Agenda item

Sue Smith gave an update on Access projects in the Peak District National Park.

The Miller’s Dale Changing Place on the Monsal Trail opened on 19 September 2024. A further Changing Place is due to be installed at Parsley Hay on the High Peak Trail.

70 Anniversary Gates providing access to the wilder parts of the National Park have been installed, funded by donations to the Access Fund. Wider gates and information panels to improve accessibility are being funded by the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme at the Authority’s minor properties at Green Lane Pits, Hard Rake, Taddington Dale and Dirtlow Rake.

Summary of Discussion

The MP for the High Peak has said that the Changing Place at Miller’s Dale will change lives through enabling access.  The facility is well designed and has been funded from various sources.  The improvements to access at Dirtlow Rake are appreciated. FiPL has funded footbridges at the River Wye near Topley Pike and at Cressbrook, along with a boardwalk, steps and railings in Warslow. 

Action:  The report was noted