Cornbury electric fence

Fri 16 Oct 2015, 15:21

Wow, only £14,500 per route? An online inflation calculator says that's £32,245 in today's money. Maybe next year's Beer Festival can raise funds for some more routes across Cornbury? According to the maps, there are some lovely areas that the public could walk/cycle over if only we were allowed.

Wed 14 Oct 2015, 20:58

The history of Cornbury's goodwill over public access has been mixed at best - we only have the ONE footpath through Wychwood thanks to public campaigning from 1984 to 1990 (and then Cornbury asked for £1.6 million compensation, despite independent valuation suggesting £14,500! learned via http://www.iprow.co.uk/docs/uploads/PROW.pdf). With 5000 acres at your disposal, why go out of your way to alienate the local community? But I suppose we should tug our forelocks in gratitude for the permissive cycling route, at least.

Wed 14 Oct 2015, 20:08

What exactly is the issue here?
The field is Owned by the Cornbury estate and the general public still has full access to the designated footpath?

Wed 14 Oct 2015, 15:10

"God made this place for us" seems to be the translation of Cornbury Park's Latin motto, according to the Estate's community page. Perhaps this could be translated not just into English but into action, and with an emphasis on all of us.

Sat 10 Oct 2015, 20:10

for many years, walkers, dogs and livestock have co-existed happily without the need for an electric fence. It's long been the case that cattle were in one private field and sheep would spend a couple of months a year in the field next to the public footpath, no electric fence needed. Why the change now? I've heard that Lord Rotherwick has plans.

Fri 9 Oct 2015, 15:35

Perhaps, if there's more to be said, we should continue the Dog Waste conversation here.