Do you enjoy riding your motorbike in green lanes in the U.K.? For those unfamiliar, green lanes can be public or private, and are generally green, leafy, unpaved roads or footpaths, often in rural areas. They’re frequently surrounded by greenery—hence their name. Sounds lovely, right? According to the British Motorcyclists Federation, rider access to using these areas is unfortunately under serious threat.
Back in 2018, the U.K. Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) undertook an independent review to assess the state of protections for Britain’s National Parks and areas of outstanding national beauty (or AONBs). It’s no secret that natural areas can be negatively impacted when humans are careless, so this assessment sought to address whether or not existing protections were adequate, and whether they needed to be adapted to better meet present-day needs.
