The illegal use of public rights of way and green spaces with public access by mechanically propelled vehicles
The research was commissioned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) to investigate the illegal use of public rights of way (PRoWs) by mechanically-propelled vehicles (MPVs). Faber Maunsell Limited was contracted to undertake the research and has documented the results in case studies.
You can download the results from these links.
- Final research report
(2,151KB) - Case Study 1: Llantysilio and Maesyrychen Mountains, Denbighshire (3,777KB)
- Case Study 2: Cross Fell, Upper Teesdale, Cumbria (952KB)
- Case Study 3a: Hope Brink, Derbyshire (1,613KB)
- Case Study 3b: Kelstedge, Derbyshire (838KB)
- Case Study 4: The Quantock Hills, Somerset (1,779KB)
- Case Study 5: The Long Causeway, Wigan (975KB)
- Case Study 6: Thurrock (2,508KB)
- Case Study 7: Afan Forest, South Wales (3,540 KB)
- Case Study 8: Bracknell Forest (1,541KB)
- Case Study 9: Wood Street Village, Surrey (943KB)
- Case Study 10: East of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire (721KB)
- Case Study 11: Cardiff (1,681KB)
- Case Study 12: The Ridgeway National Trail, Oxfordshire and West Berkshire (637KB)
- Case Study 13: Sunderland (1,485KB)
- Appendix (510KB)
If you need any further information you can contact:
Sponsorship, Landscape & RecreationDivision
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Zone 1/02
Temple Quay House
2 The Square
Temple Quay
Bristol BS1 6EB
Tel: 0117 372 6274
Fax: 0117 372 8587
Email: rights.ofway@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Page last modified:
27 February 2008
Page published: 6 March 2007