The government have started a consultation process which could see an end to motorcycles being allowed to use green lanes.

In early 2018, the government asked the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to do a review into whether the management of National Parks and Areas of Outstanding National Beauty (or more specifically, how they?re protected) is ?fit for purpose?. They were to come up a list of what?s working and what?s not, things that could be done better and what changes need to be made. They called it ?The Landscapes Review?.

During the review, it came to pass that some people get a bit eggy about motorcycles using green lanes. If you?ve ever done any green laning, you?ll know this to be true. You can be riding your bike perfectly legally, with the utmost respect to your countryside environment, but there?s usually someone who wants to get in your face about it. It can be cyclists, horse riders, dog walkers, you name it. Some of these people consider it ?antisocial? just to be on a motorcycle; you don?t even have to be riding it.
Breaking the silence

In response to the Review, the government said this: 

Some country public rights of way and unsealed unclassified roads known as ?green lanes? allow for the legal recreational use of motor vehicles. Whilst many users make use of these rights in a responsible way, we have become increasingly aware of damage and disturbance caused by excessive use of off-road motor vehicles on some uns...