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Am I allowed to walk my dog on field edges

Hi there.

I have just been out walking my dog, initially following the footpath sign, but decided to deviate as I thought the main path that goes across the middle of a ploughed field would be muddy. So, I skirted around the edge of the field, not on the crops and was accosted by a householder whose garden backs on to the field. He was telling me I should use the footpath and that dogs kept fouling his garden.

I sympathised, but my dog has never ventured into his garden, nor would she ever. He seemed to be under the impression that if I did it again, he could enforce something? He has no boundary fence and the garden is open to the elements.

My question is, do I have a right to legally walk around the edge of the field if the weather has been bad and the footpath is difficult to walk on? The farmer was ploughing in the fields and saw no reason to chastise me, but his garden further up the field is relatively enclosed.

Lou Cessford Ipswich

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