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Existing problems reported with Whebub-4621
- Hello, this route was brought to my attention today. I don't know whether you are aware but the section between the river and the canal across the top of Wheldrake Ings Nature Reserve has no access rights and is not a public right of way. There is a permissive path from the river bridge partway along the river and into the middle of the reserve but it does not link up with the canal. The reason there is restricted access for staff, volunteers and the public is because it is an internationally important site for ground nesting birds and for tens of thousands of birds resting on their migration from Scandinavia to north Africa in winter and back the other way in spring. That route is also cut for hay by tenant farmers and then aftermath grazed with their stock. The gates are locked and there are signs on them marking them as No unauthorised access and explaining the need to avoid disturbance of the wildlife. Can you kindly remove the unauthorised route across our land between the river on the left and the canal on the right and notify me when it has been done. Thanks for your help Brian Lavelle Wheldrake Ings Site Manager Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Reported 21 Nov 2023