Events
Large events such as music festivals can be very popular but not everyone is always happy about them.If you are concerned about events on a public open space near you, we may be able to support you. Are you concerned about the impact of an upcoming event in your area? We believe everyone…
Read MorePlanning & development
Shape the place where you live, protect valued open spaces and decide what type of development, if any, is needed. Are you worried about a planning application or the potential for development on an open space local to you? Did you know that you can shape the place where you live, protect valued open…
Read MoreParking & driving
We can help you to challenge the problem of parking and driving on open spaces and take positive steps to do something about it. Are you concerned about cars, motorcycles, lorries or other large vehicles being driven and parked on your local open space? We understand that such activity can prove a real…
Read MoreCycling
We’re on your side when it comes to protecting the cycle routes you know and love. 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…
Read MoreHorse riding
If you love to roam the countryside on your horse, then you should join the Open Spaces Society. If you love to roam the countryside on your horse, then you should join the Open Spaces Society. We are experts on all types of public rights of way, including bridleways, and we can help you…
Read MoreAGM 2013
Our AGM was held on Tuesday 16 July at the Birmingham & Midland Institute, Birmingham. During the afternoon, we were delighted to present awards to the following winners in our Open Space Award 2013. View photographs of both these projects here. Overall winner Grange Area Trust for its project at Widmer Fields, Buckinghamshire Special award for…
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Support our legal-action appeal this autumn Help us fight for the open spaces and paths we all love Save the open spaces you love. Support us! Find out what’s happening in your area Our campaigning works! See for yourself. Need help? Find your local Open Spaces volunteer or local authority contact details below Expand the…
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East Sussex steps up to replace missing signposts
We are pleased that East Sussex County Council has responded to pressure from path campaigners and has replaced missing signposts on many public paths in the county. Our local correspondents and other members reported missing signposts early in 2018, as part of the campaign to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Countryside Act 1968 which…
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Firle Estate – tax free and for what?
The Firle Estate, near Lewes in East Sussex contains some of the most iconic walking landscape in the country, including the Firle Beacon stretch of the South Downs Way. So it might not surprise you to learn that the Estate has obtained exemption from inheritance tax (2) on nearly all the estate (3) in return…
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Goodbye to blocked byway in East Sussex
Following pressure from Chris Smith, our local correspondent for Lewes district in East Sussex, the Firle Estate has reopened a blocked byway. This is an old, two-kilometre-long route, shown on some eighteenth-century maps. It runs between Newelm, west of Firle, westwards to the A26 road at The Lay in Beddingham parish. It was probably first…
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