Posts Tagged ‘commonland’
Time to Complete Unfinished Business on Commons
The Open Spaces Society, Britain’s oldest national conservation body and leading champion for the protection of common land and village greens, marks the twentieth anniversary of the Commons Act 2006 by urging the government to complete the job this landmark legislation began for protecting these vital green areas. The Commons Act 2006 won royal assent…
Read MoreCentenary of Open Spaces Law
The 1st of January 2026 marks the centenary of landmark legislation which, for the first time, created a right to walk and ride on significant areas of common land in town and country. This law was largely thanks to our friends the Open Spaces Society (then the Commons and Footpaths Preservation Society), Britain’s leading campaigning…
Read More‘Step up for Access’: Call to Government
On the 25th anniversary of the landmark Countryside and Rights of Way (CROW) Act, our allies at the Open Spaces Society challenge government to celebrate its predecessor’s achievement—and to act now to improve people’s access to the countryside and green spaces. The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 received royal assent on 30 November…
Read MoreMore Dartmoor Land Restored as Common
Our friends, The Open Spaces Society, are delighted that another piece of Dartmoor National Park in Devon has been registered as common land. Planning Inspector Nigel Farthing has granted the society’s application to register as common about 82.25 hectares of part of Ditsworthy Warren. The land, which is about 2.5 kilometres east of Sheepstor, is…
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