so you’ve asked them to confirm they’ll be identifying footpaths suitable for use by cyclists and contacting the landowners to confirm that they are happy with cyclist using them and will then signpost this?

That’s an interesting concept. There are examples where riders have permission from the landowner to only then get a ‘barracking’ from walkers.

Cycling on the roads this week through the village while taking kids to school (kids were on the pavement) on two occasions I nearly died. First, a car overtook and turned left right in front of me. Second, A car overtook me with a car parked opposite (no space) and brushed me with wing mirrors, a witness in the car coming the other way couldn’t believe it. Sheer impatience, ironically, the old biddy parked up in the church car park and went to play bowls (or something), she must have been in a real hurry!