indiat
Well-Known Member
Hi guys,
Does anyone know of a landowner who has had success taking access away from Sustrans? About three years our local landowner opened a cycle track that Sustrans is meant to police. Because a local riding school and RDA centre used it, the agreement was that no dogs were allowed on the track. The problem is that dog owners are ignoring the signs and are pretty abusive when asked to leave or at least put their animals on the lead. We have had a few incidents with horses being chased and things came to a head last week when a child was attacked by a setter when she was walking home along the path with her mother. She's OK, her mother chased the dog off, but was told to eff off by the owner when she told him to get of the cycle track or at least put the dog on a lead. What frustrates us is that Sustrans are meant to police the path but they say they have done enough by putting up signs. We are all pretty sick of the agro but we have no idea if we can make the path private again. We used to have lovely safe hacking for novices and little ones as well as the disabled riders and Sustrans assured us this wouldn't change. We don't have a problem with cyclists or walkers and I know we sound mean but it really is having a big impact, especially on the RDA. Has anyone had any experience of this?
Does anyone know of a landowner who has had success taking access away from Sustrans? About three years our local landowner opened a cycle track that Sustrans is meant to police. Because a local riding school and RDA centre used it, the agreement was that no dogs were allowed on the track. The problem is that dog owners are ignoring the signs and are pretty abusive when asked to leave or at least put their animals on the lead. We have had a few incidents with horses being chased and things came to a head last week when a child was attacked by a setter when she was walking home along the path with her mother. She's OK, her mother chased the dog off, but was told to eff off by the owner when she told him to get of the cycle track or at least put the dog on a lead. What frustrates us is that Sustrans are meant to police the path but they say they have done enough by putting up signs. We are all pretty sick of the agro but we have no idea if we can make the path private again. We used to have lovely safe hacking for novices and little ones as well as the disabled riders and Sustrans assured us this wouldn't change. We don't have a problem with cyclists or walkers and I know we sound mean but it really is having a big impact, especially on the RDA. Has anyone had any experience of this?