Natural England report ‘Vital Uplands’ Upland Vision

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Foundation for Common Land leaflet

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NECR001 - Trends in pastoral commoning

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Welcome to the Common Threads Website

 

Common threads is a communication and information service established by Groups of Common Graziers across Britain and supported by organisations with a direct interest in sustainable management. The website is under development from August 2006, below are some of the pages which will form a comprehensive 40 page site. Please bookmark and monitor our development of this exciting new project over the next few months.

 

 

Legislation – Commons Act 2006 a case study

Commons Act 2006 : an account of the background to the act and its passage through parliament to provide legislation that finally repeals the Commons Act of 1285.

 

What is Common Land?

Who are the owners and what are common graziers? An account of the history of Common Land from the Norman Conquest to the present day.

 

Common Land Facts and Figures

 

Consultations on Common Land Management

 

Publications past and present

 

Common land across Europe and beyond.

A remarkable diversity in use and public goods.

 

British Common Land and its cultural diversity.

Accounts of common land culture in different British locations.

 

Common concerns

– issues of current concern and interest to commoners and views from the grassroots.[this could include events , problems , good news for sharing by commoners across the country.

 

Stakeholder Organisations 

[ non graziers]and their approach to common land.

 

What’s New ?

 

Links

 

 

Education

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew Humphries
Colonsay House
Ivegill
Carlisle
Cumbria
CA4 0NR
Tel: 016974 73405
Fax: 016974 73405
andrew@humphries.co.uk