Dave T, Tom M, Kevin F, Jim G, and myself did a power of work up at Hunterston on Friday 6 November 2026, erecting two directional marker posts to mark the south and north entrances to the new coast-hugging periphery path kindly offered to us by Hunterston NRS, as a better scenic and more interesting route for the ACP with great sea views of Millport and the Cumbraes instead of the boring pavement path along the public road past the old power stations.  

In addition, to drain a boggy bit where water lies on this path after heavy rain, we dug a trench and laid two150mm diam drainage pipes to help drop the water table and dry out this piece of land.

We also set up two line of sight posts half way along the route to guide walkers to a new path track about 5-10m inland from, and parallel to, the present trodden footpath which now runs perilously close to a large section of shore vegetation above rock armouring that has been badly eroded and undercut by the recent Storm Boelo.  

Worried about people still walking this old path when we had now officially signposted it, I went back up to Hunterston this morning for a couple of hours to fix ACP logos on both direction posts; and with the strimmer cut a wide swathe through rough vegetation to clearly delineate the new route and encourage walkers and local dog walkers to use it and form a trodden path.

Jimmy Begg
Path Manager