wst d - active catchment

The small beck (Slaty Sike) to the left of the road has had a number of small dams built across it, to impound water and slow the downstream progress of a peak flow event as part of an active catchment management scheme for Haltwhistle Burn. see notes.
link to the project website - research.ncl.ac.uk/haltwhistleburn

The sheep are trying to shelter in the lee of the trees, they are on the steeper slope, which is slightly less sodden.