Hi everyone, In recent months I've had a renewed interest in mapping my local area and one area I've been focusing on is the variety of public rights of way that I use. According to the wiki page (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/UK_access_provisions#Public_Rights_of_Way), only signs that include "Public Footpath", "Public Bridleway" and "Public Byway" can be used as definitive evidence of a public right of way. However, the councils in two areas that I have been mapping appear to have replaced their signposts with some that do not contain the required wording.
For example, Suffolk County Council produces signs that simply say "Bridleway" or "Footpath". Wiltshire County Council sometimes includes the words "Public footpath/bridleway", but often only depicts a walking figure or a person on a horse. Some examples are available below. https://photos.app.goo.gl/TCYTbBDxbTd176tt6 My question is about what is required to describe these ways as public rights of way. In the case of Suffolk and Wiltshire, I can access the maps of these ways and determine whether or not the signs correctly identify a public right of way. Is that acceptable, or does it depend on the conditions under which each council has made the data available? To be clear, I would not be using that data as the primary source of any particular way, but only to confirm that the signs I have found on the ground correctly reflect the council's map. Cheers Paul _______________________________________________ Talk-GB mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb
