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In preparing for any negotiations about use of a site, it pays to get to know some basic facts about the site:
Does it carry rights of way?
Contact the local highway authority (usually the county or unitary authority, but in national parks, the highway authority may have delegated its functions to the National Park Authority).
There is a useful website which provides a lot of background information about public rights of way
Click here to go to http://www.iprow.co.uk/index.php?page=page&catId=11&SubId=9
Is any of the area access land (under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000)?
You can ask the local Access Authority (the local highway authority or national park authority), or visit:
- Natural England's open access website for land in England
Click here to go to http://www.openaccess.gov.uk/ in a new window
- the Countryside Council for Wales’ website for land in Wales
Codes and Guidelines
Countryside Code (2005) Produced by the Countryside Agency and Countryside Council for Wales.
http://www.countrysideaccess.gov.uk/things_to_know/countryside_code
Institute of Fundraising (undated) Standard Forms of Agreement.
http://www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk/informationaboutfundraising/forthepublic/findafundraiser/modelcontractandstandardformsofagreement.htm
Promoting Outdoor Recreation in the English National Parks: Guide to Good Practice by Sheffield Hallam University (2005) Report to the Countryside Agency.
Recreational Activities at National Trust Properties by The National Trust (2000) National Trust, Cirencester.
Scottish Outdoor Access Code (2004) Scottish Natural Heritage, Battleby.
http://www.outdooraccess-scotland.com/default.asp?nPageID=26&nSubContentID=0
Sporting and Challenge Events in the Countryside (1998) Ref CCC 146. Countryside Council for Wales, Bangor
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Consensus Building
A Model Approach to Resolving Conflict in the Countryside by the Countryside Council for Wales (1998) CCW, Bangor.
A Question of Respect: Conservation and Countryside Recreation by CRN (2005) Ed. Melanie Bull. Seminar proceedings of the Countryside Recreation Network. CRN, c/o Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield.
Consensus in the Countryside: Reaching shared agreement in policy, planning and management (1996) Proceedings from a workshop held at Devon County Hall, Exeter. CRN, c/o Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield.
Marketing Management. Analysis, planning, implementation and control by Kotler, P. (1988) 6th Edition. Prentice-Hall International. New Jersey, USA.
Resolving Environmental Disputes – From Conflict to Consensus by Sidaway, R., 2005. Earthscan, London. ISBN 1-84407-013-1 (paperback), 1-84407-013-X (hardback). Price £22.95.
Successful Negotiation by Maddux, R. B., 1991. Cogan Page, London.
Legal Matters
Clayden, P. (2003) Our Common Land. 5th Editions. Open Spaces Society, Henley-on-Thames.
Countryside Agency (2004) Statutory Restrictions on Access Land: A Guide for Land Managers. Ref CA 150-4. Countryside Agency Publications, Wetherby.
http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/enjoying/places/openaccess/restrictions.aspx
Countryside Agency (2005) Managing Public Access: A Guide for Land Managers. Ref CA 210. Countryside Agency Publications, Wetherby.
Scottish Outdoor Access Code is probably the best guide to what people can and cannot do on land in the Scottish Countryside
http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/access/ApprovedCode050604.pdf).
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