Dog-friendly walks in Barton

A field circuit from the middle of Barton: south down Marygate out of the village, on by farm track to the lane corner near Richmond Road, then back north-west on the bridleway to Wells Lane and Silver Street. It stays on the quiet side of the village, away from the A1(M) which runs close by to the west, and the only tarmac is the village end and the last half mile back up Marygate. There is no seasonal ban and no lead requirement on the rights of way, but the tracks run between working arable and grazing fields, so leads through anything with stock in it. Dog fouling on land the public can reach is a £50 fixed penalty in the Richmondshire area, £1,000 maximum on conviction.

A short lead walk round the built-up part of Barton: east along Silver Street past the market cross and the green, up East View and St Cuthberts Green, back down Silver Street and round by The Porch and Marygate. Under a mile and entirely on pavement and quiet village street, which makes it the one to do before work or in the dark rather than the field circuit south of the village. There is no dog exclusion order on the green and no seasonal restriction of any kind in this part of North Yorkshire. Fouling is the enforced offence, a £50 fixed penalty in the Richmondshire area and up to £1,000 on conviction.