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As the owner or occupier of land with a public right of way across it, you must keep the route visible and not obstruct or endanger users.
Responsibilities for visitors to the countryside and those who manage the land.
Your guide to enjoying our parks and waterways, coast and countryside.…
Advice for land managers to help visitors follow the Countryside Code.…
Find out about Natural England's progress with improving coastal access in England.
Find out which Environment Agency locks and weirs you can fish at, the licences and permits you need and when you can fish.
As a land owner or manager, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.
As a local highway authority (usually a county council or national park authority) you have statutory duties to record and keep public rights of way open.
How to make changes to the legal status of a public right of way.
How your personal information is used within the Planning Inspectorate
How to object or make representations to a public rights of way order
Find out about Natural England's work to improve coastal access.
Find out about Natural England's progress with improving coastal access.
Find out how to get to Environment Agency locks and weir fishing sites and when you can fish.
Decisions and maps for rights of way orders published within 2023 and 2024
Guidance on procedures for considering objections to definitive map and public path orders.
Bridge heights and profiles, locks and facilities for boaters on the River Medway.
As an owner or manager of land, understand how to restrict public access for land management, public safety or fire prevention reasons.
Rye Harbour tide times.
Guidance on methods of minimising annoyance or disturbance caused by the operation of loudspeakers fixed to ice-cream vans and similar vehicles.
Find out about the proposed changes to the section at Bonchurch, Ventnor, and how to submit a representation or objection.
Start date notices, inquiry & hearing notices and rejection letters published in 2024 for rights of way orders
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