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Hello,
I am currently at university in an area with pretty much no bridleways and I haven’t got a car to travel. I recently found a wood that friends used to ride in and it looks really promising. Its sign posted as a forestry enterprise site which I think means it is managed by the forestry commission on behalf of a woodland estate.
In the past I have just ridden through forestry commission woods and been ok but I want to do it properly and ask for permission. Has anybody successful got permission for the forestry commission for riding and building trails or should I just keep it secret and face the consequences if I get caught?
What are the possible consequences?
Unless there are signs banning riding I wouldn't worry one little bit. Building maybe less welcomed and it might be a good idea to suss out the local situation before you take a spade out. Most people regard FC land as open to all and generally this is correct.
Exceptions exist but rarely.
I forgot to say there are signs saying no access but these are old and broken and there is little evidence of activity in the woods. Also, there are no mapped rights of way through the woods either.
[[i]do as I say and not as I do[/i]] Depending on local by-laws you can ride on hard surfaced tracks only; you are not allowed to ride on unsurfaced trails unless it is specifically permitted and you are not allowed to build trails without permission [[i]/do as I say and not as I do[/i]]
Other than that, just as matt says 😉
The woods belong to the people of the country. Just ride em.
The woods belong to the people of the country
And don't you forget that that's why we want to keep you townies out of them 😉