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LOST WAYS...

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What are lost ways?

The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (CROW) set a deadline of 1st January 2026 to register forgotten 'historic' footpaths and bridleways on the definitive map. By historic it means those that were in existence before 1949.The government gave the job of co-ordinating this work to the Countryside Agency.

Discovering Lost Ways is a national project, working systematically towards achieving a definitive map which reflects existing rights - not defining new ones.

The purpose of the Discovering Lost Ways Project is to examine the key historic documents involved and record evidence of the existence (or in some cases closure) of historic ways, and to submit claims to amend the definitive maps.

STOP PRESS - APRIL 2008 - Government SCRAPPING PROJECT