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• Are dogs allowed on public rights of way?
• Can I plough a public right of way?
• How can I safely walk through a field of cattle?
• Is rope across a public right of way classed as an obstruction?
• What can be done about behaviour intended to deter the use of a public right of way?
• What can be done about intimidating dogs on public rights of way?
• What if additional stiles or gates are required on a public right of way?
• What if there is a padlocked gate on a public right of way?
• What if there is barbed wire or an electric fence across a public right of way?
• What if there is barbed wire or electric fences alongside a public right of way?
• What is the law regarding bulls and dangerous animals on public rights of way?
• What is the liability of landowners to path users?
• What is the liability of the Council to path users?
• Who has responsibility for clearing litter and fly tipping?
• Who has responsibility for removing misleading signs from public rights of way?
• Who has responsibility for the signposting of public rights of way?
• Who is responsible for bridges and culverts on public rights of way?
• Who is responsible for dealing with dog fouling and the provision of dog waste bins?
• Who is responsible for hedges and trees adjacent to public rights of way?
• Who is responsible for overgrown vegetation on a public right of way?
• Who is responsible for stiles and gates on footpaths and bridleways
• Who is responsible for the surface of public rights of way?
• Who is responsible for trees and branches fallen across public rights of way?
• Why are crops growing on a public right of way?

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