On the right tracks? Consultation - Norfolk Local Access Forum

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On The Right Tracks?

Do you like to explore Norfolk on foot, by bicycle or on a horse? Are you a 4X4 enthusiast? Do you drive a carriage? Or ride a motorbike?
If so, we need your help.

We want you to tell us how you currently get out and about in the Norfolk countryside and whether you are happy with the routes you use.

We want to hear about …

Your favourite walk
Your short-cut to the bus-stop
Where you go on your bike or where you exercise your pony

We would also be interested to hear how you might want to use paths and tracks in the future. Maybe you want to go for a walk or a ride somewhere but don’t know where to find out more?

Please help us by completing the questionnaire below. There are two sections : 'Going back to your routes' and 'Putting down routes'.

Everyone who fills in and returns this questionnaire (before 16^th July 2004) will be entered into our On The Right Tracks? FREE PRIZE DRAW and could win one of these prizes:

* Weekend for two adults (over 18) at Marriott Sprowston Manor Hotel
* £50 outdoor equipment voucher
* Set of guide-books on walks in Norfolk
* Walking the Way to Health Initiative Step-o-Meter

We will use the information you give us to:

Improve the condition of country routes
Link up routes to make them more useful
Make information about routes clearer and easier to get hold of

We will treat all comments with respect and will not use anyone’s names when we feed back our findings. Your views will help to shape the Norfolk Local Transport Plan for 2005.

Where people suggest improvements to existing routes, or give ideas of new routes, we will work closely with landowners and land managers to see if this is possible.

So, please take a few moments to follow the trail on our On The Right Tracks? map, answering as many questions as you can on the way.

If you would like this map on an audio tape, in Braille, in another format or different language please contact Dominic Doble on (01603) 222786. It is also available online at http://www.localaccessforum.norfolk.gov.uk/

Going back to your routes!

In this section we want to find out a bit about you and one of the routes that you currently use, as well as any route that you would like to use in the future. In the past we have asked people about roads, buses and trains. This is your chance to tell us about the other ways you travel and the routes that you use. (By ‘routes’ we mean anything from cut-throughs and short-cuts, paths, bridleways and other tracks, right up to roads.)

You may be using routes in all sorts of ways, but for this first section we would like you to choose just one way that you travel. This can be the usual way that you use a route or the one that is most important to you.

If you would like to tell us about another way that you use routes, you can either fill in a separate questionnaire or give more details in Question 6.

All the questions in this section are about what you do now and what you would like to do in the future (please tick one box in each column).

Please fill in your name and address:

(even if you do not want to enter the prize draw)

Name:
Address:
Your Postcode:

If you are interested in being contacted about similar issues or would like to receive information about our forthcoming On The Right Tracks? conference please tick this box Thank you.

1

What is the main way that you get out and about at the moment, and how would you like to get out about in the future?

Now

In the future

Walking or running

Wheelchair or Mobility Scooter

Cycling

Horse-riding

Driving a carriage

Motorbike

4x4 vehicle

2

What is your main reason for using routes at the moment and what would you like to use them for in the future?

Now

In the future

For work, or to get to work

For the shops, school etc

For exercise

For recreation, or to get to recreation

3

Thinking about your usual route, how long does an average journey take? (For example, if you walk for fun, your favourite walk might take you two hours.) How long would you like your ideal journey to take in the future?

Now

In the future

Less than 10 minutes

10 - 29 minutes

30 minutes - under 1 hour

1 hour - under 4 hours

4 hours - 1 day

More than 1 day - under 1 week

1 week or more

4

How do you usually find a route now and how would you like to in the future?

Now

In the future

Ask friends, colleagues, or family

Follow the path to see where it goes

Use a map to plan

Follow a leaflet, or guide book

Join an organised walk

Other

If other, please give details below:

5

How do you get to and from your walk, ride or drive now? And how would you like to do this in the future?

	Now		In the future
	To	From	To	From
On foot
Bicycle
Motorbike
Car
Trailer
Horsebox
Bus
Train
Boat
Other
If other, please give details below:

6

Please use this space to tell us any other information you would like to about the main route you use, or any other route.

Continue to the next section of the questionnaire

Putting down routes

In this section we want to find out if you are satisfied with the routes that are currently available in Norfolk.

As well as finding out about good routes, we want you to tell us about routes that you are unhappy with. (For example, if you can’t get a pushchair all the way round, or your horse will not cross an exposed bridge.) If we know about these problems, we might be able to do something about them.

As there are lots of different types of routes, some questions may not be relevant to you. Don’t worry - just complete the questions that you can.

To help us recognise your routes, please describe them as fully as possible in the space provided. It helps if you say which town or parish they are in, but if you don’t know it doesn’t matter.

Are you a landowner, or land manager?

This questionnaire is aimed at anyone who uses routes across property throughout Norfolk. People might use these routes by right, permission, tradition, or otherwise. Our aim is to find out where people are going, or would like to go, to help us plan countryside access. We are not intending to apply Public Rights to all routes we hear about, or to promote them all. Please use the space at the end of this questionnaire to raise any issues that you have, or you can write to us at:

The Director of Planning and Transportation
FREEPOST NC22093/8
Norfolk County Council
County Hall
Martineau Lane
Norwich
NR1 2BR

Or, you can ring Dominic Doble on (01603) 222786.

Tell us about an attractive area that you either like to visit now, or would like to visit in the future.
Where is it?
Are routes to, and within, this area good enough?	Yes	No
Please tell us why


Tell us about an area where you think attractive routes could boost business.
Where is it?
Are routes to, and within, this area good enough?	Yes	No
Please tell us why


Tell us about an off-road route, or a link that would make a good off-road route, that you either use now, or would like to use in the future.
Where is it?
Is this route or link good enough?	Yes	No
Please tell us why


Tell us about a route that links, or could link, countryside to a market-town, or to Norwich. (The link could involve public transport.)
Where is it?
Are you satisfied with this route?	Yes	No
Please tell us why


Tell us about a link that could create a circular route, or connect to shops, toilets or other facilities.
Where is it?
Is this link good enough?	Yes	No
Please tell us why


Tell us about a route near water across land that is wearing away.
Where is it?
Is this route good enough?	Yes	No
Please tell us why


Is there a route that you think would help people enjoy the countryside despite recent, or likely, road building or other construction work?
Where is it?
Is this route good enough?	Yes	No
Please tell us why


Describe a rail, road, river or canal crossing you use, or would like to use.
Where is it?
Is this crossing convenient?	Yes	No
Is this crossing safe?	Yes	No
Please tell us why


Give an example of a Public Right of Way, such as an official footpath, or bridleway, which is a dead-end or has different Rights along its length (for example, it changes from being a footpath to a bridleway).
Where is it?


Is there a route you use now, or would like to use, to get to work, or the shops, to school, the doctors or a bus stop etc?
Where is it?
Are you satisfied with this route?	Yes	No
Please tell us why


Please use this space to tell us anything else that you want to about routes in Norfolk.


Submission button removed as consultation period has ended.

Thank you for taking the time to fill in our
On The Right Tracks? questionnaire.

Have a look at these websites to find out more:

Maps, walks and rides in Norfolk

http://www.countrysideaccess.norfolk.gov.uk/

On The Right Tracks? and the Norfolk Local Access Forum

http://www.localaccessforum.norfolk.gov.uk/

Department for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs

http://www.defra.gov.uk/

Countryside Agency

http://www.countryside.gov.uk/

Or contact:

Countryside Access Strategy Co-ordinator
Planning and Transportation
Norfolk County Council
Martineau Lane
Norwich
Norfolk
NR1 2SG
Telephone: (01603) 222786
Fax: (01603) 223219
E-mail: dominic.doble@norfolk.gov.uk

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Going back to your routes!

Please fill in your name and address:

1

What is the main way that you get out and about at the moment, and how would you like to get out about in the future?

2

What is your main reason for using routes at the moment and what would you like to use them for in the future?

3

Thinking about your usual route, how long does an average journey take? (For example, if you walk for fun, your favourite walk might take you two hours.) How long would you like your ideal journey to take in the future?

4

How do you usually find a route now and how would you like to in the future?

5

How do you get to and from your walk, ride or drive now? And how would you like to do this in the future?

6

Please use this space to tell us any other information you would like to about the main route you use, or any other route.

Putting down routes

Tell us about an attractive area that you either like to visit now, or would like to visit in the future.

Tell us about an area where you think attractive routes could boost business.

Tell us about an off-road route, or a link that would make a good off-road route, that you either use now, or would like to use in the future.

Tell us about a route that links, or could link, countryside to a market-town, or to Norwich. (The link could involve public transport.)

Tell us about a link that could create a circular route, or connect to shops, toilets or other facilities.

Tell us about a route near water across land that is wearing away.

Is there a route that you think would help people enjoy the countryside despite recent, or likely, road building or other construction work?

Describe a rail, road, river or canal crossing you use, or would like to use.

Give an example of a Public Right of Way, such as an official footpath, or bridleway, which is a dead-end or has different Rights along its length (for example, it changes from being a footpath to a bridleway).

Is there a route you use now, or would like to use, to get to work, or the shops, to school, the doctors or a bus stop etc?

Please use this space to tell us anything else that you want to about routes in Norfolk.

Submission button removed as consultation period has ended.

Thank you for taking the time to fill in our On The Right Tracks? questionnaire.

Thank you for taking the time to fill in our
On The Right Tracks? questionnaire.