Tidworth and Ludgershall residents invited to help shape cycling and walking plans

Tuesday, 24 February 2026 10:00

Wiltshire Council is asking people in Tidworth and Ludgershall to help shape the future of walking and cycling routes across their towns, as well as three others across the county.

Residents’ views and ideas will be used to help create draft Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs) for each town, ahead of a final round of consultation once the draft plans have been prepared.

LCWIPs identify local cycling and walking networks and set out how these routes can be improved over time. The aim is to create safe, coherent and connected networks for pedestrians and cyclists, making it easier for people to travel on foot or by bike, and in turn helping to improve air quality, reduce traffic congestion and cut carbon emissions.

Once finalised, an LCWIP forms the basis for future cycling and walking improvements in that area. Crucially, it also helps to secure potential future funding from Active Travel England (ATE).

The council has already published LCWIPs for Salisbury, Chippenham, Devizes, and Trowbridge, with six more due for publication in the coming weeks: Amesbury, Calne, Corsham, Melksham, Royal Wootton Bassett, and Warminster.

Cllr Martin Smith, Cabinet Member for Highways, said: “LCWIPs are essential strategic blueprints for improving cycling and walking infrastructure, so it’s important for residents of Marlborough, Tidworth, Malmesbury, Bradford on Avon and Westbury to get involved in this consultation. Their feedback will play a crucial role in shaping future walking and cycling developments in these communities.

“This stage of the consultation enables people to highlight specific improvements and suggestions they would like to see by adding comments directly onto a map of each town.

“We have committed, through our Business Plan, to promoting more walking and cycling, and these LCWIPs will help turn that ambition into reality.”

This consultation is open from Monday, 23rd February until Monday, 23rd March. To find out more and share their views, people should go to: https://wiltshirecouncilconsultations.commonplace.is/

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