Page 18 - April 2024 Newsletter

Warwickshire County Rights of Way
Improvement Plan

Overview

Warwickshire County Council is responsible for around 1700
miles of public rights of way. These paths are both in the
countryside and urban areas. They are important for enjoying and
exploring, for travelling to work or school and for health and
wellbeing. They are part of what makes Warwickshire a special
place to live, work and enjoy.

A public right of way is a path that anyone has the legal right to
use. There are four types:
• Footpaths for walking, mobility scooters or powered
wheelchairs
• Bridleways for walking, horse riding, cycling, mobility
scooters or powered wheelchairs
• Restricted byways for walking, horse riding, cycling, mobility
scooters or powered wheelchairs and horse-drawn carriages
• Byways for all modes including motorised vehicles

Every council that is responsible for public rights of way must have
a Rights of Way Improvement Plan (ROWIP). This is a strategy
which sets out how public rights of way meet the needs of the
public, now and in the future. Our current Rights of Way
Improvement Plan dates from 2011 and now needs to be
reviewed.

We'd like to know about your experience of using our public rights
of way, how important they are for you and what we should
include in the new Rights of Way Improvement Plan. Your
feedback will help to develop the priorities and actions of the new
Rights of Way Improvement Plan, which will be produced later in

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