Other industries and footpaths

Ketton cement in Rutland have a purpose built pedestrian flyover footbridge over their quarry just for the footpath .
You look down from a fair old height to the Tonka trucks below..
A now disused quarry on the outskirts of Lincoln has a public footpath right through it. I think it closed sometime in the 90’s, but one of the main things there on the H&S induction was regarding the public on the path. Hi vis etc for us, even in a vehicle, yet the ramblers just rambled through it.
Public path through a relatives yard, and he’s had people go in the cow shed to pet the animals FFS.
 

unlacedgecko

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Livestock Farmer
Location
Fife
I get plenty of hassle from public access issues but why not use the situation to your advantage ?
I can of course give you examples of the loonies and the problems they cause but most people don't realise they are causing a problem and just want polite education which i (usually) try to give in a pleasant conversational manner
Presently I have 450 ewes lambing adjacent to a NT property and get a constant stream of people coming through, they all love seeing the dogs working, they love seeing me tag lambs and are genuinely interested in what i am doing
I like the interaction (95% of the time) and have made new friends and found good customers for my lamb
Most importantly i have made a small push against what many see as the ''anti farmer'' attitude & have closed the gap between people and where their food comes from

The other point i would make is that you have to acknowledge the reality that there are plenty of people in our crowded island and they all naturally want a bit of room to stretch their legs ---working against them won't get you anywhere , you have to find ways to turn the situation to your advantage

(Someone better remind me of the above next time i get grumpy when the gates get left open/dogs get loose etc )

I get sheep chased and killed by dogs every year. Unfortunately it’s just a cost of doing business in the UK.
 

bluebell

Member
a farmworker, long now dead explained to us kids many years ago, that footpaths that run across the fields came about when every villager went to church, and funerals when they carried people to be buried ? we tend to forget that in history its only the last 50 odd years that people have had the luxerey of the motorcar? before that the lucky few might have had a bike or horse most had to walk?
 

hally

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Livestock Farmer
Location
cumbria
It was a good compromise for them, in England you don't need to make any provision for dog access, as I keep having to remind the Dartmoor park ranger who wants to make our paths more appealing for all.
I didn’t know that, but sometimes not worth the hassle of arguing
 

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quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

read the TFF thread here: https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/gfc-was-to-go-ahead-now-not-going-ahead.405234/
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