Councils spending hundreds of thousands of pounds as walkers rush to record rights of way
Councils are spending hundreds of thousands of pounds investigating claims by ramblers for public footpaths to be officially recognised, despite many running on private property. The Government has introduced a 2026 cut off date to record historic routes which existed before official records began in 1949 with the aim of providing certainty to landowners, but the ensuing rush has had a knock-on effect for unsuspecting homeowners, particularly those buying properties in the country. The current unwieldy system has been criticised…