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| The Rights of Way signs |
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Rights of way are paths and tracks which you, the public, can use. These routes cross over private land, and we ask you to bear this in mind and be responsible when using these paths.
There are four types of path which give different levels of access: A public right of way is a right by which any member of the public may travel across land. There are several kinds of 'way' over which there is a right to pass, and all of them are known collectively as 'highways'. The nature of the right depends on the status of the highway. |
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FOOTPATH
A footpath is a highway over which the public has a right of way on foot only. |
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BRIDLEWAY
A bridleway is a highway over which the public has a right of way on foot, horseback and on a pedal cycle (including mountain-bikes). There may also be a right to drive animals along a bridleway. |
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RESTRICTED BYWAY
A restricted byway is a highway over which the public is entitled to travel on foot, horseback and with non-mechanically propelled vehicles (such as pedal cycles and horsedrawn vehicles)
There may also be a right to drive animals along a restricted byway. |
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BYWAY
A Byway Open to All Traffic (BOAT) is a highway over which the public is entitled to travel on foot, horseback or pedal cycle and by wheeled vehicle of all kinds, including horse-drawn vehicles, but which is used by the public mainly for walking or for riding. Most of these highways do not have a surface suitable for ordinary motor traffic. |
PERMISSIVE PATH
A permissive path is not a public right of way, but the public is allowed to use it with the permission of the land owner. |
GREEN LANE
A green lane is an unsurfaced track or path, bounded by hedges or walls, and often of some antiquity. The term has no legal meaning, and, if there is a public right of way along such a track, it will usually be classified under one of the above headings. |
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