Rights of way
How we look after Oxfordshire's 2600 miles of public rights of way.
The management of public rights of way - which includes footpaths, bridleways and byways - falls into the following main areas:
- keeping the Definitive Map and Statement up to date.
- protecting and asserting the public's rights to use the network and maintaining the network to a suitable basic standard.
- developing a range of recreational routes and providing information to assist the public.
Contact us if you want to make a comment or report a problem on a path.
An explanation of the different types of rights of way in the countryside.
For more information about public rights of way, you can download Natural England's publication reference CA9: Out in the country: where you can go and what you can do.
What you are allowed to do on public rights of way.
Recommendations for dog owners using public rights of way and access land
The role of farmers in helping us to maintain Oxfordshire's rights of way.
How our field team manages the day-to-day running of public rights of way.
A way in which landowners may protect themselves against future claims of public rights of way across their land.
How we manage this legal record of public rights of way.
Our plan for the improvement of the management and provision of our local rights of way network.
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