RIDER RIGHTS
Says Naomi Smith
It is all too possible to round a corner on horseback
and come upon a group of cattle with no prior warning -this WILL result in
a horse being badly spooked at best, bolting at worst -it is only a matter of
time ........... read more
RIDING ON FORESTRY COMMISSION LAND.
Rejoice. Rejoice. Another Victory for Tony Barnett .
Council says Forestry Commission is wrong to charge riders
If you have paid, demand your money back
Send the following e-mail to the Forestry Commission where you paid your fee.
Dear Forestry Commission
You have no rights to charge people for riding on Forestry Commission land.
I, therefore, demand that you return the following sum of money
.........................................................................................
that I have paid you over the last .................... years.
Looking forward to receiving the re-payment
.................................... (signed)
Name: ........................................................................................
Address: ................................................................................................... ..................................................................................................... .....................................................................................................
Annabel Gresch writes to Tony Barnett
"Wow - that's a fantastic result!!!! "
Says Annabel Grech
Wow - that's a fantastic result!!!! I am extremely happy and completely surprised as the guys that approached me were very adamant about horse riders requiring a permit. Thank you very much for looking into this for all the Wareham Woods riders.
Your help has been very very much appreciated!!!!!
Please do keep me informed and I will continue to spread the word by contacting more local riding clubs and horsey magazines.
Tony Barnett comments
"Agreement was reached in a statement that the Council knew nothing of the demand for payment to horse riders and stated that it was wrong"
Says Tony Barnett
Most of forestry lands are common lands, few are held by the Lord of the Manor where public access is of ancient rights of passage, bridle paths and footpaths therefore will be the definitive plan and statement, others have been gained through the 1925 law of property act which grants public access which is regulated to suit the lord of the manor.
The 1925 LPA and the 1936 act gave land owners the opportunity to register ownership of his/her property which would include buildings, rivers, lakes, waste lands, woodlands etc that were part of the demesne lands of the estate, the lands and its buildings etc then became freehold and a salable commodity.
The 1965 CRA was specifically for the registration of waste lands of "a" manor that fell outside any demesne lands, the lands were known as lands capable of rights of common and it was upon the local authority, on request of the commons commissioners agents, to prepare information on common lands in the county for inclusion in the 1965 act for consideration.
Common lands used for the production of timber, although common lands with rights of common were not registered as such but nevertheless held ancient rights of common, ancient rights of bridle paths and other horse traffic to include public rights of way, some held and still hold private rights to property, these rights should be held by the local authority and made available for inspection, as is stipulated in s 3(2) 1965 act.
The ancient rights of way therefore are free to access without impediments of any kind, forestry workers/tolrides agents have no locus stan-di, demanding payment to access the rights of way and claiming that one is not insured or will be in contravention of some trespass law, is false representation, using property as collateral to make gain is mortgage fraud (highway robbery).
I will therefore suggest that anyone feeling aggrieved should contact the police and seek action under section 5 of the public order act, I would also seek compensation and to have returned monies paid on demand from the forestry commission through the judiciary system, the demands, although fraud, may be dealt with in the county court or the high court, section 41 of the 2006 commons act is the ideal process.
Help to go that way can be obtained through horseytalk.net
I have pushed Purbeck council into an answer on Wareham, agreement therefore was reached in a statement that the council knew nothing of the demand for toll to horse riders and stated that it was wrong.
Tell us your experiences riding on Forestry Commission land ...........
Says Linda Wright
We moved to a Shropshire location a year ago having surveyed the local OS
map and noted the significant number of bridleways around the property.
Sadly the map appears a total fiction. Scarce any of the bridleways are
usable ........... read more