TABLE 1: SUMMARY OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN EVIDENCE FORMS COMPLETED BY THE PUBLIC NAME & ADDRESS PERIOD FREQUENCY PURPOSE SIGHTING OF ARE THEY A WERE THEY DID THEY HAVE THEY DID THEY DO THEY HAS THE HAVE THERE EVER NOTICES HAS IT EVER FURTHER AND TYPE OF USE OTHER PATH TENANT OR AN EMPLOYEE EVER HAVE EVER BEEN EVER SEEK HAVE A ROUTE BEEN ANY BEEN INFORMATION OF USE USERS EMPLOYEE OR TENANT DISCUSSION STOPPED OR RECEIVE PRIVATE ALWAYS STILES/GATES/ PLOUGHED/ OF OF A WITH THE OR TURNED PERMISSION LEGAL RIGHT? BEEN THE OBSTRUCTIONS? CULTIVATED OWNER? PREVIOUS OWNER? BACK? TO USE? SAME OWNER? Mr B Apps 1955-1964 Weekly Travelling from Yes – sightings of No No No No No No Yes No No No The whole width 74 Wyndham Road On foot Byworth to people on foot and of the route can Petworth Welldiggers horseback be used by the W. Sx public GU28 0EQ Mrs B Apps 1939-1967 Once a week Travelling from Yes – sightings of No No No No Yes – from Mr No Yes No No No The whole width 3 Coronation cottages On foot approximately Byworth to people on foot and Thorne (Senior) of the route can Stopham Welldiggers horseback and Mr P be used by the Nr Fittleworth Thorne as an public. W. Sx occupier of the The surface route throughout consists of a dirt their tenancy. track Ms S Bennie 1995-2014 6 times a year To get to Yes – sightings of No No No No No No Yes No No No Part of the route Pettifers On foot on average Flexham Park people on foot is enclosed by a Lombard Street from Petworth hedge and ditch Petworth The whole width W. Sx between these GU28 0AG boundaries is used by the public The route features a rough track surface Ms J Burdett 2006-2014 2 to 3 times a On a circular Yes – on horseback No No No No No No Yes No No No Part of the route 70 Loxwood Avenue On week ride from and on foot, often is enclosed Worthing horseback Shimmings via walking dogs between W. Sx Byworth old boundaries. BN14 7RA road, Binksole The whole width Common then of the route is back to used by the Shimmings public. There is sandstone outcrops in keeping with the old lane feature. The main surface consists of soil and stones. Mrs D Clark 1994-2014 At least twice a Riding horse out Yes – on foot and No No No No No No Yes No No No Part of the route 15 Littlecote On week from Strood horseback is enclosed Petworth horseback Farm and more between W. Sx recently from boundaries such GU28 0EF. Shimmings each as hedges and to avoid the fences. main road to get The whole width to Flexham or of the route is Egdean used by the public. The surface features tarmac at the farmyard entrance leading to dirt track with stones. Ms A Dallyn 1952-2014 20 times a year From Byworth to Yes – people No No No No No, permission No Yes Yes – 10 foot gate in No No The whole width Woodside On foot on foot and 5 Low Heath walking and on not needed the 1950’s, early of the route is 386 Strood Cottages 1956-2004 times a year on horseback 1960’s to prevent used by the Petworth On horseback on farmyard animals public. W. Sx horseback average a year straying The surface GU28 OJN. features stone in the main. TABLE 1: SUMMARY OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN EVIDENCE FORMS COMPLETED BY THE PUBLIC Mr B Dallyn 1964-2014 10 times a year Fields en route Yes – people on Yes, No No No No Yes, to deliver Yes Yes, a gate at the farm No No The whole width Woodside On foot on foot horseback and foot employee for goods – manure entrance for stock of the path is 386 Strood Cottages 1994-1998 Once a year on Mr P Thorne to people on safety used by the Petworth On horseback in the 1970’s route and at Low public. W. sx horseback 2 times a year AND 1980’S Heath End The surface GU28 0JN. 1964-2000 by pedal cycle mainly consists By pedal 2 times a year of stone. cycle on average in a 1970-1990 vehicle In a vehicle Mr R Dallyn 1959-1986 20 times a year For a walk or a Yes – people on No No No No No No Yes Yes, a gate which was No No, it is a green The surface type 24 Station Road On foot on average on shortcut to and foot and horseback always open and only lane not a field is a green land Petworth 1964-1986 foot from village to used to control the cow used by W. Sx In a vehicle Welldiggers team going to and agricultural GU28 0EX. (agricultural public house from milking when tractors and tractor) there was a milking 4WD trucks. It is herd at Hallgate Farm. a naturally The milking herd was muddy track disbanded in the with a grass 1970’s. The lane has centre. always been an open through fare from Byworth to Welldiggers/ Kingspit. Ms J Edwards 1982-2014 20 times a year Travelling from Yes – people on No No No No, often saw No No Yes No No, there have No Part of the route Bracken Cottage On foot and on foot and 100 Petworth to foot and horseback workers and been two signs is enclosed with The Fleet horseback times a year on Goanah or chatted with at a field high banks of Fittleworth average on Gorehill, them yet at entrance sandstone, W. Sx horseback Byworth Farm to no time did prohibiting riders grassy banks RH20 1HS. Flexham or anyone say and cyclists and hedges Stopham or they should from entering about 2 metres Egdean or not be there. the fields which wide. Fittleworth and shows The whole width vice versa acceptance of of the route is the route itself being used by the public. The main surface along the route is earth and stony in some places. Ms K Eels 1989-2014 20 times a year Going from Yes – other walkers No No No, farm No No No Yes No, the only Yes Part of the route 74 Harbourview Road On on average Byworth up to and other horse workers have notices I have is enclosed by Pagham horseback Welldiggers to riders stopped tractors seen are the hedges either W. Sx link with and farm ones prohibiting side of the route PO21 4RH. bridleway to machinery to access onto the some part of the Egdean or to allow horses to field either side length is a ride north up pass and of the land. sunken lane. Riverhill Lane exchanged These don’t The whole width and it makes hellos and thank refer to using of the route is part of a good yous. I have the lane. used by the circuit keeping never been public. off the more asked why I am The route runs busy roads. riding through or along a sunken have been told track not to or it was The main not rightful to surface of the ride the route route is made up of earth and stone, it is an unmade surface, earth and stone. Ms C. Emery 1994-2014 On foot Travelling from Yes – people on No No No No No No Yes No No No Part of the route Upper Lodge On foot occasionally and Byworth to foot and horseback is enclosed Stopham 1994-2014 frequently on Flexham Park between Pulborough on horseback horseback – via Low heath boundaries. W. Sx every week avoiding the The whole width RH20 1EB. main road or of the route is following the used by the bridleway onto public. Egdean The surface along the route consists of soil and stones. TABLE 1: SUMMARY OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN EVIDENCE FORMS COMPLETED BY THE PUBLIC Miss S Feather 1985-2014 10 times a year Either from Many people use No No No No No It is a public No Yes No No No, it has It has always Tupp End On foot on foot Byworth up to the route on foot, bridleway always been a been a single Sheepdown Drive 1998-2014 52 times a year the A283 to join horseback and track for access track lane with Petworth On on horseback Kingspit Lane or bicycle. I have also to farmland and hedges and W. Sx horseback 2 times a year Riverhill. Or seen people driving to join Byworth trees lining the GU29 0BW. 1990-2014 by by pedal cycle from the A283 to in 4x4 quad bikes to A283 route. pedal cycle access Byworth and tractors The whole with of the route is used by the public. It is a beautiful gully cutting through some Petworth marble and sandstone (as shown on plan). Surface is stone, gravel, dirt and mud. Ms J Gibbs 1975-1985 40 times on foot From Byworth to Yes – people on Yes, renting No No No No Yes No No No The route Langhurst Farm On foot and and 150 times a Flexham Park foot and horseback grazing from features an Balls Cross horseback year on average and from Hallgate earthen track Petworth on horseback Barlavington to (1975-1979). W. Sx Flexham This did not GU28 9JW include any access rights or privileges overland Mr J Gough 2008-2014 3 times weekly Exercising Yes – people on No No No No No No Yes No No No Hedges on both 4 Glebe Way on horseback horses, Byworth foot , horseback sides and stone Wisborough Green to Egdean or and bicycle walling in W.