Call to Action! Public Rights of Way

Friends of Fox Hill would like to ask anyone who has walked within Fox Hill at any time during the last twenty years if they would be willing to assist in obtaining recognition of further routes as Public Rights of Way. We will need to prove routes have been walked for at least twenty years, but you do not have to have walked there for the full twenty years as we can join evidence together to show the public have used a route since 2004. If you can help, we will provide you with a copy of the required form plus a map to mark the route/routes you have followed.

We have learnt a lot from our previous application and now wish to focus on routes you may have walked between the entrances/exits at the edge of Woosehill to Highland Avenue. As part of the process, we are not allowed to provide guidance of exactly where you walked but we will issue potential applicants with assistance on how to complete the form. Of particular note is that we will only be applying for paths that are on private land as we enjoy a “Right to Roam” on the council land. As part of this we have now finally established the legal owner of the short footpath into Fox Hill at Kent Close, plus have agreed a suitable map to use for the application with Wokingham Borough Council.

Friends of Fox Hill have now safeguarded one path as a Public Right of Way within Fox Hill and would ask for help from anyone who has used paths within the woods so they can be protected for the future.

If you can assist us please e-mail your contact details to footpaths@friendsoffoxhill.org.

Many Thanks,

Tony Delliston

Vice Chair – Friends of Fox Hill