Dedications: increasing land open to all
If you own land (or you have a long lease on it) you can voluntarily dedicate it as CROW access land. If it is already CROW access land, you can voluntarily extend the rights available to the public there. Dedicating land can reduce your overall liability to visitors. Helpful guidance on the dedications process can be found on the Defra website
and in the dedications frequently asked questions: (21kb)
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You can download the revised dedication form here: (24kb) and register your land as a local land charge here: (10kb)
The Forestry Commission has dedicated most of its freehold estate in this way. A number of other landowners have also dedicated new access land and we have received many enquiries about the process. To find out more, contact the Open Access Contact Centre at openaccess@naturalengland.org.uk.
