The ‘Taking action’ series The Open Spaces Society has been defending open spaces in England and Wales since 1865. Taking action This page houses a series of articles, reprinted from Open Space magazine. Written by our chairman, Phil Wadey, these articles explore different ways in which we can ensure we take the correct actions needed…

Removing and improving path paraphernalia 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…

Rights of way: Opposing extensions to temporary traffic regulation orders 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 –…

  The Open Spaces Society is a registered charity and we’ve been defending your favourite open spaces, paths, bridleways and cycle routes in England and Wales since 1865 Join the Society If you love the great outdoors and enjoying full access to your favourite open and green spaces, footpaths, bridleways and cycle routes, you should…

Laying an information – how to prosecute someone in a magistrates’ court for a criminal offence on a town or village green 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…

What local councils can do for public access to town and countryside 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…

Tree-planting on commons Successive governments express a desire to increase tree-planting, with varying degrees of fulfilment. What do these commitments mean for commons in England and Wales? The suburban resident of the Home Counties might assume that all commons historically were woodland, for the cessation of grazing in the twentieth century has caused many to…

Part 1 of the Commons Act 2006: getting land onto or off the commons and greens registers 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 &…

Origins of sections 193 and 194 of The Law of Property Act 1925 The Law of Property Act 1922 modernised the law of real property. The Act abolished copyholds, the form of land tenure whereby tenants’ rights, including rights of common, were recorded by the manorial courts. The society was alarmed by this: when attempts…

Getting Greens Registered An Open Spaces Society publication Getting Greens Registered-fourth edition The fourth edition of our manual Getting Greens Registered, published March 2022, is a step-by-step guide which assists you in deciding whether land is eligible for registration as a green and then, if you believe it is, how to go about applying for…