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Just walking the dog ?

The UK's approximate 15 million dog owners are the focus of a new report launched by the Kennel Club, Hampshire County Council and the Countryside Agency.

The research study was designed to examine the psychological factors underlying the behaviour of people walking with dogs. The full report and other information relating to dogs in the countryside can be found on the dog walkers page of this site.

Guidance on writing an effective ROWIP. The guidance is split into 5 sections with examples of good practice included.

An introduction to the guidance can be found by following this link - introduction to ROWIP guidance
Published draft & final ROWIPs can be found by clicking this link.

Welcome to the New Public Rights of Way and Countryside Management Good Practice Guide.

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Please note the guide contains advice and good practice. Local circumstances vary and not all the advice in this guide will apply in all areas.

This new site aims to provide professionals working in public rights of way and countryside management with practical advice and examples of good practice. It is designed to be easy to use, and is fully searchable. It contains everything on the old site, in addition to lots more information, useful documents and links. Each page has a discussion area where you can comment on the content of that page, or raise questions (only currently available to members who have logged in).

The site is continually being improved. If you cannot find what you are looking for, or have comments about thesite, please email webmaster@iprow.co.uk

In addition to adding new material we are updating the existing information. Each page will tell you whether the content has been recently updated. Latest updates are flagged up on this page (only currently visible to members who have logged in). Attached documents have a date showing when they were produced, or updated.

Many of the attached documents are dated 2000 - this indicates that they are taken from the original GPG and may be superseded by other more up-to-date material on the site.

Because the site is new here are some useful shortcuts to help you navigate :

The Countryside Agency guidance on the DDA: By all reasonable means
latest information on ROWIPs
BVPI national methodology, survey forms etc.
Managing the Record for information on Definitive Map Modification Orders, and Public Path Orders
Rights of Way review committee PGNs (attached as pdf files at the bottom of the page)

Background to the Guide

The Guide is published jointly by the Landscape, Access and Recreation Branch of the Countryside Agency, the CSS (formerly the County Surveyors' Society), the Institute of Public Rights of Way Officers (IPROW) and the Local Government Association (LGA).

The original Guide was available on CD - please note this is no longer available.

Last Updated: 30/10/06 by The Access Company