The Ramblers' Association is Britain's biggest organisation working for walkers, a registered charity with 137,000 members across England, Scotland and Wales. We've been looking after Britain's footpaths and defending it's beautiful countryside for more than 65 years. Without the Ramblers Association, Britain's stunning landscape and unique path network could easily disappear. There are numerous benefits for you and ways you can help us by joining today.

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West Berkshire Ramblers Group is always happy to accept new members. Take a look at our website to find out more information

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Useful Numbers

On a recent walk, two West Berkshire Council (WBC) employees gave an impressive demonstration of how to use a system that most Ramblers did not know existed.  A distressed calf was found trapped between two fences.  The ‘out of office hours’ (OOH) number was phoned and the DEFRA ear tag number of the calf was given and within half an hour the farmer was contacted.  The group felt that we should have these numbers on our mobile phones. 

One thing has led to another and a whole list of numbers for a range of problems has been compiled.  A major difficulty is that we do not only walk in West Berkshire.  There is a large number of district councils/unitary authorities in our neighbouring counties, which makes it difficult to track down the correct office for complaints about fly tipping, abandoned vehicles and rights of way.

A booklet has now been produced for walk leaders giving a list of numbers for neighbouring district councils and unitary authorities with a map to show boundaries. 

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Animals

WBC   01635 519108 (office hours)

WBC   01635 42161 (out of office hours  -OOH)

Phone for anything to do with animal health  - eg dead animals, animals injured or in distress.  Please do not use the OOH number unless it is a real emergency.  Give the DEFRA ear tag number and as much information as possible about the location of the animal.  If you are out of West Berkshire the WBC office should be able to help you find the correct office number or put you in touch with DEFRA.

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Fly Tipping and Abandoned Vehicles

WBC – Street Care – 01635 519080

For vehicles, give the make, colour and registration number and give as much information as possible about the location of the fly tipping or the car.

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Footpaths

WBC – Rights of Way - 01635 519611

E-mail - streetcare@westberks.gov.uk

If possible give the parish and footpath number and as much information as possible, the OS grid reference is very helpful.

 

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The Ramblers' Association is Britain's biggest organisation working for walkers, a registered charity with 137,000 members across England, Scotland and Wales. We've been looking after Britain's footpaths and defending it's beautiful countryside for more than 65 years. Without the Ramblers Association, Britain's stunning landscape and unique path network could easily disappear. There are numerous benefits for you and ways you can help us by joining today.