Public rights of way
Sefton has a network of approximately 80km of Public Rights
of Way, 71.82 km of footpaths and 7.43km of Bridleways and Byways
open to all traffic (BOATs).
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council is
committed to protecting and maintaining the authorities Public
Rights of Way network and works closely with both users and
landowners to keep the network in good shape.
Latest News
Rights of Way Improvement Plan
The Merseyside Rights of Way Improvement Plan (ROWIP) was
produced and adopted by Sefton Council and its Merseyside partners
in 2008.
Natural England is holding a celebratory event in March
2009 to showcase ROWIPs and the Merseside ROWIP has been
nominated in the category of Good Practice in Joint Working
with the LTP.
Public Rights of Way Information Pack
As part of the Merseyside Rights of Way Improvement Plan an
information pack, made up of five leaflets, has been produced
to provide guidance for members of the public,
landowners and developers.
The leaflets are available to anybody who wishes as a pack or
individually. To request copies please contact the
Rights
of Way Team or alternatively they can be downloaded.
Summer Walks 2008
Following the success of earlier walks, two more guided
walks were held during the summer.
The first walk took place on Thursday 24th
July along the Sefton
Coast. The weather was just perfect for the early
evening stroll which took in breath taking views of the
coast and was a great opportunity to meet fellow strollers.
The walk proved to be really popular with over 90
people taking part, many of whom
commented that they were
unaware that Sefton had such places of natural beauty.
The second walk took place on Thursday 14th
August. Again the weather was good and over 80 people
participated. The walk followed the popular 'Lydiate Loop' route,
which takes in rural paths around Lydiate and sections of the Leeds
Liverpool Canal.
For more information on these routes and others in
Sefton or to register an interest in any future walks, please
contact the
Rights of Way Team.
Last Updated on 5/28/2010