Rights of Way Advice Notes
The Footpath Policy Team have created a series of advice notes tackling the legal aspects of a range of rights of way issues. The advice notes cover a wide variety of subjects which are affecting walkers today.
If there is a subject which you would like to see covered in an advice note please let us know: rightsofway@ramblers.org.uk
Fact Sheet
Basics of Footpath Law
A summary of the law on public rights of way in England and Wales
Advice Note 1
Roads Used as Public Paths (RUPPs) Byways Open to All Traffic (BOATs) and Other Tracks
Advice Note 2
Golf Courses and Rights of Way
Advice Note 3
Rights of Way and Development
Advice Note 4
Animals and Rights of Way
Advice Note 5
How to Claim a Public Right of Way
Advice Note 6
Signposts, Waymarks and Unauthorised Notices
Advice Note 7
Rights of Way and Stiles and Gates
Advice Note 8
Removal of Obstructions from Highways - using section 63
Advice Note 9
The Ploughing and Cropping of Public Rights of Way
Advice Note 10
The Land Registry
Advice Note 11
Common Law Dedication
Advice Note 12
Shooting and Rights of Way
Advice Note 13
Enforcing the Duty to Maintain Public Rights of Way - using section 56
Advice Note 14
Traffic Regulation Orders