The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 placed a duty on all Highway Authorities to produce a RoWIP by November 2007. It contains policy statements and an action plan. The Rights of Way Improvement Plan (RoWIP) identifies how we propose to improve the provision of public rights of way and service delivery in Somerset for walkers, cyclists, equestrians and those with visual or mobility impairments. We have also published a Rights of Way Improvement Plan for the county and are responsible for the recruiting for, and servicing of, the Somerset Local Access Forum.Ī specialist team deals exclusively with these rights of way issues, which are delivered in partnership with the Exmoor National Park Authority. We are responsible for protecting and asserting your rights to use the network and for keeping the legal record of public rights of way up-to-date.
Restricted byways allow walkers, horse riders, cyclists and non-mechanically propelled vehicles (for example, horse and cart), whereas byways open to all traffic allow all users including motorised traffic. There are a lesser number of restricted byways and a handful of byways open to all traffic. There are also many public bridleways over which you can walk, ride a horse and also cycle (as long as you give way to other walkers and horse riders). The majority of the Public Rights of Way Network in Somerset is made up of public footpaths, over which the public only have a right on foot.
#Public slipways near me registration
View details of deposits and statements made by landowners to protect their land from future public paths being claimed and registration of a town or village green. View the Highways and Commons Deposits Register