Taking exercise in the countryside
Cleeve Parish Council is pleased that residents from neighbouring communities want to share the beautiful countryside for their exercise in uncertain times. We have been using some of our income contributed to by local residents through council tax to gradually replace stiles with pedestrian gates so all abilities can use our parish paths.
In our parish, many residents work in towns but there are a sizeable number of businesses based in the village. Almost all the undeveloped land is used for farming including stables and forestry and is used to provide an income for the owners.
Although there is a network of footpaths and bridleways most of the land surrounding them is privately owned. Most GPS maps on mobile phones do not differentiate between public and private paths or bridleways so if in doubt ie: it is not marked as a public right of way, please check before using it.
Not only that but farmyards, stable yards, and forestry sites are potentially dangerous, damage to crops including grass or to animals such as sheep worrying are distressing for the owners whose income is directly affected.
While we all appreciate how being in the countryside improves well-being we should also remember to protect the environment both plants and animals including birds.
If we all follow the Countryside Code we can all enjoy our exercise.
Countryside Code can be found HERE
Dog fouling
Once again dog fouling seems to have become an issue. Please, if you are walking your dog, pick up after them and dispose of their waste in the correct way. We have lots of dog bins around the village which are all emptied weekly.
There have been reports of dog waste being thrown in hedges along the footpath by the Millennium Garden.
To report an incident of dog fouling please use the following link.
Thank you to those of you who continue to keep Cleeve a clean village.
Hedgerows
Please could all landowners ensure they are taking responsibility for their hedgerows.
If your hedges overhang a footpath, pavement, or highway, we would like to ask that they be cut back to allow safe use of the highways and walkways.
Please also ensure any waste is cleared away.
