Public footpaths not fit for purpose

It’s crazy that it can be easier to walk within cities than in the countryside

Start a walk at Queensway underground station in London, and you can go on a glorious three-and-a-half mile, 80-minute walk to Downing Street through four beautiful parks - Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Green Park and St James’s Park.

London also has a host of clearly signposted walks, such as the Green Chain Walk, stretching from the River Thames to N…