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Wales needs a better and fairer approach to public access for outdoor recreation which is less burdensome to administer, provides for the wide range of activities people want to participate in, with sensible safeguards for land management activities. I intend to develop proposals for consultation on how the current laws could be improved.  

  

Following a broad based review of the legislative framework for access and outdoor recreation, the Welsh Government undertook a consultation in 2015 on improving opportunities to access the outdoors for responsible recreation.  The consultation paper examined the current legislative framework for access to the outdoors and encouraged discussion on a sliding scale of potential options, including making improvements and removing some of the restrictions in place under current access legislation, extending the definition of access land to include other areas and implementing a new legislative framework.  

  

Almost 5800 responses to the consultation were received.  

  

Throughout the process, stakeholders have been invited to give their views on the benefits and constraints of the current system and to suggest how it could be improved to support greater opportunities for public access to the outdoors, establish a consistent approach to rights and enforcement and reduce burdens on Local Authorities and land managers.  

  

The consultation responses provided a wealth of information about the types of recreational activities occurring across Wales, primarily in rural and urban fringe areas.  They also provided an insight into the challenges faced by land managers, existing users and commercial interests due to the limitations of the existing statutory framework.    

  

Most of the responses were of the view the current system is too complex and burdensome.  

There were strong, and sometimes polarised, views about how it might be improved.    

  

I have carefully considered the issues raised by the consultation responses. There are several reasons why I believe it is necessary to consider how the laws in this area could be reformed.  

  

The legislative framework needs to be more coherent.  Paths and areas of access land have different rules and regulations on who can go there and what activities are allowed, which may have no relationship to the actual conditions on the ground.  

  

There is unnecessary inconsistency in the way paths and places open to the public are currently recorded, changed, and restricted.  

  

The law needs to reflect current recreational needs and be more flexible to changes in demand and participation. It is currently too difficult to make changes to public access, either to increase it or restrict it.    

  

There is an enduring dispute over the rights of those participating in water recreation on individual rivers and lakes. A resolution should be pursued to establish clarity in this area and to have greater consistency with how other access areas and activities are dealt with.  

  

For these reasons I will consult on proposals for making improvements in three key areas:


* Achieving consistency in the opportunities available for participation in different activities and how activities are restricted and regulated;
* Simplifying and harmonising procedures for designating and recording public access;
* Improving existing advisory forums and how access rights and responsibilities are communicated to all interests.


  

A fit for purpose model for Wales would support the achievement of several key commitments set out in Taking Wales Forward, including, to reduce sedentary lifestyles, promote Green Growth and develop a 'Made in Wales' approach reflecting Welsh needs and aspirations. It would also help to fulfil statutory obligations under the Well\-being of Future Generations Act and the Active Travel Act.    

  

Whilst we can learn from approaches already in use in other countries, Wales requires laws which suit its cultural and physical landscape. The Welsh Government has undertaken significant engagement with stakeholders, therefore, we are very aware of the concerns of landowners and the aspirations of access users.  

  

Outdoor recreation already makes a significant contribution to the economy and generates considerable health and social benefits for the population.  This has been demonstrated most recently by the success of the Wales Coast Path, which has already increased Wales’ profile in relation to activity tourism at home and abroad. We now have the opportunity to build on this success.  


 


 


 


 


 







Translation:


 
Mae angen dull tecach a gwell ar gyfer creu mynediad i'r cyhoedd at hamdden awyr agored sy'n llai beichus i’w weinyddu, yn darparu ar gyfer yr ystod eang o weithgareddau y mae pobl am gymryd rhan ynddynt, gyda mesurau diogelwch synhwyrol ar gyfer gweithgareddau rheoli tir. Yr wyf yn bwriadu datblygu cynigion ar gyfer ymgynghori ar sut y gallai’r cyfreithiau presennol gael eu gwella.  
  
Yn dilyn adolygiad eang ei gwmpas o’r fframwaith deddfwriaethol ar gyfer mynediad a hamdden awyr agored ymgymerodd Llywodraeth Cymru ymgynghoriad yn 2015 ar wella cyfleoedd i gael mynediad at yr awyr agored ar gyfer gweithgareddau hamdden cyfrifol. Archwiliodd y papur ymgynghori'r fframwaith deddfwriaethol presennol ar gyfer mynediad i'r awyr agored ac anogodd drafodaeth ar raddfa amrywiol o opsiynau posibl, gan gynnwys gwneud gwelliannau a dileu rhai o'r cyfyngiadau sy’n bodoli o dan y ddeddfwriaeth bresennol ynghylch mynediad, ymestyn y diffiniad o dir mynediad i gynnwys ardaloedd eraill, a gweithredu fframwaith deddfwriaethol newydd.  
  
Derbyniwyd bron i 5800 o ymatebion i’r ymgynghoriad.     
  
Drwy gydol y broses gwahoddwyd rhanddeiliaid i roi eu barn ar fanteision a chyfyngiadau’r system gyfredol ac awgrymu sut y gellid ei gwella er mwyn creu mwy o gyfleoedd i'r cyhoedd gael mynediad i'r awyr agored, sefydlu dull cyson o hawliau a gorfodi, a lleihau beichiau ar Awdurdodau Lleol a rheolwyr tir.  
  
Roedd yr ymatebion i'r ymgynghoriad yn llawn gwybodaeth am y mathau o weithgareddau hamdden sy'n digwydd ledled Cymru, yn bennaf mewn ardaloedd gwledig a threfol ymylol. Roeddent hefyd yn rhoi cipolwg o’r heriau y mae rheolwyr tir, defnyddwyr presennol a buddiannau masnachol yn eu hwynebu oherwydd cyfyngiadau’r fframwaith statudol presennol.  
  
Roedd y rhan fwyaf o'r ymatebion o'r farn bod y system bresennol yn rhy gymhleth ac yn feichus. Roedd yno safbwyntiau cryf ac weithiau rhai cwbl wahanol ynghylch sut y gellid ei gwella.  
  
Rwyf wedi ystyried yn ofalus y materion a godwyd gan yr ymatebion i'r ymgynghoriad. Mae nifer o resymau pam y mae angen i ni ystyried sut y gallai’r cyfreithiau yn y maes hwn gael eu diwygio.   
  
Mae angen i’r fframwaith deddfwriaethol fod yn fwy cydlynol. Mae gan lwybrau ac ardaloedd mynediad tir wahanol reolau a rheoliadau o ran pwy sy’n gallu mynd yno a pha weithgareddau a ganiateir, ac efallai nad oes unrhyw berthynas rhyngddynt â’r amodau gwirioneddol ar lawr gwlad.  
  
Mae anghysondeb diangen o ran y modd y caiff llwybrau a mannau sy’n agored i'r cyhoedd eu cofnodi a’u newid a’r modd y cyfyngir ar y defnydd ohonynt ar hyn o bryd.  
  
Mae angen i’r gyfraith adlewyrchu anghenion hamdden presennol a bod yn fwy hyblyg i newidiadau o ran galw a chyfranogiad. Mae'n rhy anodd ar hyn o bryd i newid mynediad i’r cyhoedd, naill ai o ran ei gynyddu neu o ran cyfyngu arno.  
  
Ceir anghydfod parhaus dros hawliau'r rhai sy'n cymryd rhan mewn gweithgareddau hamdden dŵr ar afonydd unigol a llynnoedd. Dylid dilyn penderfyniad i greu eglurder yn y maes hwn, ac i gael mwy o gysondeb o ran sut yr ymdrinnir ag ardaloedd mynediad a gweithgareddau eraill.  
  
Am y rhesymau hyn byddaf yn ymgynghori ar gynigion ar gyfer gwneud gwelliannau mewn tri maes allweddol:  


* Sicrhau cysondeb o ran y cyfleoedd sydd ar gael ar gyfer cymryd rhan mewn gwahanol weithgareddau, sut y cyfyngir ar weithgareddau a sut y cânt eu rheoleiddio;
* Symleiddio a chysoni gweithdrefnau ar gyfer dynodi a chofnodi mynediad i'r cyhoedd;
* Gwella fforymau cynghori presennol a gwella sut y caiff hawliau a chyfrifoldebau mynediad eu cyfathrebu i bawb sydd â diddordeb.

  
Byddai model addas i'r diben ar gyfer Cymru yn ei gwneud hi’n bosibl i gyflawni nifer o ymrwymiadau allweddol a nodir yn Symud Cymru Ymlaen, gan gynnwys, helpu pobl i fyw bywydau mwy egnïol, hyrwyddo twf gwyrdd a datblygu dull 'Gwnaed yng Nghymru' sy'n adlewyrchu anghenion a dyheadau Cymru. Byddai hefyd yn helpu i gyflawni rhwymedigaethau statudol o dan Ddeddf Llesiant Cenedlaethau'r Dyfodol a’r Ddeddf Teithio Llesol.  
  
Er y gallwn ddysgu oddi wrth ddulliau sydd eisoes yn cael eu defnyddio mewn gwledydd eraill, mae angen cyfreithiau ar Gymru sy'n gweddu i’w thirwedd ddiwylliannol a naturiol. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi trafod hyn yn helaeth â rhanddeiliaid ac felly yr ydym yn ymwybodol iawn o bryderon tirfeddianwyr a dyheadau defnyddwyr.  
  
Mae hamdden awyr agored eisoes yn cyfrannu’n sylweddol at yr economi ac yn ysgogi manteision iechyd a manteision cymdeithasol sylweddol ar gyfer y boblogaeth. Mae llwyddiant Llwybr Arfordir Cymru yn ddiweddar yn tystio i hyn. Mae’r llwybr hwn eisoes wedi codi proffil Cymru mewn perthynas â thwristiaeth gweithgareddau gartref a thramor. Mae gennym gyfle yn awr i adeiladu ar y llwyddiant hwn.