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Access and Footpaths Page

Area Access Officer: Ms. Nuala WRIGHT
3 Lily Crescent,NE2 2SP
Tel:0191 281 3578
E-mail:nuala.wright@lineone.net Click here to e-mail



Area Rights of Way Coordinator: VACANT


Freedom to Roam Campaigns Officer at Central Office in London
Tel.: 0207 339 8528
E-mail: edw@london.ramblers.org.uk
Web site: www.ramblers.org.uk



Illegal Off Road Use by Mechanically Propelled Vehicles (mpvs)
(Trail Bikes & 4x4s)

If when you are walking in the countryside in Northumberland and Tyne & Wear and you see illegal use by mpvs please ring the police on 03456 043 043 as soon as you can. The police would like as much of the following information as possible date, time, location (grid ref), direction of travel, number and type of mpvs, registration number if it can be spotted or lack of one. NB Please make sure that reports are only sent in for illegal off road use by mpvs. This means that activity on UnClassified Roads and By-ways Open to All Traffic must not be reported. If anyone is uncertain about the status of a route, they should check Northumberland County Council’s web site which has a copy of the definitive map on it. This is more up to date than the OS. Please do not confront bikers etc. Your help is needed in reporting illegal use.



FOOTPATH CONTACTS

Ploughed Paths: Mr W Gallon

8 Sunnidale, Fellside Park, Whickham NE16 5TT

Countryside Support Team Leader: David Brookes

E-mail Dbrookes@northumberland.gov.uk Tel: 01670 534072
Fax: 01670 533086

Group Footpath Secretaries:


Alnwick: Mr Colin Whitney The Haven Boulmer Alnwick NE66 3BW col.whitney@tiscali.co.uk
Berwick: Mrs E Bamford 112 Main Street Spittal Berwick on Tweed TD15 1RD derrick@joanes.net
Chester-le-Street: David Middleton 25 Park Road South Chester-le-Street DH3 3LS david-middleton@ukonline.co.uk
Derwentside: Dr A Royston 2 Chapel Place High Shincliffe Durham DH1 2FD TonyRoyston@btinternet.com
Durham: Mr R Cornwell 40 The Avenue Durham City DH1 4EB Roger@cornwell.org.uk
Gateshead: B Smith The Durdens Fellside Road Whickham NE164 LA
Hexham: Mrs M E Harris Bradley Farm Wylam NE41 8JB maveharris@aol.com
Morpeth: Mr K Slesser 41 Barrington Park East Bedlington NE22 7BZ keith.slesser@nts.atmel.co.uk
Ponteland: Mr C Braithwaite 105 Western Way, Ponteland. NE20 9LY braithwt@gotadsl.co.uk
Sunderland: Mr D Hann 34 Leeholme, Houghton le Spring DH5 8HS david.hann@durham.gov.uk
Tyneside: John McLennan 34 Frankland Drive Whitley Bay N325 9DS maclennan@dsl.pipex.com   




Footpath obstruction report form

1. A footpath obstruction form appears below. This can be high-lighted and then printed, or the same form plus instructions can be obtained in 'Word' by clicking below the form.

2. Most of the entries are self-evident, but Status means it is a footpath, bridleway, etc. You may not know the path number.

3. Typical problem descriptors are obstructed, dangerous, barbed-wire, gate, stile, footbridge, cropped-over, ploughed, overgrown, sign post, waymarks.

The Ramblers’ Association: Working for walkers

REQUEST FOR ACTION:
Parish: Status: Path No.
LOCATION
From:
Grid Ref:
To:
Grid Ref:
Problems:





Details:



Date Path Walked:
Name:


Address:



Telephone:


Email: Date of report:

Revised 31/07/10