The Open Spaces Society has voiced its objections to a planning application which would allow microlight aircraft to fly above walking routes in Buckinghamshire.

A request was recently submitted to allow the vessels to be flown from Bernwood Farm in Botolph Claydon in the north of the county.

According to the Open Spaces Society, should consent be granted it would mean the runways would cross or pass close to two footpaths and one bridleway, with one of the paths part of the Bernwood Jubilee Way.

The group claims this 61-mile route, which meanders through Bernwood Forest, is a favourite with walking enthusiasts and that the aircraft would be a disturbance to them.

Kate Ashbrook, general secretary at the society, said that Aylesbury Vale District Council should reject the application.

"We do not consider that the private indulgence of a few people should be at the expense of all those who want to enjoy this area for quiet recreation," she added.

Bernwood Jubilee Way was created in 2002 as part of the Bernwood Ancient Hunting Forest Project.