Welcome to the access and rights of way knowledge portal! We want this to be a 'one stop shop' for all your queries about rights of way, so if you don't find what you're looking for please let us know.
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A
Access FAQ
Accessible land
Agri-environment schemes
Alleygating
Animals and rights of way
Applying for a definitive map modification order (DMMO)
B
Basics of rights of way law
Byways, restricted byways and other tracks
C
Changes to the path network
Claiming an unrecorded right of way
Coming into existence of rights of way
Common law dedication of rights of way
Cows
Crime prevention and path closures
D
Dedication of land
Definitive Maps explained
Development affecting rights of way
Dogs
F
Footpath Law
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Freedom to roam history
G
Gaps, gates and stiles
Gating orders
Golf courses and rights of way
L
Land registry
Law FAQs
Local access authorities and forums
Local authorities - contact details
M
Maintenance (how to enforce the highway authority's duty to maintain rights of way)
Ministry of Defence land
N
Notices (authorisation for)
O
Obligations and restrictions on access land
Obstructions (the basics)
Obstructions (how to enforce an authority's duty to take action)
Other roads with public access (ORPAs)
P
Permissive access
Ploughing
R
Restricted byways
Rights of Way Improvement Plans (ROWIPs) explained
Riverside access
S
School security and rights of way
Shooting and rights of way
Signposting
Stiles
T
Traffic Regulation Orders
V
Vehicles
W
Waymarking
Woodland access
