Bridleway permission.

[Glow worm]

At the same time though I do go round cutting the ivy of his big trees. So many trees get pulled down by ivy.

Ivy does no harm to trees and is a vital source of nectar for many insects at times of year when food sources are scarce- (it flowers when there are few other nectar sources around in autumn) it can even sometimes be their only food source (just watch the bees around ivy on a sunny October day- it's amazing). The berries are also a very important food source for birds later on. Its also brilliant bat roosting habitat and provides shelter for many species of insects and birds. It's basically good stuff. If you can resist the urge to rip it down, please do.

 

[matticus]

What is happening increasingly during all this, despite all the public rights of way available locally, some people are using private field margins for their walks. Off lead dogs emptying themselves in the wheat and barley.
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I was wondering if this would come up. Tricky.

The Sustrans route i commute on is now like an exercise track for all sorts of people I've never seen before. It's slow progress. Quite a few civilians have taken to the adjacent field; if they hadn't done this we'd have immense difficulty in staying 2m apart (even 1m!) in the morning. Tricky ...

 

[Glow worm]

I was wondering if this would come up. Tricky.

The Sustrans route i commute on is now like an exercise track for all sorts of people I've never seen before. It's slow progress. Quite a few civilians have taken to the adjacent field; if they hadn't done this we'd have immense difficulty in staying 2m apart (even 1m!) in the morning. Tricky ...

I'm avoiding all tracks and cycle paths which are narrow these days. I realise that isn't always possible everywhere and we are blessed with plenty of space here in rural East Anglia.

 

[matticus]

I'm avoiding all tracks and cycle paths which are narrow these days. I realise that isn't always possible everywhere and we are blessed with plenty of space here in rural East Anglia.

If I'm doing "a ride", then that's become my strategy too!

I'm being a bit stubborn on the morning commute, people should realise that there are still folks commuting, on weekdays, at 0730. They've got all day to walk their dog etc, or go for a stroll with earphones blocking out the world! /END slight rant :P

(we're getting off-topic, but I think we've more than answered the OP )

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Not so. Any Highway Authority, or organisation with delegated powers from Highway Authorities (such as a National Park) can issue a TTRO. The only time the SoS is needed is for authority it to extend it past the initial 6 month period, and that is just a formality

Either way the closure notice including the relevant order under which it’s been closed would need to be displayed. You can’t just stick up a notice saying closed due to CoronaVirus. Not a valid reason.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

We have a closure on a Bridleway near us, the bridge was unsafe I reported it at the beginning of September last year, in October they put a 21 day restriction on it so the bridge could be removed. but once removed the weather was bad, remember all the floods so by January they still hadn't been able to get heavy plant in there to put a new bridge up. I went past last week & the bridge is still no there, you can get around it but that field floods regularly, I found on Nottinghamshire website https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/...ws/temporary-closure-of-scrooby-bridleway-no1 so if your Bridleway is legitimately closed there should be an order somewhere

 

[GuyBoden]

I'll be keeping away from this bridleway, I doubt if the gates will be reopened and the signs removed until the current plague attitude has subsided.

 

[Slioch]

I'll be keeping away from this bridleway, I doubt if the gates will be reopened and the signs removed until the current plague attitude has subsided.

Don't assume the signs will be removed in a timely manner.

Months after the foot & mouth episode in 2001 there were still "keep out cos' foot & mouth" signs everywhere. I lived in Scotland at the time and was a hillwalker, and there were a lot of estates that were obviously keen to continue to deny the "right to roam" and keep the great unwashed off the hills. I became a phantom ninja sign ripper-upper for a while back then.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Take some cutters and take the signs down.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I'll be keeping away from this bridleway, I doubt if the gates will be reopened and the signs removed until the current plague attitude has subsided.

I'd be doing exactly the opposite of they are there illegally I'd be making sure I went through as often as I could

 

[Glow worm]

Come to think of it there's a miserable get farmer who knows everyone uses his woods to cycle/walk as the bridleway next to is in a very bad state all the time. I suspect he might not be happy if he knew I was cutting up all the fallen branches and fallen trees in his woods!

Sorry, this has been bothering me all evening (I don't get out much - especially at the moment) I don't know what the particular gripe you have with the landowner is, clearly, but please consider avoiding the woods to ride through and 'cutting up stuff ' at the moment at least. It is now the most critical time of year for nesting birds and they're hammered enough as it is.

 

[Notafettler]

Sorry, this has been bothering me all evening (I don't get out much - especially at the moment) I don't know what the particular gripe you have with the landowner is, clearly, but please consider avoiding the woods to ride through and 'cutting up stuff ' at the moment at least. It is now the most critical time of year for nesting birds and they're hammered enough as it is.

Dead trees as on the ground. You need to reread what I have said. I have no gripe with landowners.

 

[Notafettler]

Sorry, this has been bothering me all evening (I don't get out much - especially at the moment) I don't know what the particular gripe you have with the landowner is, clearly, but please consider avoiding the woods to ride through and 'cutting up stuff ' at the moment at least. It is now the most critical time of year for nesting birds and they're hammered enough as it is.

I was pointing out that despite him being a miserable get he didn't mind people using a short cut through his wood to avoid a difficult bridle way. I cut up stuff on the floor.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Came across this today whilst out, wasn't intending to ride down this particular Bridleway but after seeing this I

made sure that I did & reported it to the LA

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Good man