New book on common land from Open Spaces Society

24 Mar 2015: Graham Bathe, explores the rich heritage of commons, the opportunities they provide for enjoying wildlife, archaeology and recreational access, and... read more

Round and round the commone

23 Mar 2015: For a interesting report on a ten-day public inquiry into the proposed deregistration and exchange of common land,  to make way for  motor... read more

FCL welcomes Defra's announcement on how CAP payments will be made on English commons

16 Mar 2015: This is a massive decision for those who farm the commons. Under the SPS, Defra calculated the proportion of the total eligible area of a common a... read more

EFRA committe and common land

16 Mar 2015: James Cross, Chief Executive, and Guy Thompson, Executive Director for Local Delivery, Natural England gave evidence to the EFRA commitee on... read more

A personal record of fell farming in the Lake District

16 Mar 2015: Mervyn Edwards spent over 40 years working as a government adviser in North West England, 20 years in agri-business followed by 20 years in agri-... read more

FCL send letter to Defra Minister George Eustice outlining concerns about BPS implementation on commons

19 Feb 2015: The Foundation has become increasingly concerned about how the new Basic Payment Scheme will be implemented on common land. We have  written to... read more

Brill Village Community Herd has new website

19 Feb 2015: Brill Village Community Herd has a new website. The Society was formed to undo the damage done to Brill Common by many years of neglect and to... read more

MOD withdraws application to de-register common land at Warcop, Hilton and Murton

19 Feb 2015: The Foundation for Common Land understands that the application has been withdrawn. According to Pannage Man's Blog aka Hugh Craddock who had... read more