Public access footpath installation

Public access footpath works: grass reinforcement grids, compacted path and rope barriers

We were appointed to construct a new public access footpath through landscaped grounds at a commercial visitor site. The existing grass was marked out, turf stripped and a mini digger used to form a stable formation while protecting a mature oak and nearby planting.

A geotextile-lined sub-base of compacted MOT type 1 was laid and plate-compacted to create a firm, free-draining foundation. Green plastic grass reinforcement grids were then cut and fitted to the path alignment, including a wider landing around the tree, before being blinded with a compacted sand wearing course for a natural finish that remains accessible in wet weather.

To keep pedestrians on the new route we installed treated timber posts with rope barriers, forming a clear public footpath from the lawn through to adjacent buildings and event tents. The result is a durable, low-maintenance access path suited to high footfall, commercial landscaping and public realm groundworks.

Project photos

Marked-out grass and leaf-covered ground prepared for a new public access footpath beside black metal railings

Mini digger excavating a footpath formation through grass beside a mature tree and iron railings

Excavated public footpath trench with timber crate and groundworks materials beside a large tree trunk

Yellow excavator bucket forming a level earth base for a new pedestrian path around a mature oak

Groundworks team preparing the public footpath excavation through landscaped grounds

Footpath route excavated and dressed with soil ready for sub-base and geotextile

Compacted MOT type 1 stone sub-base laid for a public access footpath towards a wooden gate

Plate compactor consolidating type 1 sub-base on a new commercial footpath

Compacted granular path bed prepared for grass reinforcement grid installation

JCB mini digger and spray-marked grass setting out a second public footpath spur

Green plastic grass reinforcement grids being laid on a compacted sand footpath base

Completed run of interlocking grass grid tiles forming a reinforced public footpath

Y-shaped public footpath of grass reinforcement grids wrapping around a large tree

Compacted sand wearing course on the new footpath with timber posts set for a rope barrier

Finished public access footpath with sand surface, timber posts and rope handrail under a mature oak

Sand public footpath with rope-and-post barriers leading to a marquee entrance

Completed commercial pedestrian path with timber rope fencing approaching an event tent

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