North Dorset Wessex Ridgeway

Project Description

The Wessex Ridgeway is a community based, countryside recreation project co-ordinated by the Dorset Countryside Ranger Service.  The project aimed to involve the 16 parishes in North Dorset that the Ridgeway crosses; develop a high quality multiuse trail which is accessible for all; increase public awareness and understanding of the environment and heritage of the Ridgeway and encourage healthy living.  It also aimed to support and assist with the rural economy, rural transport and a sustainable recreational resource aiding economic diversification.  The project will also be piloting a "visitor payback scheme" and baggage transfer.  

Project Proposer

Dorset Countryside Rangers

Amount Awarded

£44,025 which represented 37% of the total cost of the project

Amount Levered

£73,815 from Chalk & Cheese, Dorset County Council, Local Transport Plan, Environment Agency, Primary Care Trust, North Dorset District Council, local fundraising.  

Performance Indicators

• Amount of trailways improved
• Public satisfaction with open space
• Number of signage/interpretation points improved.
• Number of projects meeting healthy living objectives

Map

Please click here to see location of project number 18

Photographs