Court of Appeal rules the end of prescription

13 May 2016: The judgment of the Court of Appeal in Littlejohns and Littlejohns v Devon County Council and the Duchy of Cornwall, handed down on 6 May 2016, tries... read more

RPA announce bridging payment

20 Apr 2016: Yesterday Mark Grimshaw,CEO RPA  announced that they will be making 50% bridging payments to commoners and others who haven’t received a... read more

Foundation keeps up pressure on RPA to be honest with commoners

19 Apr 2016: Julia Aglionby, our Executive Director along with representatives of commons farmers is calling the Rural Payments Agency to be ’straight... read more

RPA update on BPS 15 & 16 - press release

14 Apr 2016: The latest press release from RPA published today states that around 3,500 claims from landowners with rights to common land are yet to be paid.... read more

Report on techniques to regenerate Spaghnum moss out now

14 Apr 2016: The Uplands Management Group set up a Task & Finish Group to investigate and report on examples of the range of techniques being used in England... read more

National Sheep Association highlights potential threats of Lynx rewilding

14 Apr 2016: Ahead of the impending application for permission to trial the release of Eurasian lynx into the wild in this country, proposed by the Lynx Trust UK... read more

Prince Charles hears about flood reduction plans in Cumbria

29 Mar 2016: As part of Prince Charles' visit to Cumbria last Wednesday (23rd March) we arranged a private meeting  with farmers, flood victims and... read more

Commons Payments Pipeline Blockage Slowly Easing

18 Mar 2016: Respond to your 28 day letter immediately and the majority of Commons BPS Payments can be expected in April The RPA has sent out requests for... read more