Posts Tagged ‘CROWact’
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 MoreChecking Access on the Henroost Track
DPA Trustees John Howell and John Skinner recently went out to check the state of access on land designated under the CROW act 2000. The Countryside and Rights of Way (CROW) Act 2000 was important because it gave the public legal rights to access mapped areas of open countryside in England and Wales, while also…
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 MoreDelight at ‘Path-Extinguishment Day’ Repeal
The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 imposed a guillotine of 1 January 2026 on the claim of unrecorded public paths. The previous government set this back to 2031. The current government has announced that it will repeal it completely, so that paths can continue to be claimed in perpetuity. This is vital because…
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