessary for some event, then surely the sensible thing to do would be to put up signs at strategic points saying "Apologies for the intrusion, these flags have been placed as a necessary safety measure for <such-and-such-event> and will be removed by <date>". I saw no such explanatory signs.
Please can someone explain?
Thanks,
Mike the Wasdale Walker