I FIND it difficult to believe that anyone would want to risk causing more misery and loss of animals by opening up public footpaths alongside farmland (Julia Leedham-Green, Letters, March 22).

What is a path closure but a minor irritation when compared to the suffering and misery going on in the countryside at present?

Having intimate knowledge of the path behind Sandbourne Drive in Bewdley I can confirm that there is livestock and wildlife on adjacent land.

To the people who choose to ignore the closed sign - it does apply to you and is there for a purpose.

J COOK

Sandbourne Drive

Bewdley