Rights of Way

Really interesting stuff this. Click on this link for a more detailed explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rights_of_way_in_England_and_Wales 
In the meantime, a publlic right of way are paths on which the public have a legally protected right to pass and re-pass. On footpaths there is a right to travel on foot. On a bridleway, the public have the right to travel on foot and on horseback or leading a horse! A byway (see extra photo) is open to all traffic (so walking, on a horse or with any vehicle or apparently a boat). Then (possily tomorrow's blip) there are permissive footpaths and bridleways where there is a concessionary but not legal right of way