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Access Rights - Managing Public Access to Land
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This collection of documents published by the Countryside Agency provide detailed guidance for land managers on the new access rights. This collection contains information on access management, public liability, the country code, statutory restrictions and signs on public land. Countryside Agency, February 2004.
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Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
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The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 created a new statutory duty for authorities to publish Areas of Natural Beauty (AONB) Management Plans. This guide provides a guide to good practice to enable quality AONB Management Plans to be produced. Published by the Countryside Agency, CA23, Nov 2001.
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Broadband in Rural Areas
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This report is the result of a review of 13 early community broadband projects in England. The purpose of the review was to identify best practice activities by communities, local authorities and individual businesses to overcome the lack of broadband services in villages, small towns and rural business parks. Countryside Agency, CA 148, Sept 2005.
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Countryside Access: A guide to definitive maps and changes to public rights of way (NE112)
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A guide about definitive maps - the legal record of public rights of way - and the ways in which both those maps and individual rights of way can be changed. Countryside Agency, NE112, November 2008.
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Countryside Agency Leaflets
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A collection of guidance leaflets from the Countryside Agency covering a range of topics including Farmers' markets, hedgerows & their socio-economic benefits and the organic farming environment. Date of publication variable - see individual leaflets.
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Countryside Code - A Potted History
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This document is a a brief guide to the history of the Countryside Code from the 1930s to current day, its evolution and a brief description of the content of the new Code. Countryside Agency, July 2004.
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Countryside Code 2004
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This is an updated version of the Countryside Code.This is the first update to the guidance note for 50 years. This resource provides access to a short booklet, leaflet and a video clip. Countryside Agency, 2004.
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Deer: An Action Plan for the Sustainable Management of Wild Deer Population in England
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This document sets out actions which the Defra family of organisations (Defra, Forestry Commission, English Nature, Countryside Agency & the Deer Initiative) intend to take over the next 3 years, in order to encourage and support the sustainable management of wild deer in England. 2005
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Eat the view - Promoting sustainable local products (CA112)
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This document sets out how the Agency, through its Eat the view initiative, is working to harness the power of the market to encourage greater production and consumption of products that will help protect and enhance the countryside.It includes some examples of projects from around the country which are actively developing the market for local and sustainably produced products. Countryside Agency, CA 112, 2002
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Environmental Stewardship for heritage properties designated under the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 (PB10717)
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Environmental Stewardship: Look after your land and be rewarded provides information on the new agri-environment scheme. The Environmental Stewardship handbooks briefly explain the relationship between Environmental Stewardship and properties designated under the Inheritance Tax Act 1984. Defra RDS & Countryside Agency, PB 10717, 2005.
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Hedgerows: Their Socio-economic Benefits
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Within the UKs Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) there is a specific Habitat Action Plan for ancient and/or species-rich hedges. This leaflet summarises a study commissioned by English Nature & Countyside Agency which showed that the implementation of BAP targets can have socio-economic benefits for the local economy in terms of wealth and employment creation. Countryside Agency, 2001.
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Historic Farm Buildings
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Historic farm buildings are a much-valued rural feature but under pressure in many parts of the country. English Heritage and the Countryside Agency have joined forces to commission research that will provide a better understanding of the changes taking place. This resource includes two documents; (1) Audit & Evaluation and (2) Characterisation. 2004.
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Landscape Character Assessment
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This is a collection of documents which explain what Landscape Character Assessment (LCA) is and how the approach can be used. It includes an introductory leaflet from the Countryside Agency and various factsheets from the Countryside Character Network. Countryside Agency, 2004.
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Market Towns: Assessment of the Market Towns Initiative: a summary
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A Countryside Agency document summarising recent research into the successes, and obstacles to success, experienced by market towns involved in the Market Towns Initiative (MTI), September 2004.
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Organic Farming Environment
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The report argues that current organic expansion is extremely relevant to the future of wildlife and landscape conservation in the wider countryside because organic farming encourages sustainable conservation of farmland biodiversity by combining the best of traditional knowledge and practices with modern production technologies. Countryside Agency, 2000.
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