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Hold on Forestry ‘sell off’ plans gives riders a boost |
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Written by MyPetFriends
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Tuesday, 15 February 2011 |
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 The British Horse Society (BHS) welcomes the Government’s announcement that it intends to put on hold its plans to sell off some English forests this year – but warns the fight is far from over.
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To date no details or assurances have been given as to how the permissive access that equestrians enjoy will be protected in the event of a sale. The public consultation document is silent on this.
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It is important that before any sales or leases of our forests proceed that appropriate measures have been put in place to secure the permissive access that equestrians enjoy in the forests.
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The Society will continue to lobby hard to ensure that adequate measures are put in place should any sales or leases of our forests proceed.
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The British Horse Society believes that our interests will be best protected by the Forestry Commission dedicating higher rights for equestrians, (pursuant to section 16 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000) in our forests.
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