Historical Evidence

From GPG

The Discovering Lost Ways project was begun by Natural England following the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 and was intended to research all unrecorded rights with a view to adding them to the definitive map before the cut-off date of 2026 for adding rights that was created by the Act. The project foundered in 2008 and is currently under review.

Guidance on sources of historical evidence was compiled as part of the project and subject to peer review. It is available on Natural England’s website as downloadable documents.