Commonly reported issues
You can report issues online including:
- Issues with the path being ploughed up, or planted over
- Dangerous animals
- Shooting on/over a path
- Poorly supported tree branches, at risk of falling
- Poorly maintained bridges
- Tripping hazards
Footpath classification
Each route has been assessed against nine criteria (such as demand, proximity to publicly accessible land and local services), which places it into one of three categories - A, B and C. Each category has a different response time, dependent on the issue identified. For example, a missing fingerpost on an A category route will be dealt with sooner than a missing fingerpost on a C category route. The exception to this is where an issue poses an imminent danger, likely to result in a significant accident or injury, and in these instances, we will respond straightaway, regardless of a route’s category.