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Statutory guidance
The Countryside Code
- From:
- Natural England and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Part of:
- Access to the countryside and Access and rights of way
- Published:
- 19 August 2014
- Last updated:
- 4 October 2016, see all updates
- Applies to:
- England and Wales
Responsibilities for visitors to the countryside and those who manage the land.
Documents
The Countryside Code - PDF version to download
PDF, 2.66MB, 4 pages
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The Countryside Code bookmark
PDF, 593KB, 2 pages
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Details
The Countryside Code applies to all parts of the countryside in England and Wales, aiming to help everyone respect, protect and enjoy the outdoors.
Hard copies of the leaflet and bookmark are available from:
Enquiries
Natural England
County Hall, Spetchley Road
Worcester
WR5 2NP
Email enquiries@naturalengland.org.uk
Telephone 0300 060 3900
Opening times: 8:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays)
Find out about call charges at www.gov.uk/call-charges.
Document information
Published: 19 August 2014
Updated: 4 October 2016
- New Countryside Code leaflet published.
- Added bookmark and details of how to obtain hard copies of both the leaflet and bookmark.
- First published.