Question follow-through · 9119

River Avon: Public Footpaths

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress the Environment Agency and Natural England have made on facilitating reinstatement of the Avon Valley footpath between Christchurch and Burton.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
15 Oct 2024
Target answer date
21 Oct 2024
Answer
21 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress the Environment Agency and Natural England have made on facilitating reinstatement of the Avon Valley footpath between Christchurch and Burton.

  2. 21 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    The closure of the footpath in this location is because there are breaches in the banks of the Hampshire Avon along Winkton Common upstream of Christchurch. These breaches have worsened over the last 6 months because of the exceptionally high-water levels...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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