Footbridge over A46 Warwick By Pass

By Genuine FriendPosted on 20 November 202220 November 2022Cat Access, Dog Walking, Footpaths

There is a petition asking Warwick County Highways to construct a footbridge to link Hampton Magna with St Marys Lands footpaths. The details are here. The Friends of St Marys Lands committee have discussed and are asking for your help. Please support and enhance the access to the Common. Location of new bridge / The… Read More »

Rights of Way Issues St. Mary’s Lands Warwick

By Genuine FriendPosted on 27 February 202127 February 2021Cat Access, Footpaths

Comment from member And so continues the erosion of access to our open space in Warwick. Noted this morning that markings for post holes have been marked out around or at least the front edge of the large area in the middle of the Common. With the Jockey Club closing footpaths we will be herded… Read More »

Walk and Talk group

By Genuine FriendPosted on 24 February 20218 March 2021Cat Access, Footpaths

There are many users of St Marys Lands. It is not just limited to walkers, dog owners, joggers, aircraft flyers, golfers and sports enthisiasts. This is just one of of the multitude of ways to enjoy the beautiful St Marys Lands. Read More »

Senior citizens comment on social media

By Genuine FriendPosted on 18 February 20218 March 2021Cat Access, Footpaths

"I've been going on the common all my life and I'm now nearly 87. It's a fabulous area for the people of Warwick to enjoy, why then does anything need to be changed? Fencing off for the birds nesting, it wasn't fenced off during the war and the birds survived. Leave it as is for… Read More »

Surfaced paths

By Genuine FriendPosted on 18 February 20218 March 2021Cat Access, Footpaths, Planning

Anyone else noticed how surfaced paths, seem to have a habit of falling short of the desired mark . Now a while ago I took a picture from the other side of this kissing gate. With the now long-standing quagmire. The surfaced path started just off the Hampton Road, alongside Gog Brook . Now a… Read More »

FoSML represent the public

By Genuine FriendPosted on 18 February 20218 March 2021Cat Access, Bird Nesting, Committee Meetings, Dog Walking, Footpaths, Hotel, Planning, Sports

An example of recent comments from the public on social media (as not everyone uses Facebook.) “I think that means that there is no way to cross through along the top of the zone 2(mostly fenced) back across by football pitches to racecourse and identified racecourse crossing near car park. This small walk is currently… Read More »

St Marys Lands -Trampled pathways

By Genuine FriendPosted on 7 February 20218 March 2021Cat Access, Footpaths, Planning

One of our members has raised the following issues re the Racecourse and one particular footpath crossing it. We have forwarded this information to the SML Working Party and hope they will heed this advice. “My thesis for my degree (many moons ago) was ‘The Effect of Trampling on Sand Dune Paths’ so I can… Read More »

Damage to the racing track

By Genuine FriendPosted on 29 December 20208 March 2021Cat Access, Footpaths

Andre Klein from the Racecourse has made a request on Facebook for users of the lands to assist him in protecting the vulnerable surface. The details are below and weshould should help in these very wet times. It reads " At the racecourse we are coming into our most important time of year. New Year's… Read More »

Pathways

By Genuine FriendPosted on 26 November 20208 March 2021Cat Access, Footpaths

How many of you (older?) Warwick residents can remember when we could walk around the outside of the racecourse track along the splendid walk alongside Gog Brook? Trees and bushes are now preventing the full length to be used. Is it reasonable to ask for pruning to take place to allow the same walking? It… Read More »

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