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Rights of Way Management

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Local rights of way management

Cumbria County Council is the Highway Authority for the county, which includes a duty towards all public rights of way.  Much of this work is done in partnership with other bodies.  This is outlined below.  

Countryside Access Cumbria: Rights of Way management

  • Capita Symonds cover the area outside the National Parks: Allerdale, Barrow, Copeland, Eden and South Lakeland districts, as well as the legal work for Carlisle district.  In addition, urban rights of way in Ambleside, Keswick and Windermere / Bowness are managed in partnership with Capita Symonds.  
  • Carlisle City Council have claimed their rights to manage rights of way in the Carlisle district.  They use 'East Cumbria Countryside Project' to do maintenance.  
  • The Lake District National Park Authority cover the Lake District National Park area, except urban rights of way in Ambleside, Keswick and Windermere / Bowness).
  • The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority cover rights of way in the three parishes (Dent, Sedbergh, Garsdale) of the Yorkshire Dales National Park area in Cumbria.         

Download this document to see which parishes are covered by 2006-7 annual parish survey in the area managed by Capita Symonds Ltd (79KB)