Farnham & District Ramblers

Footpath Maintenance

footpath maintenance 2023 

 

Keeping our footpaths open for us all to enjoy

Tim Devis, Footpath Secretary for the group along with the footpath team cover the 'Farnham and District' area to preserve and improve our footpaths and walk ways. They survey our footpaths, survey and report any issues, organise working teams to repair and replace stiles, signposts and clear overgrowth and obstacles. They work with the local authorities with regard to development proposals, rights of way, pedestrian access and safety.  These reports are available for all our members to see and to keep updated. 

Working in co-operation with the Surrey CC Countryside Access team, we are always looking for volunteers who can help on the second Tuesday of each month.  You can find more details of dates and locations from the Maintenance Diary on this web page, along with news of previous events in the Maintenance News. Please bring your own tools if you have them, but the Surrey CC team will also supply tools and equipment.

The working party jobs include:

  • repairing and/or replacing stiles, some with kissing gates
  • erecting finger posts
  • clearing vegetation
  • and general maintenance of paths

If you would like to join our team and are not on our current email list please contact our footpath secretary using the link on the website under Farnham committee

Advice for maintenance volunteers: 

  • Please bring a packed lunch if you plan to stay all day, but if you can only manage half a day please still come as any time is gratefully received.
  • Please wear old clothes (not shorts). We have enough strong gardening type gloves but if you have a strong pair you like using please bring them and don’t forget your waterproofs if raining or damp. Please wear strong leather boots if you do not have SCC steel toe capped boots.
  • Please advise our footpath mainteance team in advance if you are over 75, as we have to provide Surrey CC with names and addresses as one of the terms of the insurance cover.

We very much look forward to you joining our maintenance days. New members are very welcome and no experience is necessary. You will find the group very friendly and helpful. We hope to see you soon!

Please, while out walking, if you encounter a path in the local area that needs attention please click on this link and complete the form.