18: Managing visitor behaviour with dogs

Marking National Dog Day, we revisit a topic which is a challenge to managers of most public open space - dogs. In this episode, we again welcome Stephen Jenkinson, a countryside access consultant with long association with conversations on behaviour of dog walkers.

In this episode we explore recent changes to the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) Act 2025 which received a lot of public attention last year and affects dogs within an access perspective.

Links referred to:

• Dealing with irresponsible dog ownership: practitioners’ manual 
• ‘Traffic light’ dog-walking zones can benefit people, dogs & environment

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IPROW is the Institute of Public Rights of Way and Access Management, which was established in 1986 as the membership organisation representing professionals involved in the management of public rights of way and access in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, principally as local government officers (and then called the Institute of Public Rights of Way Officers).

It has grown into an active and dynamic network providing advice, training, advocacy and networking to its members.

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