NORTH YORK MOORS NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY
(TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF PEDESTRIANS)
Public Footpath 1 West Ayton (part of) (Forge Valley)
(NYC path ref: 30.22.001)
EMERGENCY CLOSURE NOTICE
Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 – Section 14(2) (as amended)
The North York Moors National Park Authority hereby gives notice that from 16 September 2026 until 6 October 2026 inclusive the following closure is in force in the parish of West Ayton in the County of North Yorkshire:
Public Footpath 1 West Ayton (part of) (A-B):
No pedestrian shall proceed along part of Public Footpath 1 West Ayton past Ayton Castle and then through the Forge Valley in a generally northerly direction between Grid Reference SE
Alternative route:
Permissive Footpath, Public Footpath 702 West Ayton & the U551 Cockrah Road
(B-C-D-A):
Pedestrians can proceed along the permissive route commencing at Grid Reference SE
The Order is necessary due to the unsafe condition of the boardwalk.
The closure will be put into effect by means of the erection of notices, signs and maps, and the alternative route will be signed on site where appropriate.
All enquiries to: paths@northyorkmoors.org.uk or
16 September 2026
RICHARD SMITH - Solicitor, North York Moors National Park Authority, The Old Vicarage, Bondgate, Helmsley, YO62 5BP
Last updated: 16 Sep 2026