Foundation objects to UU's fence proposal at Thirlmere

16 Feb 2015: Below is a copy of the letter we sent to the Planning Inspectorate. Dear Sir or Madam, Commons Act 2006 s38 Application by United Utilities to... read more

New publication on the social history of Chiltern Commons

28 Jan 2015: The Chilterns Commons Project has just published a collection of six essays on the rich social history of local commons, including their use by... read more

Friends of the Lake District and Open Spaces object to United Utilites plan for a 9.6 km fence above Thirlmere

28 Jan 2015: Campaigners are fighting to stop a water company putting up a fence across common  land in the Lake District. The Friends of the Lake District... read more

The benefits of a Commons Council - from Dartmoor

28 Jan 2015: John Waldon the Chairman of Dartmoor Commoners' Council recently wrote a short article on the benefits of a Commons Council. Here is it... read more

Part 1 of Commons Act 2006 Statutory Instruments

21 Dec 2014: Part 1 of the Commons Act 2006 allows amendment of the registers of common land and town and village greens: new information can be added or existing... read more

Hill farmers in Wales have won a legal challenge over the way EU subsidy payments are paid by the Welsh government.

21 Dec 2014: Welsh hill farmers are celebrating after the Welsh Government abandoned plans for a moorland payment region under the new Common Agricultural Policy... read more

In praise of common land – how Carmarthenshire’s common land is helping with carbon management

7 Dec 2014: A project funded by the Welsh Government and Carmarthenshire County Council has begun to reveal the mysteries locked away in areas of peat bog on six... read more

New Publication: The Governance of Rangelands Collective Action for Sustainable Pastoralism

7 Dec 2014: Just published "The Governance of Rangelands: Collective Action for Sustainable Pastoralism" Rangelands are large natural landscapes that... read more