Public Rights of Way Report - Chiltern Evergreen3

5.37 A site visit in July 2009 showed the footpath [FP 229/4] immediately south ofWater Eaton Lane, linking to the Gosford and Water Eaton Number 4 crossingfrom the north, to be inaccessible due to overgrown vegetation [Photograph28]. The inaccessibility of the path supports the evidence from the survey datathat the path is used infrequently, if at all. The June 2009 survey showed thereto be no users over a three hour period over a weekend when levels ofrecreational use should be high.Gosford and Water Eaton Number 10 [FP 229/10]5.38 The Gosford and Water Eaton Number 10 footpath forms part of the widerKidlington and Water Eaton Circular Route. To the east of the crossing, itpasses through the North Oxford Golf Club [Photograph 29]. To the west ofthe crossing the footpath continues through agricultural land to the slip roadinto the Peartree roundabout [Photograph 30].5.39 The June 2009 survey showed there to be one user in an eight hour periodover a weekend when levels of recreational use would be expected to be high.CONCLUSION5.40 The baseline information shows that most of the crossings have low levels ofusage, in particular the more remote rural footpaths that may only haverecreational users. In some cases, there were no users recorded over thesurvey period. The one exception was the crossing at Water Eaton Number 5where an average of five pedestrians per hour used the footpath over a day atthe weekend. As would be expected, higher levels of usage are experiencedon the crossings in urban locations, such as London Road and Tubbs Lane inBicester and those within rural settlements, such as Islip Level Crossing.Langford Lane provides an important link to a number of residential premisesand an equestrian business which accounts for higher level of use in thislocation.ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT30CHILTERN RAILWAYS