The Bishop’s Stortford & District Footpaths Association is a registered charity (No. 1068733). In 2017 we celebrated sixty years of protecting and promoting the local public Rights of Way network in and around Bishop’s Stortford.
We have been advised by Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) that it is planning to resolve a long-standing issue where the section of Much Hadham Footpath 22 that crosses through the grounds and buildings of St Andrews Primary School has been closed to the public. HCC propose to remedy this by using concurrent Creation and Extinguishment… Continue reading
Another long running saga involves the flooded underpass that takes Bishop’s Stortford Footpath 078 under Bishop’s Park Way (the BS bypass). It has been impassable for several months now forcing pedestrians to cross an increasingly busy road. We had similar problems back in 2022 which were addressed when a faulty pump was repaired. We understand… Continue reading
The southern section of Bishop’s Stortford Footpath 002 from Dane O’Coys, reopened to the public earlier this year. The northern section remains closed, subject to a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO). This latter section will not reopen until a new access road into the estate from the bypass has been constructed – we have no… Continue reading
The long ‘temporary’ closure of the Bishop’s Stortford Footpath 002 across Stortford Fields has been a matter of frustration for many local residents. Given that the construction of the new access road onto the Bishop’s Stortford bypass has not yet commenced it appears inevitable that the northern section of this public right of way will… Continue reading
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