If you find a problem on a Right of Way
With 188 miles / 320 km of public rights of way in Darlington Borough, you might find a problem that you wish to report.
You are welcome to telephone e-mail or write to the Countryside Team. Contact details are given below. The Countryside Team has the authority to deal with many of the problems which may be encountered on the Borough’s Rights of Way. However, some problems need to be reported to other agencies. The contacts below should guide you.
Countryside Team (01325) 388643
e-mail – countryside@darlington.gov.uk
The Beehive
Lingfield Point
Darlington
DL1 1YN
(Contact regarding: barbed wire across a public Right of Way, crop obstruction, damage to stiles and gates, dangerous animals, fallen trees, flooding, domestic fly tipping, hedges, horses on footpaths, litter, drainage, locked gates, missing signage, over grown vegetation and obstructions on a Right of Way)
Public Protection (01325) 388582
(Contact regarding: Dogs fouling)
Highways Dept (01325) 388766
(Contact regarding: footways, pavements, highway verges and traffic regulation orders)
Police (01325) 467681
(Contact regarding: bikes being ridden on a footpath, criminal damage, dangerous dogs, firearms, intimidation/assault and motor vehicles and motorbikes on a public Right of Way)
Environment Agency 0800 80 70 60
(Contact regarding: industrial fly tipping, pollution, rivers and waterways)
Download our Rights of Way complaint form (word document)