We believe that everyone has the right to enjoy open spaces, including cyclists.
That’s why we’re on your side when it comes to protecting the cycle routes you know and love.
We are experts on all types of public rights of way, including cycle routes and we can help you defend them when they are under threat.
We can help you claim a cycle route, remove a blockage, or lobby your highway authority.
We also have a network of dedicated volunteers known as local correspondents who can help you in your local area.
Find out your rights when it comes to accessing the cycle routes you know and love.
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News about Cycling
Grant a green: The Open Spaces Society’s call to local councils
Today we launch our Grant A Green campaign. The society is to urge local councils in England and Wales voluntarily to register their open spaces as town or village greens[1], to protect them from development and give local people rights of recreation there. It is more important now than ever to secure our green spaces. …
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Green spaces, open places
The Open Spaces Society’s call to candidates in the Senedd election, 6 May 2021. The pandemic has shown the importance of public paths and open spaces for recreation and relaxation, now is the time to invest in them for the health and well-being of the people of Wales. The Open Spaces Society[1] calls on candidates…
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Make London a more natural capital
The Open Spaces Society has joined 17 other environmental groups in urging the candidates in the London Mayoral election to back ‘A more natural capital’. The manifesto calls for support for our Charter for Open Spaces, and the dedication of green spaces as town or village greens. It advocates ten new district parks, and opposition…
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Welsh Government agriculture law must step up for access
The Welsh Government’s consultation paper on the future funding for agriculture fails to spell out how subsidies will be directed to securing more and better access, and how grants will be withheld from land managers who abuse the law on public paths and access. We argued for these objectives in our response to the earlier…
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