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Finding Common Ground The first-ever guide on how to recognise and take account of local-community interests in common land.
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List of Information Sheets Members - free with SAE (donations appreciated) Non-members - £2.50 eachDownload »
DIY guide to registering lost commons A new opportunity to rescue some of those commons which failed to be registered under the Commons Registration Act 1965.
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Claiming public paths after twenty years’ use How to claim for public paths to be added to the official map of public rights of way (the definitive map) before it is closed to claims on 1 January 2026
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Open Spaces Society survey of policies and practices for path structuresThe response of Highway Authorities
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Beating the Bounds of your local common or greenParish and community councils, and other local groups, may like to beat the bounds of their local common or village green on Rogation Sunday
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The case for cattle-grids on commons How cattle-grids, in conjunction with perimeter fencing, can be an acceptable way to introduce grazing onto commons
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The Open Spaces Society policy on wind turbinesThis paper sets out the society’s policy on the development of wind-turbine power-stations on common land
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The right to know A guide to the Freedom of Information Act 2000, the Environment Information Regulations 2004 and the Data Protection Act 1998
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Parish, Town & Community Councils Why you should join the Open Spaces Society
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Local Authorities The case for membership of the Open Spaces Society
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The Constitution of the Open Spaces Society
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