Quote Originally Posted by luresalive View Post
Yeah Mountain Biking is really big over here at the moment I think it's taken over from bushcraft, the amount of MB's I see over here far outweighs bushcrafters and even dog walkers, and the swathes they cut through virgin woodland is ridiculous, causing a really alarming amount of new furrows that other people now use as a path thus opening up the recesses of the woods even more and causing greater disruption to wildlife!
Mountain bikes are not permitted on parts of Dartmoor, due to the furrows and damage they cause. I think that rule should be implemented in more areas. I know they need somewhere to go too, but let them use old quarries, not ancient woodland.