Isle of Wight woodland dog walking route closed to public

Summarised from Isle of Wight County Press's report · Updated 4 Nov, 17:57 · Archive

A popular woodland dog walking route at Holme Copse, Shanklin, has been closed to the public by its landowner.

A popular woodland route for dog walkers at Holme Copse, Shanklin, has been closed to the public by its landowner, Anne Springman, a former high sheriff and owner of Shanklin Chine. The permissive paths, which are those granted for public use at a landowner's discretion, were closed after the landowner decided they no longer wished them to be available.

The Isle of Wight Council's Public Rights of Way team confirmed the closure. The council said the permissive paths were provided under a Forestry Commission woodland grant scheme which required a ten-year period of public access from the date of grant payment. This ten-year commitment has now expired, meaning the landowner is within their rights to withdraw access. The council noted that actual public rights of way SS9 and SS10, which cross or join the permissive path at its southern end, remain unaffected by the closure.

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• Popular woodland dog walking route closed to publicThe Isle of Wight Council's Public Rights of Way team has confirmed the permissive paths at Holme Copse, Shanklin, have been closed.Isle of Wight County Press · 4 Nov, 16:49

In this story: Anne Springman · Isle of Wight Council · Holme Copse · Shanklin · Shanklin Chine

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