The Parish of Fawley

Annual Footpath and Bridleway Report 2019

First of all I’d like to thank Felicity Beard and Colin Ager; members of the Warren Copse & Manor Conservation Group, for helping me walk the paths this year due to my ankle problem. Thanks also to Cadland Estate (which has made this report much shorter) for replacing all the broken stiles that have been reported in the past couple of years and last but not least to the Countryside Access Vegetation Clearance contractors, who did an excellent job this year cutting back our allocated 6 paths.

Colin and I did also cut back parts of Footpaths 8 and 43, and the length of Footpath 512 using the Conservation Group’s hedge cutters, and the only other problem this year in July was a large Oak branch on Bridleway 32, I contacted CEMEX the land owners and they duly removed it.

And last but not least is the confirmation of a new official Public Right of Way of Footpath 515 from Spit to the southern corner of the Power Station site, which now gives us 23 miles of Public Rights of Way in the Parish.

Eddie Holtham Fawley Parish Council’s Footpaths rep. c.c Cadland Estate HCC Country Access Dept. Southampton Ramblers Assn.

Defects and Information Notes

Note 1. Footpath 13 Cadland Estate Large block of Gorse growing over the definitive line and also nearly blocking the access into the field. Action Required

Note 2. Footpath 19 Not usable on Definitive route since 1960’s, alternative route as shown on O.S. maps, OK.

DATE OF INSPECTION AND RECORD OF DEFECT LOCATION DATE DEFECTS/NOTES

1 Ashlett to Badminston Farm F May-19 OK 2 Bridleway 11 to Footpath12a F Jul-19 OK 3 Lane F Jul-19 OK 4 Footpath 46 to Calshot Rd F Aug-19 OK 5 Footpath 7 to Elmfield Lane F May-19 OK 6 Badminston Drove to Stanswood Rd F Jun-19 OK 7 Badminston Drove to Footpath 6 F Jun-19 OK 8 Badminston Drove to Badminston La. F Jul-19 OK 9a Chapel La. To Bridleway 16b B Jul-19 OK 9b Bridleway 16b to Footpath 12a B Jul-19 OK 9c Footpath 12a to Bridleway 10 B Aug-19 OK 10 Mopley to Stanswood Road B Jun-19 OK 11 Bridleway 10 to Bridleway 9c B Jun-19 OK 12a Badminston La. To Mopley Pond F Jun-19 OK 12b Mopley Pond to Footpath 51 B Jun-19 OK 12c Footpath 51 to Lepe Road F Jun-19 OK 13 Bridleway 11 to Footpath12a F Jul-19 See note 1 14 Bridleway 11 to Footpath 12a F Jun-19 OK 15 Whitefield Farm Lepe Rd to Footpath12c F Jun-19 OK 16a Fawley Square to Bridleway 9a F Jun-19 OK 16b Bridleway 9a to Bridleway 513 B May-19 OK 16c Bridleway 513 to Walkers La. South F Jun-19 OK 17 Footpath 511 (Footpath 16a) to Footpath 18b F Aug-19 OK* 18a Bridleway 9b to Footpath 12a F May-19 OK 18b Bridleway 9b to Badminston La. B Jun-19 OK 19 Sprat's Down to Footpath 12a F See note 2 20 Bridleway 9b to Bridleway 18b F Jun-19 OK 21 Footpath16b to Footpath 12a F Jun-19 OK 22 Walkers La. S. to Bridleway 10 B Jun-19 OK 23a Footpath 16c (Green La.) to Bridleway 513 F May-19 OK 23b Bridleway 513 to Bridleway 12b B Jun-19 OK 24 Lepe Rd to Parish Boundary, 14 B May-19 OK 25 West Common to Sturt Bridge F Jul-19 OK 26 West Common to Forest Boundary F Jul-19 OK 27 Bell Lane Roughdown B Jun-19 OK DATE OF INSPECTION AND RECORD OF DEFECT LOCATION DATE DEFECT

28 Calshot Road to Stonehills F Aug-19 OK 29 Chapel Lane to Exbury Road B Jun-19 OK 30 Rollestone Road to Rowdown B May-19 OK 31 Rollestone Rd opp Park La to No. 30 B Jun-19 OK 32 Limekiln Lane to Fawley Inclosure B May-19 OK 33 Bridleway 32 to Long Lane F Aug-19 OK* 34 Footpath 33 To Long Lane F May-19 OK 35 Main Road Hardley to Long lane F Jul-19 OK 36 Long La. Via Forest La. To Fawley Inclos. B Jul-19 OK 37 Dark Lane to Footpath 16c F May-19 OK 38 Newlands Copse to Dark Lane B May-19 OK 39 Walkers La. N. to Walkers La. S. B Jun-19 OK 40 Footpath 37 to Bridleway 9 F Jun-19 OK 41 Footpath 40 to Bridleway16b F Jun-19 OK 42 Ashlett Rd, Ashlett Creek to Lower Hard F May-19 OK 43 All Saints Church to Copthorne Lane F Jun-19 OK 44 Church Lane to Footpath 43 F May-19 OK 45 Newlands Road to Blackfield Road F May-19 OK 46 Footpath 42 to Footpath 4 F May-19 OK 48 Hardley Green B Jul-19 OK 49 Marsh Lane to Refinery Fence B May-19 OK 50 Footpath 40 to Footpath 16 F May-19 OK 51 Footpath 12 to Bridleway 10 F Jul-19 OK 501 Bridleway 32, Millpond to Footpath 502 F Aug 19 OK* 502 Old Mill Limekiln La. To Forest boundary F Aug-19 OK 503 Whitefield Fm, Lepe Rd. to Darkwater F Aug-19 OK* 504 Lepe Road to West Common B Jul-19 OK 505 New Road Hardley B Jul-19 OK 508 Bridleway 49 to Footpath 43 F Aug-19 OK 509 Warren Copse & Holbury Manor F Aug-19 OK 510a Fawley Bypass to Fawley Bypass F Aug-19 OK*

510b Fawley Bypass to Footpath 510a F Aug-19 OK*

511 Connecting Footpath 16a to Footpath17 F Aug-19 OK 512 Bridleway 10 to Bridleway 9c Floating Island F Aug-19 OK 513 Bridleway 16b to Bridleway 23b Mopley Pond B May-19 OK

514 Bridleway 10 to Bridleway 12b Mopley Pond B May-19 OK 515 Calshot Spit to Junc. of Footpaths 4 & 46 F Aug-19 OK

Paths with * were cleared by the Countryside Ac Access Vegetation Clearance Contractors