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Where can people go?

You need to know where people have rights of access on the land. This might be a public right of way or an area of land, such as open country and commons. Also check where agreements allow public access to other areas. You may also need to consider any issues that arise where people use other land that has no rights or agreements for access.

The Ordnance Survey's 1:25,000 maps show public rights of way and areas of land with rights of access. These are usually reliable, but are not 'definitive'. Your local authority or National Park Authority holds the definitive maps of public rights of way and registered common land. The Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) hold the definitive maps of open country and copies of the registered common-land maps. You can also look at a lot of this information, and more, on our website.