Comment
Draft Bourn Airfield Supplementary Planning Document - June 2019
Representation ID: 167992
Received: 24/07/2019
Respondent: Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire & Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust
FIX G RECREATIONAL WALKING CYCLING AND HORSE RIDING ROUTES
The Wildlife Trust generally supports Fix G Recreational walking, cycling and horse-riding routes. However, we note that there appears to be a lack of circular routes connecting back into Bourn Airfield from Caldecote-Highfields to the east or Bourn to the south. Provision of missing links, e.g. from the public right of way north of Hardwick Wood SSSI back towards the north of Caldecote-Highfields and then into the north-east corner of Bourn Airfield will be important, otherwise there may be unintended damaging consequences of promoting access, such as an increase in visitor numbers to Hardwick Wood SSSI beyond its carrying capacity.
The Wildlife Trust generally supports Fix G Recreational walking, cycling and horse-riding notes. However, we note that there appears to be a lack of circular routes connecting back into Bourn Airfield from Caldecote-Highfields to the east or Bourn to the south. Provision of missing links, e.g. from the public right of way north of Hardwick Wood SSSI back towards the north of Caldecote-Highfields and then into the north-east corner of Bourn Airfield will be important, otherwise there may be unintended damaging consequences of promoting access, such as an increase in visitor numbers to Hardwick Wood SSSI beyond it's carrying capacity.