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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Fears England risks losing historical footpaths forever in government U-turn

Dog walkers and their pets on a track in Cardinham Woods, Bodmin, Cornwall.
Countryside campaigners argue there will not be the time or resources to find and process all the lost paths before the deadline. Photograph: Gordon Scammell/Alamy

England is at risk of losing precious footpaths as walking groups accuse the government of a U-turn on its promise to scrap a deadline for registering them.

There are many historical pathways across England that are rights of way but have been “lost” and are now part of private land. Campaigners have been trying to register them to make them once again legally binding rights of way by using old maps where the paths appeared.

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