Dog-walkers using the public footpath from Churchill Avenue, in Brigg, to Wrawby are being asked to keep a close eye on their pets. For, in a field more than halfway to Wrawby, is a large flock of sheep.
RSPCA signs are there, asking people to watch over their pets, to ensure they do not scare the sheep.
This is a very popular walk, not just for dog-owners, although the numbers using it are obviously higher in summer than they are this time of year.
Earlier this week, in the national press, much was made of a new 'health and safety' edict suggesting some styles might have to go, in an effort to make public footpaths more accessible to people in wheelchairs.
The route from Brigg to Wrawby, which once had a stile crossing a stream, these days has a small wooden-planked, and perfectly level, bridge.
However, the amount of dog-dirt littering the grass footpath, near to where it leaves Churchill Avenue, would make attempting this route unpleasant, to say the least, for any wheelchair-bound person who tried it.
The able-bodied have to keep a close eye on where they are walking, to avoid the nasty 'deposits' - and it would be even more difficult for disabled people to steer round the offending piles.
Maybe North Lincolnshire Council, which oversees public footpaths, could consider a few poop-scoop bins along this route to Wrawby.
hi i live on one of the houses that look apon the field. . When i was younger i went for lots of walks down that track with my parents and sibling.I loved walking down in mud puddles or is unluck hot sunny weather!i love the little brige i used to look a the fish.
ReplyDeletebut now its all littered and dog muck everywhere. this i feel has stoped my from walking down there!