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BHS Hampshire Bridleways Team

We would welcome new recruits, particularly from areas which are under-represented, especially the north and west of Hampshire and Southampton City.

 

The group meets bimonthly on Monday evenings at The West Meon Hut on the junction of A272 and A32.

Interested volunteers please contact Brenda King, or just drop in and meet us.

 

BHS Hampshire Bridleways officers 2012

 

 

 

Access - Roads & Bridleways

BHS Website - Access pages

e-mail: wheelers.farm@btinternet.com

Proposed Package of Diversions at Yateley Common

 

Click here for the BHS Mailshot

 

Further to the package of diversions made in 2004 at Yateley Common on the east side of Cricket Hill Lane, it is now proposed to carry out a further package of diversions to the west of that road under the provisions of section 119 of the Highways Act 1980.  A large scale map showing the effect of the proposed changes is attached.

 

Hampshire County Council is now working to a guidance document outlining the criteria that will be considered in assessing applications for diversion.  This document can be viewed on the HCC website at the following address and should be read in conjunction with the requirements of the Highways Act 1980.

 

http://www3.hants.gov.uk/row/making-changes/diversions.htm

 

Background and details of proposed changes

 

These changes are being proposed in order to bring the recorded routes of Yateley Bridleways 15, 17 and 26 onto the routes that are either in use on the ground, or can more easily be created and maintained to provide safe, useful links to ongoing paths.

 

One significant benefit will be to improve the crossing points on Vigo Lane; this is a busy road that is heavily used by lorries and HGVs.  The road is currently crossed six times by the recorded bridleways, most of these crossings being on dangerous bends with poor visibility.  The proposed diversions would reduce the number of crossings to three, all of which will be on straighter sections with much better visibility to enable safer crossing.

 

The proposed diversion of Yateley Bridleways 15 and 17 adjacent to SIMS Metals (around point R on the consultation plan) will take the bridleway away from the site and the effects of changes that are being made in that area.

 

It is proposed to divert part of Yateley Footpath No.47 at the southern end from Cc-Dd to Cc-Ee, to provide a more logical exit onto the vehicular highway.  The currently recorded route circumvented a building that is no longer in existence so it is now possible for the path to take a more natural line to its termination point.

 

It is proposed to extinguish the southern section of Yateley Bridleway No.17 between Aa-Bb as this short section exits onto a busy and dangerous section of A road and does not appear to be used by legitimate bridleway users.

 

It is proposed to divert part of Yateley Bridleway No.20b from A-B to A-C as the current route passes through the immediate curtilage of two cottages and is not available on the ground.  It is also proposed to divert part of Yateley Bridleway No.18 from D-E to D-C to link up with the diverted route of Footpath No.20b and to allow better management of the area crossed by the existing route, for conservation purposes.

 

I would welcome your views on this proposal. If you have any comments to make and wish them to be taken into account by the Council, I would be grateful if written submissions could be sent to me within six weeks of the date of this email. Should you wish to discuss any of the above, please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Click here for Yateley Country Park plan - 2011 06 02_(HF000001795385).pdf

 

 

Many Thanks

 

Vicky Bowskill

01962 846891

Countryside Access Development Officer

Countryside Service

Culture, Communities and Business Services

Hampshire County Council

Mottisfont Court, High Street, Winchester SO23 8ZF

 

http://www.hants.gov.uk/countryside/row/

 

Click here for Yateley Leaflet.pdf

 

Click here for Yateley National Organisation.pdf

Posted 25 July 2011

BHS Hants Access & Bridleways - Frequently Asked Questions

 

Problems with poor surfaces on your bridleways?  Over grown hedges? No  bridleways at all?

 

Click here for our FAQ’s on what to do

 

Disused railway - Itchen Abbas to Martyr Worthy - Help please!

 

Hampshire county Council is considering creating a right-of-way on part of the disused railway line they own in the Itchen Valley. This path runs East to West from Itchen Abbas to Martyr Worthy, approx 200m North of, and parallel to, the main road.

If you or your friends use this track please contact the Access & Bridleways Officer (wheelers.farm@btinternet.com).

We particularly need to know the places where you get onto and off the track.

 

27 Nov 2011

 

Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA)

 

This is a type of road surfacing which has caused problems in the past. If laid incorrectly it can be very slippery in the dry. Hampshire Highways are currently using it to resurface roads in the Stubbington / Titchfield area, including we believe Cuckoo Lane, Moody Road, Titchfield Road and Meon Road.

If you experience any problems, please contact Greer Jones (greerjones5@gmail.com)

Remember to report all accidents to the BHS horseaccidents website as well

www.horseaccidents.org.uk

 

Feb 2012

 

Test Valley Core Strategy

 

Test Valley Borough Council proposed Core Strategy includes a feasibility study for bridleways etc in the New Forest Park. Its buried near the end, but think your group or riders in the area might want to comment. You can find the maps on p75.

 

Link from the Test Valley website for the proposals for the Forest Park:-

www.testvalley.gov.uk/Default.aspx?page=9578

 

The information is found under Evidence Base, and then Leisure and Culture.

Feasibility study -  Map 12, headed up proposed new walking cycling & horse-riding routes for the forest park.

Forest Park access - is also another interesting document

Any representation must be received by 4:30pm on the 17th February 2012.  This can be done on line following the link on the Test Valley home page

 

Jan 2012