NOTICE: Permissive footpath closed from 3rd November 2025
NOTICE
The permissive footpath that runs along the River Ise from Barton Road to Cheyne Walk will be closed on Monday 3rd November for 4-6 weeks to carry out river restoration works.
This vital work will reconnect the Ise Brook with its floodplain by lowering and widening the banks of the river, reinstating the water ditches, and creating wetland scrapes with a spring-line pond.
The project aims to help with flood mitigation, improve river health and increase biodiversity to the surrounding meadows.
Thank you for your patience.
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