This month has been a very interesting experience as a level 4 apprentice with two stone projects.
Currently I am leading on a project in Lealholm, where I am stone walling with the help of colleagues and volunteers.
We had to dismantle an old culvert, which is an absolutely beautiful feature on the farm. On the day, volunteers helped me re-wall the feature, which was located in the stream, and tried to keep it looking the same as the previous culvert.
Stone walls are a dying boundary in the countryside, so learning a skill like this is so important during my apprenticeship. 
The second project was me and Bill [Ashton Wickett - Area Ranger in the north of the National Park] attempting to straighten an old stone post.
We were working up Little-Fryup Dale on an amazing promoted route from the Yorkshire Cycle Hub to Danby Lodge. This bridleway has stupendous walls with amazing stone posts which used to be the most common means for hanging gates in the country. This was until wooden posts became popular.
Attempting to readjust a gate post like this is not something I have ever done, but moving it was such a great achievement. With a tiny bit of digging and the use of a tracked barrow, we did it! These posts weigh so much and to readjust it so it was level and better for closing was brilliant. Hopefully it will stand that way for many years.