DEVON County Council is inviting applications from anyone with an interest in recreational access to join the Devon ‘countryside access forum’.

The forum has fifteen members who advise on the ‘improvement of public access to land for the purposes of open-air recreation and the enjoyment of the area.’

The forum has a remit to give independent advice to a number of government bodies, in addition to Devon County Council, district and borough councils and parish and town councils.

The council would like to hear from landowners and managers, access users and people with other relevant professional interests such as health, planning, education, sport, sustainable transport and business, or people who could represent groups currently under-represented, such as young people or ethnic minority groups.

Although membership is voluntary, a mileage rate is paid. For further details and an application form visit: www.devon.gov.uk/dcaf. The closing date for applications is Thursday, February 25.