Commons: Buildings, fences and other works on common land in England and Wales
The Open Spaces Society has been defending open spaces in England and Wales since 1865. Do you want to shape the future of paths and open spaces? We need your help to keep our technical information, analysis & advice effective and up to date – your support means we can employ expert caseworkers. Become a…
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Legacies
Let your love for open spaces live on with a gift in your will Keep us fighting to protect open spaces long into the future Bennett bequest Bennett bequest: organising our archives Having existed for more than 150 years the society has a massive archive. Some is stored in the House of Lords and some…
Read MoreRights of Way: Parishes dealing with highway obstructions
The Open Spaces Society has been defending open spaces in England and Wales since 1865. Do you want to shape the future of paths and open spaces? We need your help to keep our technical information, analysis & advice effective and up to date – your support means we can employ expert caseworkers. Become a…
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Rights of Way: What to do about overgrown paths
The Open Spaces Society has been defending open spaces in England and Wales since 1865. Do you want to shape the future of paths and open spaces? We need your help to keep our technical information, analysis & advice effective and up to date – your support means we can employ expert caseworkers. Become a…
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Commons: Commons Act 2006 – registration and deregistration
Registration and deregistration of land under the act The Open Spaces Society has been defending open spaces in England and Wales since 1865. Registration and deregistration of land under the Commons Act 2006 This fact sheet tells you about the registration and deregistration of common land and town or village greens, in England and Wales,…
Read MoreOpen Spaces: Community assets and protecting open space
The Open Spaces Society has been defending open spaces in England and Wales since 1865. Do you want to shape the future of paths and open spaces? We need your help to keep our technical information, analysis & advice effective and up to date – your support means we can employ expert caseworkers. Become a…
Read MoreOpen Spaces: How to win local green space through Neighbourhood Plans
The Open Spaces Society has been defending open spaces in England and Wales since 1865. Do you want to shape the future of paths and open spaces? We need your help to keep our technical information, analysis & advice effective and up to date – your support means we can employ expert caseworkers. Become a…
Read MoreOpen Spaces: Local Green Space Designation (England)
Do you want to shape the future of paths and open spaces? We need your help to keep our technical information, analysis & advice effective and up to date – your support means we can employ expert caseworkers. Become a member today This information sheet covers the following information about local green space designation in…
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We slate Derbyshire’s plan to ‘shoot itself in the foot’
We have slated Derbyshire County Council’s plans to cut its budget for public rights of way and reduce the staff, significantly lengthening the time it takes to deal with path problems. We say the council is shooting itself in the foot. We have responded to the council’s questionnaire in which the council proposes severely to…
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Public rights of way blocked in 32,000 places
We’re shocked that walkers are finding public paths in England and Wales blocked in nearly 32,000 places—that’s one obstruction every four and a half miles, and they are getting worse. As Britain’s oldest national conservation body, we’ve been campaigning to protect footpaths, bridleways and byways – as well as other open spaces – since 1865,…
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