Our mission is to promote, for the public benefit, the conservation and protection of the Cotswold Way and its surrounding environment and habitat, including the Cotswold Way Circular walks, linking and access routes and other named trails in the area.

• We work in partnership with Cotswolds National Landscape and the Cotswold Voluntary Wardens, to carry out core maintenance of the Cotswold Way and the other listed trails.
• We engage with user groups and those responsible for day-to-day maintenance to identify possible improvements over and above the basic requirements
• We commission work to implement these improvements – supporting, wherever possible, local volunteer organisations in carrying out the work with expenses and materials
• We make grants to volunteer organisations putting forward their own practicable improvement proposals

The CWA commissions work to make improvements – the work being carried out by local volunteer organisations where possible, with the CWA paying for expenses and materials. It may also offer grants to volunteer organisations putting forward their own improvement proposals. Projects the CWA funds are very practical:

• better waymarking and supplying information boards
• creating steps on steep slopes
• replacing stiles with gates
• installing benches where appropriate
• erosion restoration

A kissing gate costs about £400, a waymark post about £130 and the materials to restore one metre of footpath from erosion about £50?

Project suggestions

If you have any ideas for a CWA funded project to improve the Cotswold Way, or one of our Other Trails, then please complete this  Application for CWA Funding Form and send it to info@cotswoldwayassociation.org.uk, or contact us to discuss it in more detail.

To read the CWA Trustees Reports please click on the following

• Annual Report – 31st March 2024
• Annual Report – 31st March 2023
• Annual Report – 31st March 2022
• Annual Report – 31st March 2021
• Annual Report – 31st March 2020
• Annual Report – 31st March 2019