[Talk-GB] help with rights of way and core paths in Scotland
I think I understand what councils have to do for public rights of way in England and Wales. However, I don't understand the situation concerning rights of way in Scotland. I would like some help, please. What kinds of paths are there in Scotland? I've seen mention of both rights of way and core paths. What's the difference? Who are the authorities that have legal obligations? What legal obligations do they have? Do they have to maintain a definitive map? -- Barry Cornelius http://www.northeastraces.com/ http://www.thehs2.com/ http://www.rowmaps.com/ http://www.oxonpaths.com/ http://www.barrycornelius.com/ ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] help with rights of way and core paths in Scotland
According to the government site below in Scotland the local authorities don't have to signpost or record the Rights of Way: https://www.gov.uk/right-of-way-open-access-land/public-rights-of-way The paths are recorded and signposted by the charity Scotways where there appears to be plenty of information: http://www.scotways.com/ regards, Steven On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Barry Cornelius barrycorneliu...@gmail.com wrote: I think I understand what councils have to do for public rights of way in England and Wales. However, I don't understand the situation concerning rights of way in Scotland. I would like some help, please. What kinds of paths are there in Scotland? I've seen mention of both rights of way and core paths. What's the difference? Who are the authorities that have legal obligations? What legal obligations do they have? Do they have to maintain a definitive map? -- Barry Cornelius http://www.northeastraces.com/ http://www.thehs2.com/ http://www.rowmaps.com/ http://www.oxonpaths.com/ http://www.barrycornelius.com/ __**_ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.**org/listinfo/talk-gbhttp://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
Re: [Talk-GB] help with rights of way and core paths in Scotland
On 2013-03-11 10:12, Barry Cornelius wrote: I think I understand what councils have to do for public rights of way in England and Wales. However, I don't understand the situation concerning rights of way in Scotland. I would like some help, please. What kinds of paths are there in Scotland? I've seen mention of both rights of way and core paths. What's the difference? Who are the authorities that have legal obligations? What legal obligations do they have? Do they have to maintain a definitive map? Core paths were created by the Land Reform Act 2003. All of the local authorities and national park authorities are required to produce a core path plan, which should include the main routes for walking, cycling, horseriding, canoeing etc. So the core paths may include paths, as well as tracks, driveways, public roads, and rivers. It seems most of the authorities have now produced a core path plan, though some of them are still consulting on it. I'm not sure if its actually a legal requirement, but the guidance says that the authorities should promote the core paths. So this means they will usually be signposted in some way. I'm not sure which areas have actually done this. Craig ___ Talk-GB mailing list Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
