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Cycling and walking investment, grant funding, research and infrastructure case studies.

• Updated: 6 July 2022

Rights of way and right to roam - access rights of way, open access and permissive access land, use common lands, the Countryside Code, report problems.

• Overview

  You have the right to access some land for walking or certain other…

• Use public rights of way

  You can walk on all public rights of way. Some public rights of way are…

• Use your right to roam

  You can access some land across England without having to use paths - this…

• Access private land

  You may be able to access private land if the landowner has agreed to let…

Plan a journey so your child can get safely to and from school

Data and statistics about walking and cycling, based on the National Travel Survey and Active Lives Survey.

• Updated: 27 March 2025

Statistics on walking and cycling amongst adults, at local authority level in England for the year ending 2021.

• Updated: 6 January 2023

Data and statistics about walking and cycling, based on the National Travel Survey and Active Lives Survey.

• Updated: 28 August 2024

Statistics on walking and cycling amongst adults, at local authority level in England for the year ending 2020.

• Updated: 22 September 2021

Check the tariff classification for lace-up low shoes.

• Updated: 18 December 2023

This report presents findings from the 2022/2023 Continuous Household Survey in relation to public attitudes to walking and cycling in Northern Ireland, including views on walking and cycling.

• Updated: 28 March 2024

Statistics on walking and cycling amongst adults, at local authority level in England for the year ending 2018.

• Updated: 3 June 2019