Environmental Land Management Schemes
(asked on 15th January 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, further to the Answer of 27 March 2023 to Question 170767, what plans he has to make available financial support for increasing public access to the countryside under Environmental Land Management schemes.
We are making further changes to our Environmental Land Management schemes in 2024 to increase support for farmers and foresters to put new permissive access in place. This gives more choice about how farmers and foresters provide access across their land and will help more people safely access the countryside. The new permissive access actions we are introducing are as follows:
Action: | Duration | Payment Rate | Summary Description |
Open Access | 5 years | £92 per hectare | Provide and maintain permissive open access to the public on areas of land |
Footpath Access | 5 years | £77 per 100m | Provide and maintain new permissive footpaths to the public |
Bridleways and cycle path access | 5 years | £158 per 100m | Provide and maintain new permissive bridleways and cycle paths |
Access for people with reduced mobility | 5 years | £221 per 100m | Provide and maintain new permissive access for people with reduced mobility |
Upgrading Countryside and Rights of Way for cyclists and horse riders | 5 years | £158 per 100m | Provide and maintain access alongside existing rights of way for cyclists and horse riders |