
Very hard it would seem. The Highways Act 1980 is pretty clear on how farmers should manage ploughing and cropping. In a nutshell any ploughed/cropped path should be properly reinstated to its minimum width within 14 days from the paths first disturbance or 24 hours for any subsequent disturbance . Local Highway Authorities such as Kirklees have a duty to enforce this on behalf of the public and have some robust rechargeable powers to assist them. So how hard can it be? Even the Farmers Guardian get it.

Quite agree. I’ve been pleased on several recent walks to see farmers have done it properly. If some can then all can
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