Roxlena in the Court of Appeal

The long-running ‘Roxlena’ / Hayton Woods case in Cumbria has been through several stages and has now been scheduled by the Court of Appeal as The King on the application of The Ramblers' Association v The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on 21 April 2026. See Case tracker for updates.

Most recently, the case has considered whether the government's closure for foot and mouth disease constituted an ‘interruption’ to negate a right of way coming into being.

The case has been reported on the forum and website at each stage, search Roxlena for history.