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Dog owners: What you need to know when walking your dog at Cwmbran Boating Lake to avoid a fine

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A photo on the Cwmbran Life Facebook page yesterday (10 April 22) caused a stir among dog owners.

It was a reminder about the areas at the Boating Lake and Southfields where your dog must be a on a lead and areas where dogs are not allowed to be walked- even if they are on a lead. I popped to the area tonight and took some photos to make it as easy as possible to avoid falling foul of the rules and ending up with a fine of up to £1,000.

How much can I be fined if I don’t follow the rules?

Under the Public Spaces Protection Order for Dog Control the council has the power to hand out a fixed penalty notice of £100. If you fail to pay, the council will take legal action which could lead to a fine of up to £1,000.

The signs at Cwmbran Boating Lake and Southfields

These large signs are at various entrance points and show the areas where dogs must be kept on a lead and where dogs are not allowed to be exercised- even if they are on a lead.

a large sign about areas you can walk your dog
One of the signs showing the areas where your dog must be a lead and where it can’t be exercised- even if on a lead
a large sign showing where you can walk your dog
The map shows the areas in Southfields where dogs are not allowed- even if on a lead. This includes the marked out football pitches and the large tarmac area by the car park

Where your dog must be on a lead

a dog by a lake
Your dog must be on a lead when walking around the lake
a dog by a lake
Your dog must be on a lead when walking around the lake
a bridge over a stream
Your dog must be a lead when you get to the othe side of the bridge from Southfields to the Boating Lake
a pond
Your dog must be a lead to walk around the smaller pond
a bridge over a river
Your dog must be on a lead when you arrived on the other side of this bridge- by the Boating Lake cafe

 

Where your dog isn’t allowed- even if it is on a lead

a children' s playground helicopter climbing frame
Your dog is not allowed in the park, even if it’s on a lead
a football goals
Dogs must not be exercised on any of the marked out football fields
A large playing field
Dogs must not be exercised on any of the marked out football fields

Ways to walk around the park and the sports fields

trees by a railway line
You can walk alongside the football pitches at Southfields with your dog- on or off a lead. But your dog must not go on any of the marked out sports pitches
a path by a river
You can walk your dog on a lead around the park using the wooded area or footpath by the Afon Lwyd

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Dog owners: What you need to know when walking your dog at Cwmbran Boating Lake to avoid a fine

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