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Right to Roam CROW act latest 1/3/05

The Conclusive Map of Northern Snowdonia showing Registered Common Land and Open Country has now been published. The section around Tal y Waen is shown below. From May this year the public will have a right of access to the land shown shaded or dotted. (There are of course some exceptions and temporary restrictions to this rule). If you want to see other areas of Snowdonia go to: http://www.ccw.gov.uk/mapping/index.cfm

But there is till much work to do by bodies such as the local access forums (Mandy is a member of the Arfon and Dwyfor LAF) to make access more workable i.e. creation of 'corridors' to reach access land, gates, stiles, parking places, signposting etc. There is also lots of work balancing access with issues such as fire prevention, SSSIs, mines and quarries etc. Watch this space! Also moves are being made to ensure access to the foreshore, prioritise maintenance of the existing rights of way.

FACTS ·

	Several guidance booklets will be published, adding far more detail to the information
	From May 2005, the Ordnance Survey's new Explorer Maps will show all land with statutory rights of access.
	Signs and symbols are being prepared for putting up by local authorities and the three National Parks.
	The public will have rights of access to about 450,000 ha of open country, commons and public forests in Wales. That is about 1/5 (21%) of the area of Wales.
	The public will have new rights of access to about 256,000 ha of open country and common land and about 99,000 ha of public forests.
	The area of land with public rights of access is increasing by about 355,000 ha from about 95,000 ha up to about 450,000 ha.

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