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As the owner or occupier of land with a public right of way across it, you must keep the route visible and not obstruct or endanger users.
Responsibilities for visitors to the countryside and those who manage the land.
Your guide to enjoying our parks and waterways, coast and countryside.…
Advice for land managers to help visitors follow the Countryside Code.…
Find out which Environment Agency locks and weirs you can fish at, the licences and permits you need and when you can fish.
Discover and register for Planning Inspectorate webinars.
Find out about Natural England's progress with improving coastal access in England.
As a land owner or manager, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.
Guidance on methods of minimising annoyance or disturbance caused by the operation of loudspeakers fixed to ice-cream vans and similar vehicles.
How to make changes to the legal status of a public right of way.
How your personal information is used within the Planning Inspectorate
Find out how to get to Environment Agency locks and weir fishing sites and when you can fish.
As a local highway authority (usually a county council or national park authority) you have statutory duties to record and keep public rights of way open.
Bridge heights and profiles, locks and facilities for boaters on the River Medway.
Guidance on procedures for considering objections to definitive map and public path orders.
Find out about Natural England's work to improve coastal access.
Find out about Natural England's progress with improving coastal access.
Decisions and maps for rights of way orders published within 2023, 2024 and 2025
How to object or make representations to a public rights of way order
Rye Harbour high water times for each day (morning and afternoon).
As an owner or manager of land, understand how to restrict public access for land management, public safety or fire prevention reasons.
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