Welcome to IPROW
The Institute of Public Rights of Way and Access Management is the professional body which represents individuals employed in the management of public rights of way and other access in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, principally as local government officers.
Its members cover the whole of the field of access work, from countryside rangers putting in gates to enforcement officers, path inspectors, strategic access developers and solicitors, as well as those maintaining the definitive map and making public path orders.
Membership
Being a member of IPROW means being in the know – having access to the very best professional advice and being confident you are up to date with the latest changes to case law, legislation, regulations and Government advice.
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Advertise with IPROW
IPROW is the leading source of information about job vacancies for people working in the access and rights of way profession. Our journal Waymark also carries a range of product and services advertisements and is distributed to all members and subscribers four times a year.
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IPROW's latest news
IPROW 40th Anniversary Awards
IPROW 40th Anniversary Awards - a celebration of the work you do
2026 represents 40 years of IPROW and some of you have been with us since the beginning! We are currently requesting nominations for a variety of awards, which will be presented at the Annual Update in October.
Tom Bindoff Centrewire
It is with great regret that we share the sad news that Tom Bindoff died on 16 June, at the age of 82.
Tom was the founder and driving force behind ‘Centrewire’, the gate and structures manufacturing company known to most rights of way and access management people and whose products are familiar to any user of paths.
Suicide rate of farmers rising
Suicide rate of farmers rising
Rights of way officers on our Compliance and Enforcement courses will know that we emphasise awareness of the pressures farmers may be under and to be conscious that while an offence may have been committed in obstructing or failing to clear a public right of way, it may genuinely be that resolving it is one more task that never quite makes it to the top of the Urgent Jobs list, rather than deliberate intent.
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Training and events
IPROW is continually developing new training courses, delivered by professionals in the rights of way field and tailored to the needs of members.
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