If access rights under Section 15 enactments already exist, why is further work required?
No complete record of pre-CROW access rights in England existed. Our Open Access website maps show CROW land that we believe is subject to s15. Despite extensive research through the National Archives, House of Lords library, local authorities and other sources, we acknowledge that this data is not complete or necessarily up to date. It is the best data we have been able to collect. Natural England is working to complete a record that accurately reflects existing rights (ie not defining new ones). These will bring greater certainty to both landowners and access users about what and where these rights are. Horse riders, walkers and others have expressed interest in having access to this detailed data and Natural England wishes to make this data available. In order to do so, we must develop a new way to display data. To comply with our obligations under wildlife legislation, we must also assess whether publication of the data is likely to have a significant effect on designated nature co
