Steel Valley - Heritage Trails Network

Project Assessment Criteria

To increase people’s understanding of the local environment, countryside and heritage.
To engender a sense of pride for the local environment, countryside and heritage.
To develop safe, connected routes matched to local transport initiatives.
To improve access points and appropriate signage in line with the CROW Act, where possible.
To create safe, usable trails for all ability users, in accordance with the DDA.
To integrate parks, woodlands, nature reserves and moors into the area's path network.
To provide short, circular routes to promote healthy living activities.
To build the confidence of and opportunities for path users through education and community liaison.
To promote the trails network through publications, city wide.
To improve path furniture, surfaces and environmental management to meet type and need.
To extend the network of easygoing trails.
To improve paths to a low-maintenance standard, safe to use and free from obstruction.
To work together with a variety of groups to better focus path provision and reduce conflict.
To identify user patterns, problems and desires.
To install or improve interpretational signage to facilitate path use awareness.
To consult a variety of groups to improve and enhance path networks links with pre-existing networks.
To identify and promote multi-user routes.
To engage the local service infrastructure into the path network.

Measurable project aims

To increase activities within the countryside.
To increase the number of people accessing and using the countryside.
To gain a better understanding of why people visit the countryside.
To engage people within the objectives of the project and gauge opinion of the suitability and interest within the path network.

Companies House Registration Number 4394953

Charities Registration Number 1095510

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