As the rain came down the fair weather walkers fell by the wayside and stayed at home. Not so Heather and yours truly who strode out in waterproofs across the muddy footpaths enjoying the rain and the fresh air.
Leaving Heather in Honeydon Road I carried on back through the Country Park and just as I entered the churchyard I noticed the following sign. What is a “permissive path”?
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Here you go Gillian…
Land owners can allow access over their land without it being ‘a right of way’. These accesses are called permissive paths. To the user they are often indistinguishable from normal paths, but there are some key differences:
• A permissive path must have some sign or similar indication that it is not intended to be a right of way.
• The landowner can close off or divert the path if they wish to do so, without any legal process being involved.
• The landowner can make restrictions which would not normally apply to highways, for example to allow horse riding but not cycling, or the other way around.
Permissive paths are usually found on land owned by a body which allows public access, such as a local authority, a Railway Authority, the National Trust, or in this case the Church.
I understand (although am not certain) that the Church has put up the notice because they may have to close the path to the public if the building becomes unstable at any time.
Kind Regards
Faye
I was about to reply but Faye has said it all……..