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Commons and Commoning given global recognition as Lake District becomes World Heritage Site
10 Jul 2017: The Foundation for Common Land is delighted that the Lake District has been inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The recommendation from its... read more
Lake District is about people as well as the natural environment
10 Jul 2017: The following letter by one of our Trustees was published in the online version of the Guardian in response to an article by George Mobiot suggesting... read more
Consultation on Review of the Agricultural Sector (Wales) Act 2014
15 Jun 2017: The Welsh government are consulting on the operation and effectiveness of the Agricultural Sector (Wales) Act 2014, between 2014 and 2017. The Act... read more
Foundation objects to MODs application to de-register Hilton, Murton and Warcop commons
9 May 2017: We have sent our letter of objection to the MoD's application to de-register Murton Common, Hilton Common and Burton and Warcop Fell Common... read more