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Access land
Certain areas of land were opened up for public access under a 'Freedom to Roam'.
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Freedom to roam
Under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 (CROW Act) certain areas of land were opened up for public access under a 'Freedom to Roam'. This allows certain rights such as walking over the land. This Access land is shown on the new generation Ordnance Survey maps as a yellow wash and is shown on the ground by the access land symbol, shown below.