Footpaths

Recent News

I have been encouraged by recent work to the footpath between East Nethercott and Street carried out by Dave Fowler. He has installed a pedestrian gateway on the footpath where before it was blocked by several farm gates lashed together and also trimmed the hedgerow around the stile at the Street end, where before it was unusable.

Click on the above ordnance survey map to go to Cornwall Council's Interactive Map

About the footpaths

Area of Great Landscape Value

Whitstone Parish has 11 footpaths which are Public Right of Way (PRoW) covering approx 3.7 miles. All of these are designated as ‘Footpath’ so there are no Bridleways or Byways Open to All Traffic (BOATS). Eight of the paths are within an Area of Great Landscape Value (AGLV).

There is an ancient parish church and countryside views to admire which are better appreciated when using one of the local footpaths. Whilst all members of the public are encouraged to use the local footpaths, the routes in some parts can be difficult to negotiate being very muddy and rutted especially in the winter. The map above shows the route of all the paths in the parish and by clicking on the map you will be taken to the Cornwall Council website where you can zoom in for greater detail and get other information such as the path number, which is very useful if you need to report a problem.

Historically these footpaths were used as routes to work, the Church or Chapel, wells and other very necessary destinations. These days of course they are used primarily for leisure, and whilst some work has been carried out in the past attempting to keep all the paths open they have become overgrown in places and there will, at times, be other problems. Whether because of broken stiles, gates which cannot be opened or because the path is blocked, all these problems can be fixed given time, but knowing that a problem exists is the first stage. As the local volunteer Footpath Co-ordinator I will be monitoring the condition of our footpaths and reporting back to the Parish Council as well as liaising with Cornwall Council and other organisations in an attempt to improve the conditions.

Access problem ...

If you encounter a problem, however small, or have a comment to make, please email the details to me giving as much information as possible.