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oxfordclarion.bsky.social
As we previously reported, campaigners are trying to establish permanent rights of way on these paths. Anyone with information is asked to visit linktr.ee/rightsofway
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Evidence needed for period 1980-2000 for application to make Bulstake Path and the Electric Road into rights of way. Send evidence to john@octon.scot
linktr.ee
January 7, 2026 at 7:04 PM
sueytopia.bsky.social
This is very good news #rightsofway
December 26, 2024 at 3:53 PM
stubo37.bsky.social
Got caught in the rain while scouting a walk on Pencoed footpath 41 near the underground reservoir on Cefn Hirgoed/Coity Wallia common land. Dramatic views and a smidgeon of blue sky over Hoel-y-Cyw 💚🥾🥾 #HoelyCyw #Pencoed #CoityWallia #OpenAccessLand #CommonLand #Walking #RightsOfWay #Wales
July 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
stubo37.bsky.social
Out and about today scouting for the next venue for the Pencoed Trailblazers community footpath clearance event on 17 Jan at 10am. Hold the date and come along! Location TBC this week. #Pencoed #Trailblazers #PencoedTrailblazers #GreenSpaces #RightsOfWay #CoityWallia #Community #Footpath #Wales
Garn Fawr, on the Cefn Hirgoed ridgeway in Pencoed.
January 4, 2026 at 5:46 PM
owenboswarva.bsky.social
This is your regular reminder that there is *still* no offical open national map of public #rightsofway in England.

But some local authorities have published or released their PRoW spatial data on #opendata terms. These are good collections:

● osm.mathmos.net/prow/open-da...
● www.rowmaps.com
August 20, 2024 at 1:47 PM
stubo37.bsky.social
Another Bridgend Ramblers walking making use of Pencoed Footpath 5 running from Hendre, south of the M4 to Woodlands Fields. Access was a bit of a challenge with two stiles not making things easy for walkers. #Ramblers #Access #RightsOfWay #Footpaths #Hendre #Pencoed #Walking #Wales #Cymru
June 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
scotways.com
#ThrowbackThursday In the 1920s and 1930s, we installed many black and white signs like this one, our original sign for the Devil's Staircase in Glencoe which was installed in 1936 and only survived a few years. 1/2
#Glencoe #Lochaber #rightsofway @highland.gov.uk @westhighlandway.bsky.social
A white wooden sign board affixed to a wooden post on a hillside with steep mountains in the background. The sign reads "Scottish Right of Way Society. Old Military Road to Kinlochleven. Please keep to the Path Otherwise it is Dangerous"
February 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
stubo37.bsky.social
Fantastic to see all the hard work repairing Pencoed Footpath 29 so that it is more accessible come to fruition. The Bridgend Ramblers enjoyed there walk from Cefn Hirgoed Ridge down into Ystradwaun in Pencoed. #Ramblers #Cerdded #RightsOfWay #Wales #Pencoed #Cymru #Footpath #Ystradwaun #Bridgend
June 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
landofbritain.bsky.social
A victory for our 'right to roam' in Britain, keeping historic footpaths open and safe from the wealthy land-grabbers who have already stolen too much of our common land!
#RightToRoam #PublicLand #footpaths #rightsofway
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Deadline to record historic footpaths to be scrapped
Walking campaigners welcome the move, which the government says will help prevent paths from being lost.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 26, 2024 at 8:32 AM
bewilderbrain.bsky.social
A walk onto open hilltops bathed in spring sunshine, and forgotten footpaths through the woods...
(10 minute read)

#walking"/hashtag/walkingdiary" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#walkingdiary #walking #springwalks #lostfootpaths #rightsofway #nature
Walking Diaries*Spring*The Forgotten Woods
Low sunlight pools into open stretches of land, reflecting off jewel-like deep green holly, and sending slender golden trails through bronzed leaves. Somewhere in the woods a secretive Jay emits a rusty call...
bewilderbrain.com
March 13, 2026 at 11:51 AM
stubo37.bsky.social
A really enjoyable and important Local Correspondents conference with the #OpenSpacesSociety today at Hillscourt, nestled in the #LickeyHills. Covering planning reforms, access to water, taking legal action and definitive maps. #Commons #VillageGreens #RightsOfWay #GreenSpaces www.oss.org.uk
October 1, 2024 at 6:09 PM
stubo37.bsky.social
HOLD THE DATE - The next community event is 10-12pm on 18th October. Look out for further announcements coming soon!

Look at the fantastic work our volunteers did in September!

#Pencoed #RightsOfWay #Footpath #Volunteers #Community

@chriselmoremp.bsky.social
A before and after shot of Pencoed Footpath 14 running alongside the Sony factory. Before it was impassable and after it a scenic peaceful route
October 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
wendymcd.bsky.social
This is a brilliant bit of news. Well done all those who have been pushing for this to be scrapped. #RightsOfWay #Footpaths
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Defra scraps England deadline to register thousands of miles of rights of way
Campaigners jubilant after government heeded warning 2031 cutoff would mean loss of precious footpaths
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2024 at 9:09 AM
owenboswarva.bsky.social
Reminder: there is still no official open national map of public #rightsofway in England.

Some local councils do publish or release their PRoW spatial data on #opendata terms. Here are a couple of useful collections:

● osm.mathmos.net/prow/open-da...
● www.rowmaps.com
December 26, 2024 at 10:32 AM
stubo37.bsky.social
News is starting to filter out around the importance of having safe and accessible rights of way across South Wales.

#Cerdded #Wales #Cymru #DeCymru #Diogel #RightsOfWay #Footpath #LlwybrTroed #Newyddion

oggybloggyogwr.com/2025/04/best...
Best foot forward?
There are many legal responsibilities placed on county councils, one of which is maintaining rights of way. What are "rights
oggybloggyogwr.com
April 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
ian.onradar.uk
However you choose to enjoy the Great British Countryside, take Rights of Wayfinder with you.

www.way-finder.uk
#cycling#RightsOfWay#countryside
September 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
bewilderbrain.bsky.social
"If there is a time of year to discover a lost or hidden pathway - it is now - when the winter branches are at their barest, and the spring is still too new to have powered up the brambles..."
#walkingdiary #springwalks #lostfootpaths #rightsofway #nature
Walking Diaries*Spring* Conquering the lost footpath…
The golden shafts from the canopy glitter with intensified force and mystery - reinforcing the feeling that the forest is mistress in these depths - and they illuminate a suddenly clear track ahead...
bewilderbrain.com
March 6, 2026 at 9:34 AM
owenboswarva.bsky.social
Deadline to record forgotten footpaths to be scrapped www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Some good news for public rights of way in England. I can't see the Defra press release on GOVUK yet, but this is presumably it farming.co.uk/news/governm...

#rightsofway #righttoroam #geospatial
Thousands of miles of footpaths that faced being lost forever could now be saved after the government committed to lifting a deadline for all rights of ways in England to be mapped. People had been given until 2031 to have all historic but unrecorded public paths and bridleways added to the nation's official "definitive map". The government said scrapping the cut-off date would give councils time to assess whether paths met the requirements.
December 26, 2024 at 10:23 AM
owenboswarva.bsky.social
Materials from #rightsofway training delivered by Ordnance Survey to inspectors at the Planning Inspectorate www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/name... released under #FOI (UK)
1835 estate map of Blenheim Palace as used in Ordnance Survey training materials on rights of way (CC0)
September 5, 2024 at 7:33 AM
highwaywoman-sue.bsky.social
Funnily enough around forty years ago I went to the Oxford Farming Conference to hear an estate manager talk about the benefits of having the public on their land. #rightsofway
January 8, 2025 at 8:37 AM
highwaywoman-sue.bsky.social
I knew there was a reason why I kept my old thin Marks and Spencer sweaters when we moved. They are perfect for under the black trouser suit for this week’s #rightsofway inquiry in York. Snow forecast. It’s not shirt weather! I hope the boiler in the community centre is working.
November 18, 2024 at 11:20 AM
exmoornp.bsky.social
Need a handy map to show..?

ℹ️Permitted Paths
ℹ️Bridleways
ℹ️Cycle paths
ℹ️The percentage of land owned by the National Park

Search 'Access and Recreation Map Exmoor' to explore our interactive map with Public Rights of Way and lots of other useful info

#rightsofway #walking #access #horseriding
Map of Exmoor National Park
January 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
stubo37.bsky.social
Doing great work keeping the trails in shape around Pencoed.
If you fancy swapping your Saturday scroll for a stroll, this could be a good one to check out. #RightsOfWay #Footpaths #Wellbeing #Cymru #Wales #Pencoed #Social
An advert showing that a group is being formed in Pencoed that will meet on the 20th September at 10 am next to Pencoed pavilion for the first time to be social and do path clearance work. It will improve the community and enhance wellbeing. The group will meet on the third Saturday of every month 10-12 pm
August 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
nicklangley.bsky.social
Charborough sits in ‘splendid isolation’. The A31 delineates its boundaries, the original... road having been detoured away from the grounds... Along it runs the famous ‘longest wall in England’, built... to keep the local people out... There are no public #rightsofway.

thelead.uk/ten-tools-la...
Ten tools for land justice
You have access to far, far more land than you think you do - but finding that out takes sleuthing. From slavery records to ancient tree maps, here is how to find out who owns what - and where you com...
thelead.uk
March 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
stubo37.bsky.social
Great to see awareness growing around the work of The Open Spaces Society are undertaking with legal casework to protect commons, open spaces and paths.

#Commons #OpenSpaces #Paths #Footpaths #RightsOfWay #Law #GreenSpaces #BlueSpaces #VillageGreens

www.grough.co.uk/magazine/202...
grough — Open Spaces Society seeks donations to action fund after year of fighting legal cases
Campaigning body the Open Spaces Society is pleading for donations to replenish its legal action fund. Kate Ashbrook, general secretary of the organisation, said the society needs to top up its cof...
www.grough.co.uk
December 2, 2024 at 7:48 AM