Originally Posted by
molehill
Carrying a small pair of secateurs and clipping a few bits of undergrowth every time a walker goes out should be the norm. It would benefit everyone and keep the paths open, plus a bit of bashing with a stick. But it doesn't happen because most people are idle and expect someone else to do everything for them.
I see it round here as even locals walk the dogs up paths that slowly become overgrown and then they abandon them and moan about it in the pub! If they all did 5 minutes clipping each time they went out it would keep local paths open.