General Information

Parish Councillors:

Useful sites

CravenRail - SELRAP for latest Newsletter - log onto www.selrap.org.uk
For information on membership - Telephone Derek Jennings on 01282 690411 or
e-mail membership@selrap.org.uk

Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000:  Last September saw the introduction of the new right to roam laws which has given walkers an historic chance to explore new areas with Bouldsworth Hill being listed as one of the top ten areas to be opened up to the public.  The new Act has legally opened up areas of open countryside and common land in the South East and North West for the first time.

Whilst walkers will be able to wander freely 'across land' the new right does not include riding a horse or bicycle or driving a vehicle and certain other activities such as camping.  Access may sometimes be restricted for reasons such as land or livestock management or nature conservation.

There are places where the public cannot go and these include golf courses unless there is an existing footpath, gardens, quarries and arable land.  For more information log onto www.countryside.gov.uk/access

Pendle Borough Council's Website - www.pendle.gov.uk  for the A to Z
of on-line services and local information.

For Community Portals in Lancashire - log onto
www.pendlelife.co.uk      and     www.hyndburnlife.co.uk

Useful contacts for British Waterways:
www.britishwaterways.co.uk  
www.waterscape.com              
enquiries.northwest@britishwaterways.co.uk  

Deputy Prime Minister's Office -
Freedom of Information Act - www.odpm.gov.uk
More information can be viewed from the following
www.dca.gov.uk  and  www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

The Pennine Cycleway is route 68 of the National Cycle Network - a comprehensive network of safe and attractive cycle routes throughout the UK.

7,000 miles are already open, with over 10,000 planned by 2005.  Around one- third of the Network will be on traffic-free paths with the remainder using quiet lanes and traffic-calmed roads.  For detailed information log onto:-
Lancashire County Council -
www.lancashireshillcountry.co.uk

The Pennine BrIdleway is a new national off-road trail being developed by the Countryside Agency.  It will run for 330km from Derbyshire to Cumbria.
The first section to be completed is the Mary Towneley loop which crosses the Pennine Cycleway on the Long Causeway.  When complete the Pennine Bridleway will also cross the Cycleway in Salterforth.  Further details about the Bridleway can be found on www.nationaltrail.co.uk  or from the Countryside Agency on 0161 237 1061 - www.countryside.gov.uk

Remember - To cycle on the canal section of the Cycleway you need a  British Waterways permit. 
Permits are free by contacting 01282 456978

Mario Maps courtesy of Lancashire County Council (Click here)

Walking in Pendle:  'The Pendle Way' or the 'Six Circular Walks in Pendle' are highly recommended.  The routes take in some of the best scenery in Pendle.
The Pendle Way is a 45 mile medium distance walk suitable for spreading over several days of walking, with the circular walks averaging 6 - 8 miles and each adopting a different theme

Walk Packs are available for £3 direct from the countryside access team or from tourist information centres and other countryside outlets within the district.

Ordnance Survey Explorer OL21 map covers the whole of the district and is at a scale of 1:25,000 which is best suited for footpath and bridleway users.