Environment Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 7 February 2011.
Philip Hollobone
Conservative, Kettering
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much of each type of land owned by the Forestry Commission in each parliamentary Constituency in Northamptonshire has been (a) sold or (b) leased in each of the last 10 years; and what public access conditions were stipulated in each case.
James Paice
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The information on land sales is held at County level. The following table shows those areas of land sold by the Forestry Commission in Northamptonshire in the last 10 years, its status, and where access on foot has been dedicated under the provisions in the Countryside and Rights of Way Act.
| Name of wood/land sold | Area (Ha) | Status and access | |
| 2007 | A43 Bypass, Hazelborough Wood | 4 | No access, part of a road improvement scheme. |
| 2009 | Cuckoo Pen and The Linches, Lilford | 51 | Leasehold open market. No CRoW access. |
| 2009 | Parke Copse, Wicken Rd | 18 | Leasehold, open market. No CRoW access. |
| 2009 | Maidford Wood, Towcester | 14 | Freehold. Dedicated for access under CRoW. |
| 2009 | Seawell Wood, Maidford | 25 | Freehold. Dedicated for access under CRoW. |
| 2010 | Priesthay Wood, Brackley | 6 | Freehold. Dedicated for access under CRoW. |
| 2010 | Wicken | 79 | Leasehold offered back to freeholder. |
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Sue Hogg
Posted on 8 Feb 2011 7:00 pm (Report this annotation)
Why is access only ever for people on foot? There are lots of people who need safe places to ride or to go carriage driving. These are enjoyable and worthwhile pursuits and they need to be encouraged.