The National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty where our English commons sit, are designated as ‘protected areas’ by and for the nation. Brant Fell (and others in England) is owned by a private landowner and managed by over 20 active graziers, a further 60 have ‘rights on the common’ but do not exercise them.

First enshrined in law in the Magna Carta in 1215, Common Land traditionally sustained the poorest people in rural communities who owned no land of their own, providing them with a source of wood, bracken for bedding and pasture for livestock. Over one-third of England’s moorland is common land.

Common Land now accounts for 3% of England, but this includes large tracts of our most well-loved and ecologically rich landscapes including where you are standing in the Yorkshire Dales, Dartmoor, the Lake District, and Shropshire Hills.

Common Land is privately owned land with ‘Rights of Common’ over that land, most commonly to graze animals. Visitors have a right roam the commons while recognising and respecting the wildlife, landowners and farmers who work tirelessly to maintain it. This includes making sure all visiting dogs have their owner with them and are always in plain sight. Our nesting birds, sheep and lambs during peak seasons (March to June) will thank you for it. Please be accountable and responsible.

Andy

February 5, 2024

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Location: Sedbergh, South Lakeland, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom

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