Petition · past parliament
The public right of navigation on all rivers in the England and Wales
Closed
31 signatures
What the petition asks
I would like parliment to allow public use of rivers and canals in England and Wales for small manually propelled vessels with a crew of up to 3 persons.
In England and Wales there is less than 4% of the 41,000 miles (68,000km) of rivers have public access.
Timeline
| 9 Feb 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 2 May 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
31
Status
Closed
Opened
9 Feb 2017
Closed
2 May 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.