South Herts Footpath Society

The aims and objectives of South Herts Footpath Society will be:

1. To protect, preserve and enhance ways over which the public has a right of way or access including public footpaths, highway footways, highway verges, public bridleways, public byways, commons and open spaces and to secure their proper recording, maintenance and signposting for the benefit of the public, particularly in South Hertfordshire and North London
2. To campaign for improvements to infrastructure for active travel by any non-motorised means including walking, cycling and horse riding whether for leisure journeys or for utility journeys, including the prevention of obstruction of existing active travel ways provided for non-motorised users.
3. The protection and enhancement for the benefit of the public of the beauty of the countryside
4. Advancing the education of the public in subjects relating to access to and the preservation and conservation of the countryside and of the health benefits of outdoor recreational pursuits by encouraging participation in walking in the countryside and in urban open spaces for recreation and as a means of transport.

Activities in furtherence of the above aims may include but are not limited to:

• Surveying, producing and publishing printed or on-line maps and videos showing present-day active travel routes for non-motorised users.
• Researching, producing and publishing printed or on-line maps showing historic routes for non-motorised users.
• Making available Geographic Information Systems (GIS) that members of the public and local authorities can use in connection with rights of way.
• Assisting with the Ramblers "Don't Lose Your Way" campaign and the British Horse Society "Project 2026" to save and record on definitive maps historic routes used by all non-motorised users so that these can be protected and enjoyed by generations to come.
• Organising leisure walks in North London, South Hertfordshire, surrounding areas or further afield including weekends away.
• Organising rights of way awareness walks to raise awareness of specific issues in South Hertfordshire and surrounding areas.
• Supporting the Charitable Objectives of the Ramblers and the Open Spaces Society.

In addition, South Herts Footpath Society will:

• Ensure a duty of care to all members of South Herts Footpath Society
• Provide all its services in a way that is fair to everyone