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In England and Wales over 49,000 miles of paths that could be lost forever.
In 2023, the UK Government announced it would be implementing a deadline of 2031 to save the 41,000 miles of lost paths in England. After that date we will no longer be able to claim rights of way in England based on historic evidence. This means that any paths that are not legally recorded, and which have been historically used as a right of way, could be at risk of being lost forever.
In Wales their devolved government is in the process of scrapping the deadline for recording lost paths in Wales (A consultation on the draft Statute Law (Repeals) (Wales) Bill is in process).
Time is running out to save the English paths for future generations.
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