New Countryside Code guidance to support farmers and land managers - Natural Resources Wales
New guidance to support farmers and land managers released to help the public enjoy the countryside in a responsible and respectful way
Guidance includes advice on making rights of way more accessible, clearer signage, and how to report anti-social behaviour
Advice follows the newly refreshed Countryside Code for the public, over 70 years since the first booklet was published in 1951
With more people enjoying the outdoors than ever before, Natural Resources Wales and Natural England have today (8 February 2022) set out new guidance for land managers to help them ensure that visitors to the countryside can enjoy it in a responsible way.
Published under the Countryside Code family, the update provides recommendations to land managers on making rights of way accessible, creating safer environments and installing clear signage to help the public respect, protect and enjoy the countryside.
The new guidance advises farmers and land managers on how to make land more accessible, for example by adding self-closing gates instead of stiles where possible and using better signage, and how to report anti-social behaviour, fly-tipping, littering, livestock worrying and other offences correctly.
These changes will allow more people to access nature safely whilst also supporting land managers and helping to avoid damage to property, livestock and wider anti-social behaviour.
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Posted On: 08/02/2022