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About the project

Our Common Cause: Our Upland Commons Project is a three-year, £3m, 25-partner project helping to secure the future of upland commons in Dartmoor, the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and Shropshire Hills. It's led by the Foundation for Common Land.

As well as improving understanding of common land and the commoning system, Our Upland Commons is looking at what's happening in our upland landscapes that will help to tackle climate change and improve habitats to reverse biodiversity decline.

The project has been made possible by funding from National Lottery players, grants from Esmée Fairbairn and Garfield Weston Foundations.

Latest Stories

Media Centre Stories
[Shropshire Hills] Help Record Butterflies and Moths for Shropshire’s First Butterfly and Moth Festival
[Shropshire Hills] Help Record Butterflies and Moths for Shropshire’s First Butterfly and Moth Festival

People are being asked to help record butterflies and moths as part of a summer programme to save rare and important insects and celebrate their upland home across three areas of common land in the Shropshire Hills.

[Dartmoor] Major restoration of historical waterway secures its future and the supply of water to farms
[Dartmoor] Major restoration of historical waterway secures its future and the supply of water to farms

Vital repairs to a 19th century water way on Holne Common have preserved a historic feat of engineering whilst ensuring local farms continue to get water.

[Lake District] Project to secure future of England’s upland commons is underway
[Lake District] Project to secure future of England’s upland commons is underway

A THREE-YEAR, £3m project is underway to help secure the future of upland commons in England [1] including Bampton, Derwent and Kinniside in the Lake District.

 

Press contacts

Our national press lead is Emma Dewhurst, please email emma@tenstories.co.uk or call 07964 686682. Enquiries can also be sent to our central media email media@foundationforcommonland.org.uk

For regional press enquiries please contact the relevant Project Officer for the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, Dartmoor and Shropshire Hills.

 
 
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Facts about commons and commoning

What is common land? Who are the commoners and what is the commoning system? And why do they matter? Head to our guide to common land for the facts.