New members are needed for a group that provides guidance and advice on ways to improve and manage public access and opportunities for open-air recreation in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. There are currently eight vacancies on the independent Yorkshire Dales Access Forum and application … [Read more...]
Swaledale path protected from erosion
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June 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A Swaledale path, at Healaugh, has been protected from erosion thanks to local volunteers. Members of the Ragged Robin Conservation Group of volunteers used 30 tonnes of stone to build a 40-metre-long wall to protect the coast-to-coast path. The work was done in conjunction with the … [Read more...]
Anniversary for Kington footpath scheme
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May 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Kington Footpath Scheme, has led to the reopening and refurbishment of many public paths in 16 parishes in north west Herefordshire, celebrates its twentieth anniversary this year. Peter Newman, a trustee of the Open Spaces Society and one of its Herefordshire representatives, invented … [Read more...]
Selborne Walk
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February 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This featured Selborne walk from Hampshire County Council, takes in the locally renowned hangers (steep sided wooded valleys), to fantastic secluded pubs, mile upon mile of footpath, bridleway and byway. … [Read more...]
