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Deteriorating footpath network needs more support. so it is not all bad news. i am in the rural market town of bradford—on—avon. this has got a really good footpath network. to show you what one looks like, here is a great sign to show you where you are going, and here is a gate thatis you are going, and here is a gate that is open. 0ften you are going, and here is a gate that is open. often in our investigations we can see that these sorts of dates were kept closed. just over a year, this is what farmers who encourage access onto their land do, they do not plant crops along the line of th...

Requests, we have found out that there are problems across the entire network stopping us from fully enjoying the countryside. there are nearly 32,000 blockages or obstructions on the footpath network that need dealing with. that is over 4,000 more access issues than the year before. access campaigners say our figures show a shocking abuse and neglect of the public path network. local councils say they are doing their best and working closely with local volunteers, like here in monmouthshire. the task is getting more urgent. the way the climate is changing is exacerbating the problems. the und...