Product Description

"Building Countryside Paths and Tracks" aims to introduce the reader to the methods required to construct rights of way, from knowing how to navigate a path's definitive line using a map and compass to the inclusion of footbridges across streams and rivers. A practical step-by-step guide to creating, repairing and restoring a path or track, this book also discusses important safety procedures, materials and tools. Although aimed primarily at somebody wishing to embark on a practical countryside career, this book is also an essential guide for anyone interested in the background of countryside maintenance. Furthermore, the projects herein can be used in garden projects or for agricultural purposes, and therefore are useful for all those involved in the maintenance of the countryside or landscape gardening. This work includes detailed advice on the constructions of: timber steps, stone steps; timber revetments; access gates, stone stiles, wooden stiles; footbridges; stone pitching; paths, waymarking and gabions.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1283455 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

About the Author
Andy Radford is a countryside journalist and author and has been associated with the countryside scene for over twenty years. Having worked for the Peak District National Park Authority, then as a self-employed countryside contactor and advisor, he started writing in 1999. He now writes regularly for Country Smallholding magazine and this is his fifth book. Previous works for Crowood include A Guide to Dry Stone Walling and A Guide to Stock Fencing.

Customer Reviews

Building Countryside Paths and Tracks
Brilliant practical guide, excellently illustrated and easy to understand. The projects are very well described and the background information actually helped me secure a part-time, countryside job. Superb!!

Good, but could be better
A nice hardback book with great pictures and fairly simple designs. Sadly it misses out on the different access legislation in Scotland concentrating completely on England and assuming this applies to the whole of the UK. Similarly in the section on footbridges reference is made to the defunt River Purification Boards in Scotland.

Although mention is made of the Disability Discrimination Act the book doesn't really cater for access for all or people with mobility problems. In doing so it misses out the British Standard for Gaps, Gates and Stiles that would have helped in this respect.

Summary? A good book to add to the collection of path building manuals, but not a definitive work.