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Rights of way and right to roam - access rights of way, open access and permissive access land, use common lands, the Countryside Code, report problems.
You have the right to access some land for walking or certain other…
You can walk on all public rights of way. Some public rights of way are…
You can access some land across England without having to use paths - this…
You may be able to access private land if the landowner has agreed to let…
As a land owner or manager, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.
As an owner or manager of land in the coastal margin, find out about your responsibilities and how to manage public access.
Park (mobile) home owner rights and responsibilities - fees and repairs, selling or giving away a home and residents' associations, settling disputes
How Access for All funding will make rail stations more accessible for less able passengers.
Information about parks and open spaces near you, including playgrounds, nature reserves, wildlife sites and sports pitches
Find out if you can legally drive across common land or town and village greens to access your property.
Update on the end of the government’s free council car parking scheme for health, care and volunteer workers.
As a local authority or national park authority, find out what responsibilities you have for your LAF.
As part of Dstl's commitment to improving access to technologies, we're making some of our intellectual property (IP) available for free.
As an owner or manager of land, understand how to restrict public access for land management, public safety or fire prevention reasons.
This page tells you how to identify common constraints and designations within your forestry project’s proposal area and sets out what you must consider or do in relation to individual constraints.
How to join or contact a Local Access Forum in England.
Find out how coastal access is being improved, where work is in progress and where new rights of access are now available.
When you need to apply for consent, how to apply, and the works that you can do without consent.
Information about public access to military owned land.
This guidance relates to the legal criteria for determining whether a building is considered a higher-risk building under the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It relates to the definition of higher-risk...
Find nature reserves, national parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty and green spaces
Provides an introduction to data sharing, explaining why local authorities should share transport data and what open data means.
FCDO travel advice for USA. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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