DaveR Wrote: -----------------------------------------------------. > > I asked earlier in the thread what I thought was a > simple question - would it be acceptable for > Southwark to decide that a minimum proportion of > all public parks be dog-free? (Say 30% by area). > A further proportion be dogs on leads only (say > another 30%), and the balance unrestricted. The > figures I have chosen are arbitrary, but why is > there anything wrong in principle? There is nothing wrong with this idea. I totally agree with you & said pretty much the same thing myself on page 2 of this thread. A dog-free area, a dogs allowed to run free area, and a dogs on lead only area. That way, everyone can have the choice of which part of the park to visit, depending on their circumstances.