
2025 No. 1025
Countryside, England
The Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Felixstowe Ferry to Bawdsey) Order 2025
Made 16th September 2025
Coming into force 17th September 2025
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3A(10) of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.
Citation and commencement and interpretation
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(1) This Order may be cited as the Access to the Countryside (Coastal Margin) (Felixstowe Ferry to Bawdsey) Order 2025 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(2) In this Order—
 “the Act” means the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949;
 “the relevant approvals” means the approval, by the Secretary of State under section 52(1) of the Act of the proposals contained in the—
(a) England Coast Path Felixstowe Ferry to Bawdsey FFB1, Felixstowe Ferry to Sandy Lane, Waldringfield report on 7th May 2024;
(b) England Coast Path Felixstowe Ferry to Bawdsey FFB2, Sandy Lane, Waldringfield to Kyson Point report on 5th May 2023;
(c) England Coast Path Felixstowe Ferry to Bawdsey FFB3, Kyson Point to Wilford Bridge report on 5th May 2023;
(d) England Coast Path Felixstowe Ferry to Bawdsey FFB4, Wilford Bridge to Ferry Cliff report on 7th May 2024;
(e) England Coast Path Felixstowe Ferry to Bawdsey FFB5, Ferry Cliff to Ramsholt report on 7th May 2024;
(f) England Coast Path Felixstowe Ferry to Bawdsey FFB6, Ramsholt to Bawdsey Quay report on 7th May 2024;
 “the relevant reports” means the reports submitted by Natural England to the Secretary of State under sections 51 and 55A of the Act on 9th December 2020  entitled—
(a) England Coast Path Felixstowe Ferry to Bawdsey FFB1, Felixstowe Ferry to Sandy Lane, Waldringfield;
(b) England Coast Path Felixstowe Ferry to Bawdsey FFB2, Sandy Lane, Waldringfield to Kyson Point;
(c) England Coast Path Felixstowe Ferry to Bawdsey FFB3, Kyson Point to Wilford Bridge;
(d) England Coast Path Felixstowe Ferry to Bawdsey FFB4, Wilford Bridge to Ferry Cliff;
(e) England Coast Path Felixstowe Ferry to Bawdsey FFB5, Ferry Cliff to Ramsholt;
(f) England Coast Path Felixstowe Ferry to Bawdsey FFB6, Ramsholt to Bawdsey Quay.
End of access preparation period
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In relation to land which is coastal margin, as a result of the relevant approvals of the proposals contained in the relevant reports, the day appointed as the day on which the access preparation period ends, is 24th September 2025.
Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
16th September 2025