Open Access - Open Country (CRoW Act)

The CRoW Act provides for public access on foot to certain types of land, amends the law relating to public rights of way, increases measures for the management and protection for Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and strengthens wildlife enforcement legislation, whilst providing for better management of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Open Country 2014 is digitised to OS MasterMap. This data was part of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (CroW Act). When using this data to understand the extent of Open Access , it should be used in conjunction with Open land, Open Country, Registered Common Land, Other Statutory Access Land and Other Dedicated Land from the same years. Registered Common Land is a faithful copy of Local Authority commons.

Identifier: NRW_DS112565

Alternative Title

Open Country 2014.LYR
Open County 2004.lyr
Open Countyside.lyr

Metadata Language: English

Lineage: Open Country was originally digitised to OS Landline using Phase 1 data between 2000 and 2001. Open Country then went through Positional Accuracy Improvement Programme (PAI) to fit the new OS MasterMap product. The 10 Year review of the Open Access project saw amendments applied through public consultation. This data is now managed and held by Natural Resources Wales. The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (CRoW Act 2000) applies to England and Wales only.

Dataset Reference Date (Publication): 2020-04-16

Temporal Extent

Begin date: 2000-01-07

End date: 2020-04-16

Topic category

Society

Owner

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

Originator

Landmark Information Group Ltd

Landmark Information Group Ltd, 5-7 Abbey Court, Eagle Way, Exeter, EX2 7HY, United Kingdon

http://www.landmark.co.uk/contact-us

Extent

Geographic Extent: Wales (WLS)

Distribution

Format Type and Description

Geographic Information System ( )

Specification

ESRI Feature Class

Resource Locator: View and Download ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

Resource Locator: Web Mapping Service ( OGC:WMS )

Data quality

Quality Scope: Dataset

Conformity: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
Explanation: This dataset has not been assessed for conformance to the referenced INSPIRE regulation.
Degree: false

Lineage: Open Country was originally digitised to OS Landline using Phase 1 data between 2000 and 2001. Open Country then went through Positional Accuracy Improvement Programme (PAI) to fit the new OS MasterMap product. The 10 Year review of the Open Access project saw amendments applied through public consultation. This data is now managed and held by Natural Resources Wales. The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (CRoW Act 2000) applies to England and Wales only.

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Land use

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2008-06-01

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus

countryside access
open countryside (access land)
access (see also rights of way)
Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (CROW Act)
Open Access

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2025-01-08

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords

Keywords

NRW SMNR Keywords

Soils (SMNR)
Mountains, Moorland and Heaths (SMNR)
Enclosed Farmlands (SMNR)
Ecosystem (SMNR)
Sustainable Management of Natural Resources (SMNR)
Woodlands (SMNR)
Coastal Margins (SMNR)
Management Areas (SMNR)
Soil and Land (SMNR)
Semi-natural Grasslands (SMNR)
Physical Geography (Physiography) (SMNR)
Natural Resources (Incl. Features and Processes) (SMNR)

Type: Theme

Citation

Date (Publication): 2024-06-26

Code: geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-smnr-keywords

Code: British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

Content Information

NRW Profile

Custom Elements

Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

Restriction type: Other restrictions

Access Constraints Directive

Limitations: no limitations

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints: There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.

Use Constraints

Use constraints type: Other restrictions

Other constraints: © CNC/NRW All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right Data may be re-used under the terms of the Open Government Licence providing it is done so, acknowledging both the source and copyright of the owners. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose.

Attribution Statement

Other constraints: Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Contains Ordnance Survey Data. Ordnance Survey Licence number AC0000849444. Crown Copyright and Database Right.

Metadata

File Identifier: 4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313132353635 XML

Metadata Language: English

Resource type: Dataset

Metadata Date: 2025-03-19T08:46:06.914Z

Metadata Standard Name: NRW

Metadata Standard Version: 1.0

pointOfContact

Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales

http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en

Publishing Body

Access the portal

Full access to the portal and metadata.

Open Access - Open Country (CRoW Act)

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Spatial Reference System

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Constraints

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Access Constraints Directive

Access Constraints Text

Use Constraints

Attribution Statement

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