The County Council has recently reviewed the Rights of Way Improvement Plan. The plan considers how best to manage and develop the Rights of Way network in the County.

Leicestershire, like many counties in England has a wonderful network of Public Rights of Way. The 3000 kilometres of Rights of Way in the County offer the best way to explore and enjoy the countryside. The paths also provide local routes that link communities and give access to schools, shops, work places and other facilities for many. To put this into some sort of perspective, this is the equivalent of managing a path that extends from Leicester to well beyond Moscow.

Although this network has developed over hundreds of years, it needs to meet the current and future needs of users. The plan considers how best to manage this unique resource.

The revision of the Rights Of Way Action Plan covers the period 2011 – 2016. It sets out a programme for the continuing delivery of the rights of way service, within the context of the broader proposals for the management of the network set out in the ROWIP and the longer term strategies set out in the Third Local Transport Plan.

A copy of the Rights of Way Improvement Plan Action Plan 2011-16 is available as a pdf from here.

The original Rights of Way Improvement Plan is available as a pdf from here. This is a large download of 8mb

A set of paper copies of both plans can be ordered from footpaths@leics.gov.uk for £10

For further details contact:

Travel Choice & Access Team,
Leicestershire County Council,
Environment & Transport Dept.,
Room 700
County Hall,
Glenfield,
LE3 8RJ

phone 0116 305 7086

or e-mail footpaths@leics.gov.uk

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