Heart of the Forest Access and connectivity Working Group Live Projects Project Project Description Planning Reference Current status Action required Project Lead

PRIORITY A - Hicks Lodge to Moira Furnace Planning permission approved. Connecting Hicks Lodge Section A - Hicks Funding secured. Construction Cycle Centre to Newfields Lodge to Newfields 14/00330/FUL due to commence September with Alan Dowell initiating project. Alan Dowell Road via Newfields Wood completion proposed for Dec Woodland 2015 Planning Permission has been Connecting section A at granted for the housing Newfields Road to Option 1. Contact with Section B- Newfields development. Sam Ireson has Road. Two developers once they start to Wood to Measham 13/00183/FULM been in discussions with the Sam Ireson options - 1. Through the ensure sections 1&2 join Road developer and LCC Highways new development or 2. together appropriately. Officers regarding the provision of Via the Incline. a cycle crossing. Designs and Costings have been Trail link from Moira completed. The estimate for the Funding and Landowners Furnace along the construction of a tarmac surface permission required for the Section C- Measham Public Footpath to is £80k and a Toptrec Surface Permitted project to progress. Sam Road to Moira Measham Road. £66k Potential £40k from NWLDC Sam Ireson Development Ireson to contact landowners Furnace Required to meet the subject to Link to Ashby not Moira Furnace to discuss link through the new succeeding and NWLDC proposal. housing development approval. Landowners for the route are Moira Furnace Connecting Hicks Option 1. Link through and Lodge Cycle Centre to beyond proposed development. Ashby de la Zouch. Housing Awaiting outcome of Planning PRIORITY B - Hicks Two options - 1. Awaiting decision of Planning Development Appeal. Decision expected Oct / Sam Ireson Lodge to Ashby Link Through proposed Appeal. 15/00196/FULM Nov 2015. Option 2 contingency if housing development or planning permission continues to 2 via woodland and be refused. park off Ridgway Road

The Woodland Trust and County Council Creation of a Multi-user have agreed in principal to the Sam Ireson to carry out PRIORITY C - route through Willesley creation of the multi-user route further landownership Willesley to Ashby Wood and along across their land. Mr Redfern investigations. Sam and Woulds Heritage Pastures Lane to written to, no response to date. Graham to meet with the Graham Morrison Trail Link(and Hicks , and also Sam Ireson has carried out a Woodland Trust to discuss Lodge via Oakthorpe through Oakthorpe Land Registry Search and found the proposed surfcaed route Picnic Area) Picnic site to Willesley that Pastures Lane and the link to around the lake. Lane. the Picnic site is not registered. May still be in the ownership of British Coal.

Church Gresley to Tunnel Woods completed. Group agreed that the remainder of route to Rosliston Creation of a Multi-user was outside the remit of the PRIORITY D - route between Conkers ACWG and is now being Potential routes being Conkers to Rosliston Jenny Southwell and Rosliston Forestry progressed by a separate working investigated. Link Centre group run by Jenny Southwell of County Council. Beginning to digitise the routes ready for a feasibility study. Planning Application has been submitted for a housing development off Ashby Road. As Alan Leather and Roger PRIORITY E - Village Creation of a route part of the planning comments the Poole to report to group when Alan Leather / Roger Hall, Moira to between Moira Village 14/00363/OUT National Forest Company and outcome from Planning Poole Maybury Wood Link Hall and Maybury Wood Town Council are process known. requesting that a route be provided from Sweethill to Maybury Wood.

As part of the HLF Development phase Masterplan document completed. consultants were Successful bid to HLF approx. commissioned to Heart of the Forest £200k allocated to the Masterplan develop an Interpretation and Work. Bethan Scragg has been Interpretation / Consultants to be briefed. Bethan Scragg Orientation appointed as the Black to Green Orientation masterplan Masterplan Project Officer. Currently working proposing a range of on the brief tothe consultants for solutions for navigating the design phase. people around the Heart of the Forest

Keith Drury (Sustrans Ranger) has agreed to Refurbishment and restore the Milepost. James installation of a Lowe is currently considering Millennium Milepost Millennium Milepost Location for Milepost agreed. Sam Ireson the wording for the new arms. along the Ashby Sam Ireson in discussion with Woulds Heritage Trail landowners regarding agreement to the installation. Installation of an access gate / squeeze gap opposite White Installation of access gate / Forestry Commission to Hicks Lodge Access Lodge to provide squeeze gap agreed with Forestry arrange volunteers to carry Alan Dowell from Willesley Lane access on foot between Commission. out the works. Public Footpath P21 and the Cycle routes of Hicks Lodge.

Proposed diversion of Ivanhoe Way promoted Once constructed Sam route. Diversion will Ireson to ensure any signage Hicks Lodge to Newfields Link to Alternative route for remove the route and changes are made on the Roger Poole / Sam be constructed before project can the Ivanhoe Way re-direct it via Hicks ground, to LCC promoted Ireson progress. Lodge Cycle Centre route literature and Ordnance and proposed Survey Newfields Link.

Restoration plan for the site was approved in January. Need to check that proposed Creation of route paths across the site Maybury to New Roger Poole / possible between Maybury and Proposed route(s) to be identified. correspond with link trying to Albion Link another Albion Landfill Site achieve. Lead require to look into potential routes for a link between Maybury and the site

Presentation by John Sam Lattaway to have a Law to the group - The meeting with the Woodland promotion of Trust regarding Access for All Countryside For All Countryside For All Proposed route(s) to be identified. Sam Lattaway routes within the National routes throughout the Forest especially around Heart of the Forest Willesley. area. Alan Blackburn has had initial Roger Poole raised the discussions with the landowner potential of increased regarding the creation of a Horse riding access bridleway access bridleway link south of the A42 to Roger Poole and Alan Roger Poole / Alan south of A42 to across land south of the Ashby Road. This would then link Blackburn to progress the Blackburn Minorca site A42 to Ashby Road and to the existing Public Byway matter with the landowner. then onwards to between Ashby Road and Minorca Road to link to Minorca.

Agreed that the proposed route could be looked at with regards landownership and Public Rights Sam Ireson to look at the Presentation by Alan of Way Orders. As the route is proposed route and create a Proposed Bridleway Blackburn and Roger Roger Poole / Alan outside the HOFF area was menu of Legal Public Rights Circuit Poole for a proposed Blackburn agreed that it is worth progressing of Way Orders which will be bridleway circuit but should be more of a National required. Forest project with progress reported back to the HOFF Heart of the Forest Access and connectivity Working Group Project Proposals resources Project Project Description Actions required / Needs Proposer Comments Lead have/required Car Park Albert No access for horseriders at Installation of an equine Put on hold until bigger picture of Village - Equine step this point. Legal Status of the access structure Mary Holland / improvements between Maybury over to Hepworth route and Funding for the ajacent to the existing Lynne Pass and New Albion including Hanging (Albert Village ) Lake structure need to be cycle barrier Hill farm are considered. Site investigated

Spring Cottage - Change status of Link Ashby Woulds Trail to Put on hold until bigger picture of Footpath to Change of status from Albert Village Lake Bridleway. Mary Holland / improvements between Maybury Bridleway linking Public Footpath to Landowners agreement and Lynne Pass and New Albion including Hanging Ashby Woulds Trail Public Bridleway Legal Order required to Hill farm are considered. to Albert Village lake change status Bridleway

Equine bridge to link Horseriders are currently Maybury Wood to Put on hold until bigger picture of Installation of a bridge unable to use the bridge. Hanging Hill Farm Mary Holland / improvements between Maybury suitable for use by Legal status of the route and and Boothorpe Lynne Pass and New Albion including Hanging horse riders funding for the structure will Permissive Hill farm are considered. need to be investigated. Bridleway

Access from Put on hold until bigger picture of Hanging Hill Farm to Creation of a new link Funding and Landowners Mary Holland / improvements between Maybury Boothorpe between Boothorpe and agreement will need to be Lynne Pass and New Albion including Hanging Permissive Hanging Hill Farm investigated. Hill farm are considered. Bridleway Equine Access parallel to Ashby Put on hold until bigger picture of Road / Willesley Funding and Landowners Creation of new Mary Holland / improvements between Maybury Lane from Bridleway agreement will need to be bridleway link. Lynne Pass and New Albion including Hanging to Hicks Lodge to investigated. Hill farm are considered. junction at Willesley Woodside

Put on hold until bigger picture of Funding and Landowners Mary Holland / improvements between Maybury Equine Access to Pit agreement will need to be Lynne Pass and New Albion including Hanging Triangle Woods and Creation of new investigated. Feanedock bridleway access Hill farm are considered. Creation of a horse riding circuit including Status of existing Public Ashby, Heather, Rights of Way, landowners Roger and Alan to present the Proposed Horse Swepstone and agreemenat and funding will Roger Poole / proposal to the grouo at the next Riding Circuit Measham need to be investigated Alan Blackburn HOFF meeting Heart of the Forest Access and connectivity Working Group Completed Projects

Project Description Outputs Date completed Main contact Heart of the Forest Network Map produced showing Network agreed by Spring 2014 Graham Morrision Identification Network the group

1km Newly surfaced A project to surface trail. Xkm new the trail from Church bridleway created. Gresley through £50k funding raised Tunnel Woods Tunnel Woods from Natural Alan Dowell (Priority link D) and to and through Corporate create xKM of new sponsorship raised by Bridleway the National Forest Company

Survey of the Heart of the Forest Trail Network providing Maps and information for corresponding survey Landowners and for information produced. Network Survey Summer 2014 Graham Morrision the preparation of the Circa 300+ volunteer Heart of the Forest hours and 30 miles of Orientation and trails surveyed. Interpretation Masterplan.