Warning as ramblers push to open 49,000 miles of 'lost footpaths'

Attempts to recover more than 49,000 miles of ‘lost paths’ in England and Wales could significantly impact already-strained rural resources and endanger wildlife. 

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Warning as ramblers push to open 49,000 miles of 'lost footpaths'

Attempts to recover more than 49,000 miles of ‘lost paths' in England and Wales could significantly impact already-strained rural resources and endanger wildlife. Rural groups sounded the alarm as...

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