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Public Rights of Way
Slapton Parish has seven Public Rights Of Way (PRoW), six footpaths totalling 3.9 miles and one bridleway of nearly a mile. All are open to the public to enjoy at any time of the year.
Many of the Public Rights of Way in the Parish connect the hamlets, via walking routes, to the village.
The maintenance of the footpaths and the bridleway is the responsibility of Devon County Council. In the past, the Parish Council, has been awarded a small annual maintenance grant, via the P3 Scheme, to help with strimming and other small maintenance tasks.
Unfortunately, although an application was submitted and monies promised, no grant was recieved for the year ending 24-25. As such, Cllrs and the Clerk voluntarilly carried out some essential maintenace (strimming and fallen tree removal) to keep the footpaths accessible and the Parish Council also paid for the lengthsmen to do a full cut of footpath 2 in February 2024 before it became too overgrown in Spring. The FSC were also very helpful in tackling fallen trees on footpath 11 and liaised with the National Grid to remove a large, unsafe tree along that route too. The Parish Council is grateful for their support.
Moving forward, any issues with overgrown vegetation and fallen trees or any other concerns should be reported directly to Devon County Council https://www.devon.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/report-a-problem/report-a-problem-with-a-public-right-of-way/
You can view the footpath routes on the map attached at the bottom of this page. Parking is possible near to the start of some of the footpaths but please do check that you are not blocking any gates, passing places or driveways.
Please follow the countryside code.
- Keep your dog(s) under control at all times. Dogs MUST remain on leads when walking across FSC and farm land to protect bio-diversity and livestock.
- Pick up, bag and take home your dog’s waste and any litter as this is a hazard to other livestock and wildlife.
