Our Common Cause: Our Upland Commons is a landmark project that will conserve, enhance and broaden understanding of the cultural and natural heritage of commons and commoning in upland England, working in the Lake District, Dartmoor, the Yorkshire Dales and Shropshire Hills.
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These links provide useful information about common land and commoning.
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Hill Sheep Husbandry in England: Adaptive to change in diverse ecosystems. A guide for all who hold an interest in land management on England’s hills.
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We have commissioned a series of Fact Sheets to demonstrate that commons make a greater contribution to the environment than any other farmland in Britain.
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Common Land and Commoning in England “Iconic People Delivering Iconic Places”.
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We would like to develop a comprehensive photo gallery of commons across Britain. To achieve this we need your help. Please contact us with photos of your common.
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The Foundation for Common Land produced this Toolkit in 2010. It provides practical guidance for people who manage commons, hold rights of common or who work with commoners in England.
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Commons councils are democratic structures through which commoners, land owners and others with an interest in a common can work together to better manage agricultural activities, vegetation and the exercise of common rights.
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The Commons Act 2006 aims to protect common land, in a sustainable manner delivering benefits for farming, public access and biodiversity.
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A resource library including reports and publications.
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We are trying to build a comprehensive list of commons associations in England.
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We are trying to build a comprehensive list of commons associations and information about common land in Wales.
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The Scottish Crofting Federation is the only organisation solely dedicated to campaigning for crofters and fighting for the future of crofting. It is the largest association of small-scale food producers in the UK.
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The European Forum on Nature Conservation and Pastoralism (EFNCP) is a Europe-wide network which raises awareness of the importance of low-intensity farming for nature conservation and aims to improve the way public policies respond to the needs of these farming systems.
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A group of commoners from Cumbria and Dartmoor took part in a study tour to look at common land farming systems in Northern Spain.
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European Shepherd Network is a union of different shepherds and country organisations of Europe aiming to support and enhance pastoralism, and to encourage a social movement.
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