The steps we must take to rescue our footpaths | Letters

The arrival of the car pushed walkers off the roads, leaving them with nowhere else to go – it’s time to right that wrong, writes Tony Hufton. Plus letters from John Birtill, Mike Stein and Kathy MoyseThe Ramblers’ report into public footpaths (Whitest parts of England and Wales have 144% more local paths, study finds, 20 September) highlights an injustice. But this is a problem with a long backstory and it’s about more than lost rights of way. Before the coming of the mo