Open Spaces Society

We are delighted that our threat of legal action has caused Herefordshire Council to reopen obstructed and overgrown paths earlier this summer.

We are grateful to our local correspondent, Dave Howerski, on his persistence in the matter. Read more here: bit.ly/3UwElEZ

Thanks to our local correspondent Chris Smith, the ancient way between Bosham and the Itchenor ferry, west of Chichester in West Sussex, has been added to the official map of public rights of way, enabling cyclists to gain access to and from the ferry: bit.ly/4ys0qTb

Following a summer of heatwaves, our general secretary, @CampaignerKate, urges the government to recognise the vital importance of nature and open spaces for the general public, especially in urban areas. Read Kate's opinion piece here: bit.ly/4ByBITA

We are celebrating the recognition of an ancient public footpath from Eastry to Hammill in East Kent, after 75 years of loss. We are pleased that the county council expedited the definitive map modification order and the inspector confirmed it: bit.ly/4e3tzfR

We’re pleased that permission has been refused for the extension of a quarry on common land, at Trefil common, outside the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park in Blaenau Gwent. The application for the proposed extension was ill-prepared and ill-researched: bit.ly/4siYVVY