What we do
The Access Reform Advisory group provides advice on the implementation of access reform.
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About the group
The Access Reform Advisory Group was established in 2019. The establishment of the group was part of our response to this consultation: Taking Forward Wales’ Sustainable Management of Natural Resources Consultation – Access Proposals.
The group comprises a Steering Group and 3 Expert Groups.
The infographic outlines the group’s membership and how it will work.
Our remit
The group’s remit is:
- to provide advice on the implementation of access reform proposals
- to report back to the Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government in March 2021
Steering Group Membership
Steering Group Membership:
- Simon Pickering (Welsh Government)
- Jont Bulbeck (Natural Resources Wales (NRW))
- Ben Sears (Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA))
- Adrian Walls (Wales Rights of Way Managers Working Group)
- Eifion Jones (National Parks Wales/Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB))
Expert Groups
Three expert Groups will consider:
- Changes to Open Access
- Flexibility on public paths
- Communicating access rights
Each Expert Group includes representatives of:
- Land Management interests; including farming unions and landowner representatives
- Recreational interests; including cyclists, horse riders and walkers
- Public Sector.
Expert Group 1 membership:
Jonathan Hughes – National Trust
Rhian Nowell Phillips – Countryside Alliance
Sophie Dwerryhouse – Country Land and Business Association
Rachel Lewis-Davies – National Farmers Union Wales
Hugh Craddock – Open Spaces Society
Mark Weston – British Horse Society
Kieran Foster – Cycling UK
Elfyn Jones – British Mountaineering Council
James Nevitt – Ministry of Defence
Richard Ball – Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority
Arwel Evans – Ynys Mon Council
Pete Rutherford – Snowdonia National Park Authority
Expert Group 2 membership:
Rhian Nowell Phillips – Countryside Alliance
Sophie Dwerryhouse – Country Land and Business Association
Rachel Lewis-Davies – National Farmers Union Wales
Nick Fenwick – Farmers Union Wales
Angela Charlton – Ramblers Cymru
Kate Ashbrook – Open Spaces Society
Mark Weston – British Horse Society
Duncan Dollimore – Cycling UK
David Shiel – Clywydian Range AONB
Gareth Owen – Ceredigion County Council
Chris Dale – Swansea County Council
Anthony Richards – Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority
Expert Group 3 membership:
Rhian Nowell Phillips – Countryside Alliance
Charles de Winton – Country Land and Business Association
Rachel Lewis-Davies – National Farmers Union Wales
Nick Fenwick – Farmers Union Wales
Rebecca Brough – Ramblers Cymru
Beverley Penny – Open Spaces Society
Mark Weston – British Horse Society
Tim Hutton – Cycling UK
Gwyn Teague – Vale of Glamorgan County Council
Lisa Lloyd – Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority
Caroline Ferguson – Carmarthenshire County Council
Duncan Mackenzie – Data Cymru