Respect. Protect. Enjoy!

Respect other people

• Consider the local community and other people enjoying the outdoors.
• Park carefully so access to gateways and driveways is clear.
• Leave gates and property as you find them - its important to close gates to keep farm animals from escaping.
• Follow paths but give way to others where it’s narrow.

Protect the natural environment

• Leave no trace of your visit, take all your litter home. Remember there are very few bins away from towns.
• Don’t have BBQs or fires - fires can damage the ground and could cause a large wildfire. Use a safe camping stove instead.
• Remember that wild camping and fly camping is not allowed without landowner permission
• Go to the toilet responsibly, do not leave poo on the ground. Take a look at our outdoor toilet tips.
• Keep dogs under close control, and always on a lead around farm animals.
• Dog poo - bag it and bin it!

Enjoy the outdoors

• Plan ahead and check what facilities are open - use SaferLakes.co.uk to check which car parks and areas are busy , be prepared to go somewhere else.
• Follow advice and local signs and obey social distancing measures.

Which paths you are allowed to go on, on foot, on bike and on horseback.

Public footpaths - Yellow arrows.

For people on foot only.

Public bridleway – blue arrows.

For people on foot, horse riders and cyclists.

Restricted byways – purple arrows.

For people on foot, horse riders, cyclists and horse drawn vehicles.

Byways open to all traffic – red arrows.

For all of the above plus cars and motorbikes.

Permitted path – white arrows

Only for people on foot unless it specifically says otherwise.