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Free Leaflets and Downloadable Resources

Find a range of useful leaflets to view and download below. All leaflets are in PDF format.

All the leaflets on this page contain advice for access and rights of way in England and Wales. The law in Scotland and Northern Ireland is very different so for advice on access in those countries, see Northern Ireland or Scotland.

The leaflets with a revised date are checked at least once a year. Older dates only mean that changes have not been needed; the information is still current. If you have a leaflet which is not listed, it has probably been superseded. Contact access@bhs.org.uk for the latest advice (or phone 02476 840515).

Title	Revised Date
Hacking	Dec-19
Riding on beaches	Oct-19
Responsible riding and carriage driving	May-21
Hill and upland riding	Dec-19
Opening gates	Dec-19
What you may find on bridleways and byways
Blocked and difficult to use bridleways and byways	Sep-21
Avoiding conflict	Oct-19
Fly-grazing	Dec-19
Horse dung	Aug-21
Level crossings	Dec-19
Stallions on land with equestrian access	Dec-19
Riding or driving through cattle, horses and other animals	Dec-19
Wind turbine advice for riders and carriage drivers	Oct-13
Wind farms in Scotland
Shooting	Dec-19
Making sure where you ride or drive is protected for the future
Recording a right of way	Mar-16
2026 toolkit - provides information on the potential loss of unrecorded bridleways and what to do	May-14
Researching a route for a Modification Order (DMMO) application	Feb-15
Changes to bridleways
Diverting a right of way	Jan-21
Lobbying	Jan-13
Including equestrians in plans for housing, industry or infrastructure	Aug-20
Solar farms	Jan-17
Wind turbine guidance for planners and developers	Oct-13
Recommendations for standards and specifications of structures and surfaces
Electric fencing	Dec-19
Gates	Jul-20
Gate installation	Apr-19
Vehicle barriers	Dec-19
Bridges, fords, gradients and steps	Oct-19
Cattle grids	Dec-19
Dimensions for width, area and height	Oct-21
Mounting blocks	Dec-20
Hitching rails	Dec-19
Surfaces	Jul-21
Rubber Crumb	Feb-21
Road crossings	Dec-19
Multi-user paths	Dec-19
Construction sites	Oct-19
Developers and Planners	Dec-19
Deer gates	Dec-19
Horsebox parking	Jul-19
Noise	Mar-18

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Stone Mastic Asphalt ('Tarmac') is not a recommended surface for horse use even with treatment as recommended in the guidance note. The BHS would always urge alternatives being used where possible.