Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 122448

Rivers: Walking

Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 24 March 2026

Question

Ben Maguire

Liberal DemocratNorth Cornwall

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what process her Department will use to invite and assess bids for the proposed new national river walks.

Answer

Mary Creagh
The Government continues to progress plans to deliver nine new National River Walks across England, one in each region, to enhance access to nature. We will identify locations for the next tranche of river walks through a competition that will be launched...

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