Tag Archives: Footpath

Launch of the River Coln Trail

Posted on 30/03/2024 by campaignerkate

I was in Fairford, Gloucestershire, on 23 March to open the River Coln Trail. This 33-mile route links the Walkers are Welcome Towns of Winchcombe in the north and Fairford in the south. It takes in the source of the … Continue reading →

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The clock is ticking for unrecorded paths

Posted on 24/02/2024 by campaignerkate

This is an article (with some amendments) which I wrote for Red Rope‘s bulletin, spring 2024. I am a long-standing member of Red Rope, the socialist walking and climbing club. One of the downsides of the Countryside and Rights of … Continue reading →

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Tetsworth paths unblocked

Posted on 09/08/2023 by campaignerkate

By threatening legal action, I got four blocked paths re-opened in Tetsworth parish, Oxfordshire. Continue reading →

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A pathetic excuse

Posted on 15/07/2023 by campaignerkate

Two public footpaths in Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, have been obstructed by crops for the last four years. Legal action may have to be the answer. Continue reading →

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Which way on Wyche Way?

Posted on 13/11/2022 by campaignerkate

On a seven-mile walk on the Wyche Way in Worcestershire I encountered at last 13 problems which I have reported. Continue reading →

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Access threatened at Denham

Posted on 05/02/2022 by campaignerkate

Public access is threatened in Denham village from a gate across an unrecorded footpath on the Buckinghamshire golf course. Continue reading →

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Travesty at Tetsworth

Posted on 30/08/2021 by campaignerkate

The paths of Tetsworth, Oxfordshire, remain in a dire state despite landowner assurances to the contrary. Continue reading →

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Sly tipping

Posted on 07/02/2021 by campaignerkate

Fly-tipping is blocking a footpath and passing place, and is a blight in the AONB. Continue reading →

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Fury at Fawley Court

Posted on 18/09/2019 by campaignerkate

Pressure is mounting on Bucks County Council to replace the missing footbridge at Fawley Court, near Henley. Continue reading →

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Foray in Feckenham

Posted on 07/07/2017 by campaignerkate

I visited Feckenham Wylde Moor, a wetland nature reserve managed by the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. Continue reading →

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