Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each of the following sites owned by the Lake District National Park Authority, what is the current public access situation, what will be the public access situation following a sale, and how any access is guaranteed and for how long: Stickle Tarn (Great Langdale), Yewbarrow Woods (Longsleddale), Blue Hill and Red Bank Wood, Blea Brows (Coniston Water), Lady Wood (White Moss), Banerigg Wood (White Moss), and the amenity land with river frontage at Portinscale that is currently being offered for sale.

All but one of the sites has rights of access on foot under Part 1 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. These rights are not affected as a result of sale of the land.

In terms of the specific sites, the following access rights apply:

· Stickle Tarn (Great Langdale) - The land around the tarn is open-access land (although the water-body of the tarn itself is not).

· Yewbarrow Woods (Longsleddale) – No pre-existing public rights of access.

· Blue Hill and Red Bank Wood - This land is open-access land.

· Blea Brows (Coniston Water) - This land is open-access land.

· Lady Wood (White Moss) - This land is open-access land.

· Banerigg Wood (White Moss) - This land is open-access land.

· Land at Portinscale - No pre-existing public rights of open access. As part of the sale process, the Lake District National Park Authority has dedicated the land in perpetuity as open access land under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.