Here at the Open Spaces Society, we never stop fighting to protect the open spaces people love. Now more than ever, spending time in the outdoors is vital. That's why we're proud to tirelessly campaign for stronger protection for village greens, commons and footpaths.
Here are some of our most recent campaigns, initiatives, and successes.
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Examples of our recent successes:
- reached an agreement with Clinton Devon Estates to allow the public an almost immediate right to walk over newly-registered common land at Woodbury, East Devon;
- successfully objected the erection of unnecessary fencing on Shereford Common, Norfolk;
- won the successful registration of several new commons, in Cornwall, Devon, and North Yorkshire;
- achieved a refusal of consent for works on Sneedham Green Common, Gloucestershire;
- successfully ensured the removal of unlawful gates across byway in Stanwick St John, North Yorkshire;
- intervened in the Dartmoor backpack-camping case with a win in the court of appeal;
- secured the registration of One Tree Hill as a village green, in Elmbridge, Surrey;
- lobbied ministers and Members of the Senedd to ensure that payments for public access are included in the Environmental Land Management Scheme in England, and the Sustainable Farming Scheme in Wales;
- forced Cornwall Council to follow the correct legal procedure and to register applications to add paths to the definitive map;
- through historical research, succeeded in our claim to upgrade a recorded footpath in Mundesley, Norfolk, to restricted byway;
- submitted responses on numerous consultations, all of which can be viewed here.