The four-year Our Common Cause project was designed to be a focus for concerted and collaborative action. It signified a step-change from talking, convening and championing, to a time of action filled with demonstrating, delivering and empowering.

A joint policy document proposing a system of payments to promote a model for more environmentally and economically sustainable farming in Europe.

This report fills a critical gap in policy analysis by providing a more detailed, updated, and geographically accurate understanding of common grazing lands in Scotland. It also presents an overview of the social and economic state of common grazing in Scotland in 2010.

This report presents data from five upland commons across England to draw out the characteristics of the successful delivery of multiple outcomes over the same area of land.

This report was commissioned by Natural England to provide an understanding of the extent, role and significance of pastoral commoning in England and to identify trends from which likely future scenarios can be predicted. 

This landmark volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject and outlines how the concept can be applied in 35 European states. It is richly illustrated throughout with colour photographs, maps and figures.

This report examines the reasons for a very low uptake of agri-environment schemes on common grazings in Scotland, even though these are natural candidates for this type of scheme.

This 2013 report, commissioned by the Foundation for Common Land and supported by the European Forum for Nature Conservation and Pastoralism, examines the distribution and management of agri-environment scheme (AES) funds on common land across England.

This report investigates the state of commoning in Wales in 2015.

 The Contested Common Land project was a collaborative project between Newcastle Law School, Lancaster University History Department and the Informatics Research Institute at Newcastle University. It aimed to examine the environmental governance of common land from an interdisciplinary, historical and contemporary perspective.

The project has now drawn to a close but there is a website which serves as an archive of the project.

A summary of the Healthy Trees for Tomorrow Project which aimed to gain a better understanding of the number, age distribution and health of trees on commons. We are sharing three survey reports from the commons we surveyed, including: Harford and Ugborough Moor (South Dartmoor), Holne Moor (East Dartmoor), Walkhampton Common (West Dartmoor). 

This survey aimed to increase our understanding of Piles Hill Stone Row and peripheral monuments. Discoveries were made during a week-long dig aimed at learning more about the double stone row, the longest of its kind in the UK. Authors: Mark Edwards and Dr Stephen Trick, Substrata, May 2022.

This report outlines the results of a trial to control Molinia (Purple Moor Grass) and increase the abundance of blanket bog species. The trial flattened 5 ha of Molinia dominated blanket bog with low ground pressure diggers.

This management plan looks ahead to managing Hartford and Ugborough Commons over the next 20 or 30 years. The work programme identifies and proposes work to improve the condition of the commons and the public benefits they provide, including the condition required by the Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and the two Premier Archaeological Landscapes (PALs). This management plan is written primarily for the owners of the commons and the farmers whose livestock graze the common. 

This study aimed to establish a baseline for dung beetle population in two Common Land areas and associated inbye lands, with a methodology designed for future monitoring. Key objectives included assessing species diversity and abundance compared to a control site and understanding the impact of current livestock management practices on dung beetle populations.

Data was collected over three years (2021 - 2023) from 15 farms who graze livestock on Dartmoor Common Land. The aim of the research was to highlight the true cost of grazing livestock on the common and inform future Agri-environment intervention rates. Authors: Mark Fogerty, Duchy College Rural Business School and Tracy May.

The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority Farm Conservation Team compiled a Farmer-Led Habitat Assessment process for commoners to assess the quality and quantity of various special and specific habitats on Ingleborough. As Ingleborough is an SSSI, it is paramount that the farmers have the right data to support ongoing conversations with conservationists and those interested in the land. This report is the culmination of that work.

This report describes the results of a shepherding trial on Stiperstones during the grazing seasons of 2021 and 2022. After first observing where the sheep and cattle naturally grazed, in the second year, the shepherd actively moved the sheep to areas less grazed. Despite the very hot summer and drought of 2022 making the trial more challenging, this report sets out several other factors affecting the sheep grazing patterns on the Stiperstones.