Public rights of way and access in England - history, legal basis, rights and responsibilities (GEO 01)

• Day and time: Tuesday 15:35 - 16:35
  Weekly
• Length of course: 1 term. Autumn (5 Weeks)
• Number of places: 20
• Start date: 21 October 2025
• Description:

  Useful for anyone walking our wonderful public rights of way! An overview of how public rights of way and permissive paths and access have developed and how they are changed, the roles and responsibilities of landowners/managers, path users, the County Council or a Unitary Authority as Highways Authority, what's shown on OS and other maps - and how to report problems. Examples from around the country, but focused on Cambridgeshire.

• Format: Taught course or activity

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• Tutor: Jill Tuffnell
  
• I have been a keen walker for over 40 years and am Secretary of the Cambridge Group of the Ramblers and vice-chair of the Cambridgeshire Local Access Forum.

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