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Bridleways & Rights
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80-mile Prince Llywelyn Ride across Wales.
Devised by former Regional Access and Bridleways Officer Brenda Wickham, this new route creates a trail from the Powys Shropshire border to the mid-Wales coast at Borth.
Covering around 80 miles of countryside, the ride passes through just five villages and a number of tiny hamlets. It also crosses moorland, farmland and goes through several forests.
Dr Sarah Myhill, who has led the Teme Valley Pony Club summer camping expedition along the route for many years, opened the ride.
She said: "This route has provided a lot of fun for the children who have ridden across it over the years. It is fantastic that it is now open for everyone. The more people who can enjoy it the better."
Brenda Wickham said: "It has taken two years of hard work by a number of people to get to this point and it is wonderful to see all that effort come to fruition with this grand opening."
The opening of the Prince Llywelyn Ride is another great stride forward into Wales for the Ride UK National Bridleroute Network, a British Horse Society initiative to highlight equestrian access issues and provide riders with a network of rideable routes.
Mark Weston, BHS Director of Access, Safety and Welfare, said: "This new ride provides riders with the opportunity to ride across Wales, experiencing beautiful and varied landscapes and vistas. It will hopefully attract a large number of equine tourists to the area and make a significant contribution to the local economy."
Henry Whittaker, BHS Access Senior Executive, said: "This route is not only beneficial to riders looking for an enjoyable ride, but another step forward in creating a network of safe, enjoyable off-road riding routes."
For more information, please contact: Hannah Brown, Executive, BHS Access Department, on 01926 707813 or access@bhs.org.uk
1. The British Horse Society is a charity and membership organisation. It has a membership of more than 102,000 (including British Riding Clubs). Membership information can be obtained on 0844 848 1666.
2. The National Bridleroute Network is just one of the BHS Access departments initiatives to defend, extend and promote a safe equestrian network. More information on the departments work can be found at www.bhs.org.uk/Content/Acs-home.asp The focal point of the National Bridleroute Network is at www.ride-uk.org.uk
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The Radnor Forest Ride in the Brecon Beacons
The Radnor Forest Ride, which joins the Three Rivers Ride in
the Brecon Beacons National Park and the Jack Mytton Way in Shropshire, will
mark the start of the Creating A Network To Encourage Riding (CANTER) campaign.
The Radnor Forest Ride leaves the Brecon Beacons National
Park Visitors Centre, crosses the A40 and the River Usk, travels
northwards to Upper Chapel, at which point it is possible to
connect to the Epynt Way. The trail continues East, crossing
the A470 and the River Wye just south of Builth Wells, then
on to the A44 at New Radnor. The final leg of the journey passes
through some forestry to Llanbister Road Station then on to
Lloyney crossing the River Teme into Shropshire.
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| The British Horse Society, together with The Byways
and Bridleways Trust, The National Federation of Bridleway
Associations, The Mendip Cross Trails Trust, and The South
Pennine Packhorse Trails Trust are working together to campaign
and lobby the government to provide greater equestrian off
road access now.
To date ramblers and cyclists are enjoying
an unprecedented increase in their rights of access, whilst
very little progress has been made in securing equestrian
access. We therefore consider that now is an opportune time
to petition the Government for more equestrian access now. We
therefore urge you to sign up to the Equestrian Access Now
Petition, and to encourage all other horse riders to sign
up as well. The link below will take you to
a page on the Ride UK website, which gives full details of
the petition and how to sign up to it. Click
on http://www.ride-uk.org.uk/EquestrianAccessNow.htm to
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me your favourite rides and I will list them here. Please include
where the ride is, approx how long it takes, is the parking
secure, type of ride, suitable for novice or nervous riders
and whether it includes any roadwork.
Is there a charge for the ride and any other relevant information, including
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What state are the Herefordshire bridleways in?
We get the general impression that they are in need of some tender loving care and attention, particularly those which have gates across them.
Can you find them? Are they useable? Do you ride them? Do you care what state they are in?
We are asking ALL OF YOU to ride or walk you local Bridleway and report back on your findings. Let us have details of conditions - good or bad - with grid reference or simple map, photo so that they can be identified. A call to the Herefordshire Rights of Way department would also set the ball rolling. Tel 01432 260571 / 260572. Engineering Services, ROW Dept, PO Box 234, Hereford, HR1 2ZD.
The rights of way office normally get about 1500 complaints a year! When the Ramblers did a survey, the number went up to 2800! As with most government departments, the Rights of Way department has to set priorities. If we do not communicate with them they will be unaware of our problems.
Are you prepared to help with a working party to clear bridleways?
Do you know of any lost rights of way?
Do you know of anyone who would grant a permissive route so that a circular ride could be made?
Are any bridleways that you use not on the Definitive map? If so, could you apply to have them marked before they are lost? Do not forget, many byways are great for horses. Check for them on the Definitive map.
Jo and myself can only do so much. But with the help of nearly 400 members, we might just get a hinge on that gate, or be able to ride a few kms off road without having to carry a machete or mounting block!
Non Motorised User Crossings Survey
The Highways Agency are looking at the main trunk roads through Herefordshire with a view to maintenance and improvements for non motorised users who cross these routes. Namely the A49, M50 and A40. If anyone has a particular problem along these routes, if you let me know, I will pass your comments on.
Email Brenda Pomfret
Email Jo Gardiner
The contact details for Herefordshire Rights of Way Department are detailed below. Please report any problems you encounter when using bridleways.
The address of the Public Rights of Way section for Herefordshire Council has changed to:
Herefordshire Council, Transportation Unit, PO Box 236, Plough Lane, Hereford, HR4 0WZ
Brenda Pomfret - (Voluntary County Access and Bridleways Officer - British Horse Society)
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Herefordshire
Permissive Rides opened up under the defra stewardship scheme can be found at www.defra.gov.uk
Select a ride below, click and print off details and a map.
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Worcestershire
Select a ride below, click and print off details and a map.
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Shropshire - Select a ride below, click and print off details and a map
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| WANTED: Local rider, with own transport and tolerably sensible horse, interested in covering reasonable distances (10-20 miles) with fellow enthusiast. I live near Hay-on-Wye and have a welsh cob, section D. The riding around here is really good, but I would like to get out to different locations - like the Brecon Beacons (I am good with an OS map) to explore further, preferably with a like-minded person. Any offers? Ring 01497 831347 or e-mail jennyweatherburn@hotmail.com. |
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