Time to Complete Unfinished Business on Commons

By Helen Bruce | July 20, 2026 |

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…

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New Planning Policy threatens Access to Nature

By Helen Bruce | March 12, 2026 |

‘The government’s proposed planning policy will strike a fatal blow to the creation of new village greens and does nothing to safeguard and improve people’s vital access to nature.’ So declares Helen Monger, case officer for DPA allies the Open Spaces Society. The society, which is Britain’s oldest national conservation body, has responded to the…

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