The Bishop’s Stortford & District Footpaths Association is a registered charity (No. 1068733). In 2017 we celebrated sixty years of protecting and promoting the local public Rights of Way network in and around Bishop’s Stortford.

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LITTLE HALLINGBURY FOOTPATH 038

Some good news. The BSDFA and Uttlesford Ramblers have been pressing Essex CC for since 2021 to address a wet and muddy section of a public footpath in Little Hallingbury. The footpath is impassable for much of the year and work to address the problem has been hampered by difficulties in getting access to this… Continue reading

High Wych Footpath 001

Herts CC is investigating problems on High Wych Footpath 001. At the High Wych Road entrance the landowner has recently enclosed the field the footpath crosses with a wooden fence. Access for walkers is via an inappropriate set of stiles at each end of the enclosure which do not comply with the County’s standards. The… Continue reading

BISHOP’S STORTFORD FOOTPATH 070

This very useful and well used urban public footpath connects Apton Road to Windhill. It links three local schools – St Josephs Primary, St Michael’s Primary and St Mary’s Secondary providing a valuable link for parents and pupils. The footpath itself is fairly narrow and is quite uneven underfoot, it also suffers from encroaching vegetation.… Continue reading

WICKHAM HALL DRIVE (BISHOP’S STORTFORD BRIDLEWAY 008)

An update on our earlier post. The construction of the segregated footpath on Wickham Hall Drive has been completed. Although the path switches sides as it heads toward the underpass a pedestrian crossing has been marked out together with traffic calming measures by way of several speed humps. The humps are very effective and I… Continue reading

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