Its influence in setting up Britain's national parks and campaigning for "right to roam" to be enshrined in law is being applied to another cause: the country's dilapidated footpath network.
The 40-mile development, which includes a new towpath, will form part of the National Cycle and Footpath Network as Regional Route number 82.
The money led to the removal of a BMX track within the reserve, the installation of an extensive footpath network, improved access points and gating and the planting of more trees.
Data on footpath network were obtained from the OpenStreetMap project (http://www.openstreetmap.org) and validated using official data.
Data have been compiled on public transport networks, footpaths, topography, traffic volume, street lights, tree coverage, parks, public services, recreational facilities, fast food chains, and local services (general practice, post office, schools).
Walking for more than 10 km to a CHPS compound to get care is very common in the CHPS zones because in most cases there are no good road networks, only footpaths.
The rapid-growth nature of informal settlements usually leads to a chaotic structure with low coverage of organic infrastructure network (footpaths and roads) and narrow and indirect paths that are not organized according to ideal geometric patterns.
Of course, the UK's incredible network of footpaths doesn't close for the season.
So the network of footpaths and open access to land in this country, I think, is pretty much unprecedented.
Witness the first tranche of mayor Dimitris Avramopou los' £8.5m plan to create a network of footpaths and an archeological park.
