lobstaboy wrote:
> Dman wrote:
> > Please remember that a field with livestock in is part of a farmers
> > business
> > If you see cattle in a field, especially if they have calves with them,
> > then just think do you really nned to walk through that field,
> > It`s a lot to ask if you expect a farmer not to use fields for livestock
> > just because there is a footpath and someone on a jolly wants to walk
> > through it
> >
> > Rant over
>
> Sorry, no. That's not an acceptable viewpoint. Footpaths are established rights of
> way and the public are legally entitled to use them. There are limitations on how
> they can be used and the quid pro quo is that they should be safe to use. The county
> council is responsible for seeing that this is so.
>
https://www.ramblers.org.uk/advice/path ... y-law.aspx> In particular, note point 6 on the page I've linked to - the path is considered to be
> owned by the highway authority. Not many people realise that.
It’s basically the same as the cyclists/motorists debate isn’t it.
You only have to see a few lambs mauled by dogs (I have) and it does start to change your viewpoint about how benign walkers are.
Litter is a massive issue from Ramblers / walkers.
Like I say, it’s the same as cyclists really, the bad ones don’t half give all the others a bad name, and there are plenty of bad ones.
It is important to consider that fields form part of a farmers livelihood.