Foot path on notill

[yellow belly]

Over wintered cover crop mostly voluteers and a few oats with a footpath across
no cultivations
the foot path officer wants use to reinstate the path
what have others done

 

[cousinjack]

Garden type push mower ??

 

[Andy26]

Just spray path off with glyphosate, at least people can see where they should walk. 95% of people will stick to path if it's obvious.

 

[Nick Adams]

Drove there and back with the tractor - rolled footpath of two tyre widths. Do it on a frost and it will set it back as well

 

[britt]

I bought a 1.5m flail topper which is on an old MF135 most of the time. I got fed up with people using the excuse "I didn't know where the path was" when asked to keep to it. So I now keep them all well mown so they have no excuse !
Also great for mowing the drive sides, verges either side of the drive entrance etc.

 

[DieselRob]

I’ve got a cross field footpath that gets more traffic than the M62 so not a chance of it growing over, I’m not sure that’s better or worse than your problem though

 

[steveR]

I bought a 1.5m flail topper which is on an old MF135 most of the time. I got fed up with people using the excuse "I didn't know where the path was" when asked to keep to it. So I now keep them all well mown so they have no excuse !
Also great for mowing the drive sides, verges either side of the drive entrance etc.

Same here. 25 years ago, I used a ride on mower, but used a baby compact and 1m flail since 2008

Mow and/or fence most FP here now. Roll with tractor wheels then Roundup the one cross field path that is heavily used.

 

[Bury the Trash]

72 inch rotavator

 

[Punch]

We are probably in same boat but no visit yet. Will be sprayed off in spring when we establish maize. We will spray path out once that’s up.
Legally you haven’t cultivated so no need to reinstate! A drive over marking path on a frosty morning might be easiest.
Local councils are rubbing their hands waiting until fixed penalties come in for footpath contraventions.