
Access land
Certain areas of land were opened up for public access under a 'Freedom to Roam'.

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.