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GEN:
A linear expanse of secondary scrub and woodland bordering Harpenden Common.

OWNERS:
Part owned jointly by two private owners. Part owned jointly by two private owners. Remainder under the Land Registration Acts 1925/1936+

ANOTES:
Open access to the public: adjacent to a heavily used recreation area and a main road.

SOURCE:
South Herts Museum Service Survey 1986.  Field visit for photographs only.


GEN:
Semi-improved grassland with some gorse. Part is managed as a cricket pitch.


GEN:
A small area of semi-improved acid grassland, with scrub and a pond, divided by several roads.

ANOTES:
De facto access to all of the site. Crossed by roads and numerous footpaths.


GEN:
Chalk grassland and scrub on a steep, north-facing hill slope. Part of the common is a golf course, and pockets of unimproved grassland are scattered amongst semi-improved areas.

OWNERS:
Owned by the Trustees of the Charity Boxmoor Estate or Trust.

ANOTES:
Generally open access crossed by several paths. Part is a golf course.

GRAZINT:
Variable though generally low level of grazing by rabbits.

SOURCE:
NCC file (denotified SSSI). NCC EFU Chalk Grassland Survey 1987.  Field visit for photographs only.

GNOTES:
No rights. Site was part of a SSSI in the past - this section now denotified.


GEN:
Largely wooded, with areas of amenity grassland, fairly open. Located in urban area.

ANOTES:
Public open space, within urban area. Part managed as recreation area.

SOURCE:
South Herts Museum Service: St Albans Open Spaces Report.


GEN:
Mosaic of secondary broad-leaved woodland developed from scrub, and areas of semi-improved neutral and acid grassland, with several ponds. Some very small areas of heathland and some conifers.

OWNERS:
Originally owned by Chorleywood Urban District Council. Now owned by Chorleywood Parish Council.

ANOTES:
Generally open access - mostly a golf course; also a cricket pitch is present.

SOURCE:
South Herts Museum Service files, 1985 information. Management plan compiled by SHMS in 1986.


GEN:
Mosaic of scrub, developing woodland and open, rank, and rather damp grassland.

SOURCE:
North Herts Museum Service Survey 1977 and 1984, report by T. James to Herts County Council

GNOTES:
6 rights for pigs and cattle cattle, pannage, turbary, estovers, herbage, bean poles and pea sticks.


GEN:
Acidic grassland with heathland, scrub, and a pond. Part is used as a football pitch.

OWNERS:
Part owned by Colney Heath Parish Council (application). Remainder owned by Hertfordshire County Council.

ANOTES:
Open access. Part is managed as a football pitch.

SOURCE:
South Herts Museum Service survey and file. Also draft management plan.

GNOTES:
1 right shared by two rightholders, for 10 bullocks and heifers. Considered to be an important site in a county context.


GEN:
Unimproved marshy grassland, on boulder clay with areas of neutral grassland.

ANOTES:
Nature reserve open to the public. Crossed by several public footpaths.

SOURCE:
NCC SSSI file for Blagrove Common, and 1982 habitat map. Also Trust reserve file. Field visit for photographs only.

GNOTES:
6 rights; cattle and horses 12th May-12th Oct; sheepwalk remainder; 6 store cattle May - Nov; 2 horses; animals Jan 1st - Oct 31st; cattle and horses 11th May - 11th Nov.  Managed by Trust under agreement. NCC records SSSI area as 4.0 ha. Measured area was used here.


GEN:
An area of secondary woodland and scrub, developed on lowland heath on boulder clay. Some old hornbeam coppice present, and areas of heathland, bracken and acidic grassland, with several ponds.

ANOTES:
Open access; crossed by footpaths and roads. A popular recreation area.

GNOTES:
No rights. c.78.3 ha of SSSI common. NCC presently undertaking Phase 3 and invertebrate surveys.


GEN:
A small ash and sycamore woodland with little ground flora; woodland floor quite shady and eutrophic.

ANOTES:
Adjoined by public footpath, but woodland fenced, and no direct public access.

GNOTES:
One right: cattle and horses 12th May - 12th October and sheepwalk remainder.


GEN:
Road verges and a small chalk pit with a fringing hedge; dominated by unimproved calcareous grassland.

SOURCE:
North Herts Museum Service File. NCC EFU Chalk Grassland Survey, 1987.


GEN:
Mosaic of improved grassland, acid grassland, scrub and woodland, much used for amenity, with a golf course, football pitch, and cricket pitch. Small remnants of acid grassland and heath remain.

OWNERS:
Part owned by Harpenden Town Council. Two parts owned separately by two private owners. Part under the Land Registration Acts 1925 & 1936.

ANOTES:
Open access with much recreational use. Cricket and football pitches present, together with a golf course.

SOURCE:
South Herts Museum Service Survey 1986. Field visit for photographs only.

GNOTES:
One right for sheep, lambs and geese. Grazed until World War II, when much of the common was ploughed.


GEN:
Woodland developed from scrub on acid heath, with some remnant heathland, several ponds, and areas of acidic grassland.

OWNERS:
Part owned by Haileybury and Imperial Service College, Hertford. Remainder registered under the Land Registration Acts 1925 and 1936.

ANOTES:
Open access; recreation pressure high in places.

SOURCE:
NCC SSSI file. 1982 habitat map. HMWT reserve file. Field visit for photographs only.

GNOTES:
Two rights for cattle and poultry. Part is a HMWT reserve; c.22.6 ha of SSSI common. Area used by gypsies occasionally. Friends of Hertford Heath exists to carry out management; also a management committee. Special study site of the British Naturalists' Association.


GEN:
Most of the western part of the common is broad- leaved woodland. The eastern (SSSI) section is a mosaic of calcareous grassland and scrub on an old chalk quarry.

ANOTES:
Crossed by a track and public footpaths.

SOURCE:
NCC SSSI File. NCC EFU chalk grassland survey, 1987. Brief field visit. BTO OSR site.

GNOTES:
No rights. Most of the western part of the site, now outside the SSSI was part of the previously notified area. c.3.6 ha of SSSI common. Internal fences.


GEN:
An intermittent series of road verges and pavement, with scattered trees, along urban roadsides in Hemel Hempstead

OWNERS:
Part owned by the Commission for New Towns. Remainder registered under the Land Registration Acts 1925 and 1936.


GEN:
An area of mown improved grassland with parts wheatfield, alongside trackway.

GNOTES:
No rights. Exact boundary unclear. Internal fence.


GEN:
Amenity grassland, with scattered trees and cricket pitch.

SOURCE:
South Herts Museum Service Survey 1986. Field visit for photographs.

GNOTES:
One right - one beast for one day each year.


GEN:
Dry acidic grassland on sand. Parts are marshy with ponds, and many areas hold scrub and young oak woodland.

SOURCE:
NCC SSSI File. HMWT File. Brief visit for photograph only.

GNOTES:
Shown as nature reserve on OS map. 7 rights for horses, cows, goats, ducks, geese and pony. HMWT Nature Reserve.


GEN:
Wide wooded road verges, with thin strips of semi-improved grassland adjacent to road surface.

ANOTES:
Few barriers to access from road, though area little used.


GEN:
Road verges dominated by rank, semi-improved grassland, with boundary hedges and ditches.

OWNERS:
Part owned by the Marquess of Salisbury.


GEN:
An area of close-mown, amenity grassland with scattered trees.

ANOTES:
Open access. Crossed by public road. Benches provided.


GEN:
Cultivated allotment gardens, surrounded by a tall hedge.

ANOTES:
Access not restricted, but most likely to be used by allotment holders.


GEN:
A series of intermittent road verges running along Sand Pit Lane. All are close-mown, amenity grassland with scattered trees.


GEN:
Amenity grassland and driveways with scattered trees alongside Sandridge Road.

OWNERS:
Owned by the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the City of St. Albans.


GEN:
Narrow road verges with semi-improved grassland, but one area of woodland and some scattered scrub.

ANOTES:
Access open to road verge,s but woodland area fenced off.


GEN:
Amenity grassland, roadway, and scattered trees, with one area of oaks.

OWNERS:
Part owned by Hertsmere Borough Council. Part owned by Hertfordshire County Council. Part registered under the Land Registration Acts.


GEN:
Close-mown, amenity grassland forming a narrow roadside verge.

OWNERS:
Part owned by Hertfordshire County Council.


GEN:
Low-lying, semi-improved grassland with recreation areas, scattered trees, roads and riverside, on the outskirts Hemel Hempstead.

OWNERS:
Part owned by Hertfordshire County Council. Remainder owned by the Trustees of the Charity Boxmoor Estate or Trust.

ANOTES:
Open access, crossed by roads and footpaths. Several recreation grounds e.g. cricket, rugby and childrens playground. A popular recreation area with fishing, dog walking, and canal boating. Benches provided.

GNOTES:
Two rights for cattle. Several internal fences and structures on the common. Threatened by proposed A41 bypass.


GEN:
Semi-improved grassland on damp boulder clay. Partially close-mown, partially cut for hay; some is unmanaged. There a patches of scrub and several small ponds.

ANOTES:
Open access, and crossed by roads and driveways to houses. Functions as a village green with football and cricket pitches; swings and slides provided.

SOURCE:
North Herts Museum Service File.  Field visit.

GNOTES:
5 rights: cattle, horses and sheep grazing from 12th May to 12th Oct or 12th May to 13th Nov; also unspecified grazing from 12th May to 13th Nov.


GEN:
An unmanaged area of damp, tussocky grassland crossed by a ditch. Dense scrub and oak woodland occur round the edge.

ANOTES:
Adjoined by minor roads and RUPP - crossed by a track. Generally open to access.

GNOTES:
Two rights: cattle and horses, 12th May to 12th Oct, sheepwalk remainder; 6 store cattle, May to November.  True area appears to be less than registered area.


GEN:
An area of mown amenity grassland with some scrub and a small pond.

ANOTES:
Open access - crossed by roads. Pond used for fishing. Bonfire sites on the common.

GNOTES:
One right for cattle and horse pasture from 12th May to 12th October - sheepwalk remainder.


GEN:
Reseeded, closely-mown amenity grassland. Dense scrub forms part of the boundary.

OWNERS:
Part owned by Stevenage Urban District Council. Remainder registered under the Land Registration Acts 1925 and 1936.


GEN:
Wide roadside verge and junction of lanes, with oak trees, scrub and neutral grassland.


GEN:
Semi-improved, neutral grassland mainly cut for hay. Patches of uncut MG1 grassland are present, with areas of scrub and scattered trees. Functions as a village green.

ANOTES:
Full public access and popular with local people for dog walking, horse riding etc. Used for village fete.


GEN:
Roadside verges, mown with amenity tree planting. One small area of dense scrub.

GNOTES:
No rights. Gardens encroaching onto the common.


GEN:
A wide 'village green' type road verge with a small pond and scattered large trees.


GEN:
Wooded strip along a bridleway and lane.

ANOTES:
Open access from RUPP running the length of the common.

SOURCE:
South Herts Museum Service File.  Field visit.

GNOTES:
No rights. True area appears less than registered area.


GEN:
A wooded bridleway, with a good range of species leading to part of an oak woodland.

GNOTES:
No rights. True area appears to be larger than registered area.


GEN:
Closely-mown, amenity grassland forming a village green.  Some ornamental trees have been planted.

GNOTES:
One right for cattle pasture. True area appears larger than registered area.


GEN:
An interesting mosaic of habitats; marshy meadows border a river with poplars, willows, scattered scrub, and areas horse-grazed pasture.

ANOTES:
Open access to parts of the site, but mostly not heavily used.

GRAZINT:
Moderate - judged to be adequate in 1983, but possible slightly too low now as scrub is spreading.

SOURCE:
North Herts Museum Service File. Invertebrate Site Register. Field visit.

GNOTES:
17 rights for cattle pasture. The site is of considerable interest in a county context.


GEN:
Largely arable land on hilltop with peripheral woodland and scrub. Includes chalk downland around Telegraph Hill.

ANOTES:
Crossed by public footpaths. The area suffers from heavy recreation pressure, including motorcycles.

SOURCE:
North Herts Museum Service File. NCC EFU chalk grassland survey 1987. HMWT reserve file. Field visit.

GNOTES:
Rights for sheep pasture. Crown Estate Commissioners registered rights for 6 farms each for 1 sheep for each acre in the parish - i.e. a total of 990 sheep.  Much of the area was ploughed in WWII.  Northern part of the common is Herts and Middx Trust reserve.


GEN:
A golf course with a mosaic of greens: bracken, birch, scrub, gorse and heather. Much of the area is occupied by birch woodland, improved grassland or bracken.

OWNERS:
Part owned by Berkhamsted Golf Club Trustee Ltd.

ANOTES:
Open access. Crossed by roads and used as a golf course. Popular recreation area.

SOURCE:
South Herts Museum Service file.  Field visit.

GNOTES:
3 rights for estovers (heybote and woodbote, furze, gorse, fern and underwood).  True area of common larger than registered area.


GEN:
Golf course, with a mosaic of greens and fairways, heather and scrub, grading into mature woodland.

OWNERS:
Part owned by the Mid-Herts Golf Club Ltd. Two parts owned separately by two private owners. Remainder under the Land Registration Acts.

ANOTES:
Access open: crossed by roads and paths. Most managed as a golf course.

SOURCE:
South Herts Museum Service File. Field visit.


GEN:
A wooded roadside verge with mature hornbeam and oak, opening into an improved field with rough grassland and a pond.

ANOTES:
Crossed by minor road and RUPP. Access open.

GNOTES:
Two rights for ponies over parts of the common. True area appears to be larger than registered area.


GEN:
A wide road verge forming a 'village green'. Mown rough amenity grassland with tree planting and areas of scrub.


GEN:
Semi-natural, secondary oak woodland, with hornbeam.


GEN:
Dense ash woodland, with a small pond and an area of rank grassland.


GEN:
An area of improved grassland cut for hay. It is surrounded by scrub, crossed by a ditch and bounded by the river Beane.

OWNERS:
Owned by Watton-at-Stone Parish Council.

ANOTES:
Public footpath runs along the eastern edge. Adjacent to town of Stone.

GNOTES:
No rights. True area of site apparently larger than registered area.


GEN:
A roadside verge and dense, overgrown footpath.

ANOTES:
Open access - crossed by road and footpath.


GEN:
A mown roadside verge with scrub and trees.

GNOTES:
One right for 12 cattle, cross-referenced with CL 193.


GEN:
A long, wide roadside verge with Arrhenatherum dominated rough grassland, scrub and trees.

ANOTES:
Open access from road along entire length of the common.

GNOTES:
No rights. Verges are present on both sides of the road. Grid reference relates to the small part of the common not surveyed.


GEN:
Even-aged, oak woodland, crossed by a bridleway. Southern strip is a mown verge.


GEN:
A strip of woodland and scrub surrounding a bridleway, running between arable fields.

ANOTES:
Crossed by a bridleway. Popular with walkers and horse riders.

GNOTES:
No rights. True area apparently less than registered area.


GEN:
Largely wooded with scrub, but open area in south contains a cricket field and scattered trees.

OWNERS:
Owned by Hemel Hempstead Rural District Council (successor: Dacorum District Council).

ANOTES:
Open access; crossed by a road and part used as a cricket ground. Popular open space in an urban area. Benches provided.

GNOTES:
No rights. Cricket pavilion located on the common.


GEN:
Three areas of road verge, one part closely-mown, the other two parts rougher.

OWNERS:
Part owned by Dacorum District Council. Remainder registered under the Land Registration Acts 1925 and 1936.

ANOTES:
Open access, crossed by roads, and located in the middle of a residential area.

GNOTES:
No rights. True area appears smaller than registered area.


GEN:
Dense, scrubby woodland grading into mature oak/ash woodland, next to a recreation ground in a housing estate. A valuable urban wildlife site.

OWNERS:
Owned by the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Hemel Hempstead.

ANOTES:
Open access, surrounded by urban area, and used heavily for informal recreation.


GEN:
An area of semi-improved, rough grassland with a small pond and ditch. Surrounded by large oaks and scrub.

ANOTES:
Forms a village green feature surrounded by houses and crossed by a small road and footpath.


GEN:
Rough, semi-improved grasslan, grading into dense scrub and woodland, with a pond.

ANOTES:
Crossed by public footpaths. Appears to be little-used apart for nature trail.

GNOTES:
One right for horse, cattle and goose pasture.


GEN:
Largely secondary woodland on previously acid heath, with small ponds, and an area managed for recreation, with a cricket pitch, pavilion and a car park.

ANOTES:
Open access, crossed by minor roads and public footpaths. Part is a cricket field. There is much horse riding.

SOURCE:
South Herts Museum service File. Field visit.

GNOTES:
No rights. Cricket pavilion on site. Management plan prepared in 1987 by Dacorum D.C. in consultation with South Herts Museum, NCC and HMWT.


GEN:
A valuable, extensive area of semi-improved grassland and flooded pasture, dissected by ditches, the New River and the Manifold Ditch, and adjacent to the River Lea.

ANOTES:
Open access, crossed by public footpath. Close to Hertford, and heavily used for informal recreation, such as jogging, dog walking etc.

GRAZINT:
High in places, e.g. area (6), but low elsewhere, e.g. area (8). Overall moderate to high.

SOURCE:
North Herts Museum Service File. Field visit. HMWT Meadow Survey 1979.

GNOTES:
No rights. Bisected by A10(T) on raised section. True area of common apparently greater than registered area. Internal fences. Crossed by a sewer main.


GEN:
Part of an extensive area of common land on the old floodplain of the River Lea. The area consists of flooded meadows, tussocky grassland and ditches.

OWNERS:
Part owned by the Thames Water Authority. Remainder registered under the Land Registration Acts 1925 and 1936.

ANOTES:
Crossed by a public footpath. Used by local people for informal recreation and fishing.

GRAZINT:
Only part of site is grazed, at a moderate intensity, though locally high grazing pressure occurs.

SOURCE:
North Herts Museum Service File. HMWT Meadow Survey 1979. Field visit.

GNOTES:
No rights. True area of common appears to be less than registered area. Internal fences.


GEN:
Open grassland with scattered trees and a small pond. Crossed by several roads, and in an urban area.

ANOTES:
Open access. Crossed by roads and paths. Popular recreation area.

GNOTES:
No rights. Pipeline being laid across site at time of visit.


GEN:
A mosaic of semi-improved grassland, woodland and scrub, with a car park adjacent to the A10(T).

OWNERS:
Owned by Hoddesdon Urban District Council.

ANOTES:
Open access. Heavily used as recreation and picnic area. Car Park provided.

SOURCE:
S.Herts museum survey 1986. Field visit.

GNOTES:
No rights. Several internal fences. True area apparently smaller than registered area.


GEN:
Alluvial flood meadows, riverside ditches and scrub, with scattered trees. A railway embankment crosses the site; the parts are connected by a culvert.

GRAZINT:
Moderate to high. Several bare areas and trampled banks.

SOURCE:
North Herts Museum Service file. Field visit.

GNOTES:
Four rights; 3 for animals, 1 for horses or cattle. One internal fence.


GEN:
A large area of low-lying, unimproved grassland on alluvial soils, subject to occasional winter flooding. It is divided into two parts by the River Stort navigation - the eastern part is semi-improved.

OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner (application). Part owned by one private owner. Remainder registered under the Land Registration Acts+

ANOTES:
Crossed by public footpaths and canal tow paths; nature reserve section has unrestricted access. De facto access to all of the CL unit.

SOURCE:
NCC SSSI File. HMWT reserve file. North Herts Museum file. ISR information. Field visit.

GNOTES:
10 rights for horses, cattle and sheep, all between 1st August and 1st March, and 3 hay rights. The common is a unique site in Essex or Herts. It is partly a Trust reserve owned and managed jointly by HNWT and ENT.  c.10.4 ha of SSSI common.


GEN:
An extensive area of unimproved and semi-improved chalk grassland, with scrub and formal recreation areas. It is one of the richest chalk grassland sites in England.

ANOTES:
Very high recreational pressure in places. It is reserved ground for golf and cricket under 1855 regulations. There is much horse-riding also - part of the site is a gallops.

GRAZINT:
Non-existent in places, otherwise low to moderate. 150 sheep on western half.

SOURCE:
NCC SSSI File. 1982 habitat map. HMWT File. NCC EFU Chalk grassland survey 1987. Nature Conservation Review. Invertebrate Site Register. Field Visit for photographs.

GNOTES:
5 rights held in stints, allocation by the clerk of the Therfield Regulation. 2 limited to 15 April - 1 November, the rest all year. Now almost all is managed by HMWT. Parts of the site were ploughed in WWII. Several archaeological features present. c.145.4 ha of SSSI common land.


GEN:
A series of thin road verges, some mown, some unmown, with backing hedges and occasional scattered trees.

ANOTES:
Open access to all parts, some of which lie along roadsides, some of which are crossed by public footpaths.


GEN:
A varied common with dense scrub covering the eastern part, mown grassland in the central area, and a strip of thin woodland and grassland with a small pond in the west.

ANOTES:
Open access to much of the site - crossed by roads and paths.

GNOTES:
Two rights for donkeys, goats and estovers, and goat, horse or equivalent, and estovers.


GEN:
Tall herb/rank neutral grassland, very wet in places, with a thick outgrown hedge and tree fringe.

OWNERS:
Owned by the St. Albans Diocesan Board of Finance.

ANOTES:
Crossed by a path - access open to all of site.


GEN:
An area of secondary woodland, scrub and semi- improved grassland.

ANOTES:
Open access. A popular recreation area pressurised by horse-riding, dumping and vandalism.

SOURCE:
South Herts Museum Service file. Field visit.

GNOTES:
2 rights for herbage for goats/geese, estovers, turbary, piscary, animals and bees.


GEN:
A small area of scrub and secondary woodland, with patches of unimproved grassland on each side of the minor road.

ANOTES:
Open access, with recreation area at southern end.

SOURCE:
South Herts Museum Service file. HMWT reserve file. Field visit for photographs only.


GEN:
Areas of woodland and grass verges adjacent to road sides and backed by thick hedges.

GNOTES:
Two rights, both over part of the unit only, for grass, donkey and goat, and estovers.


GEN:
A system of tracks and green lanes, with wide verges, hedges, scrub and some marshy areas.

ANOTES:
Open access - crossed by several roads, bridleways and footpaths. Parts used by local residents and walkers, other parts not heavily used.

GNOTES:
7 rights; horses, cattle, ducks or geese; cows, geese, fowl and herbage. Each registered over part of unit. Munchers Green is the site of a long-abandoned village.


GEN:
A small, level area of semi-improved, rough grassland, crossed by roads and tracks, and also containing a narrow, muddy bridleway.

ANOTES:
Open access - crossed by roads, tracks, and a bridleway.


GEN:
An area of rough grassland, surrounded by trees and scrub.

ANOTES:
Open access - crossed by a minor road and public footpath. Used as a horse exercising area, and children playing on site at time of visit.

GNOTES:
No rights. HCC CMS currently negotiating a management agreement. Gypsies camped on western end at time of visit.


GEN:
A network of road verges of varying width, with patches of woodland and a small pond.

OWNERS:
Part claimed jointly by two private owners (provisional). Remainder registered under the Land Registration Acts 1925 and 1936.

ANOTES:
Open access to most of the site, though most is little-used.

GNOTES:
One right to cut hay at appropriate times over part of the unit.


GEN:
Road verges consisting of mown and unmown grassland, scattered trees, scattered scrub and wide hedges.

ANOTES:
Open access - crossed by several public roads.


GEN:
A thin area of woodland, adjacent to a road, with old shaded ponds, wide hedges and small strips of roadside grassland.

ANOTES:
Open access along road - de facto access to the common.


GEN:
Thin road verges and hedges running alongside a long trackway and road.

ANOTES:
Part lies alongside a public road; also crossed by a public footpath.

GNOTES:
One right for 12 cattle, cross-referenced with CL 192. Adjacent to Bedfordshire CL 18, Studham Common. Part of CL runs along county boundary.


GEN:
A wide green lane, with semi-improved grassland, quite rutted and wet, between two tall hedges.

ANOTES:
Adjoined by roads and crossed by a public footpath. De facto access to most of the site.

GNOTES:
No rights. Lane is generally quite wet and often disturbed.


GEN:
A long roadside verge, generally quite thin, backed by hedges, and including some garden frontages.

GNOTES:
No rights. Parts of site incorporated into garden frontages. True area apparently less than registered area.


GEN:
A linear area of rank grassland, tall herb vegetation, scrub, trackway and streamside, bounded by hedges, and crossed the M25.

ANOTES:
Crossed by footpaths and a bridleway which goes under the motorway alongside the stream through an illuminated tunnel. The area near the Motorway Service Station is managed as a recreation area; a lifebelt is provided! Access is possible through a gate from the Service Station.

GNOTES:
No rights. Gypsies have used the area in the past - vehicle access from the north now blocked. Crossed by M25 and adjacent to (and open to access from) the South Mimms Service Area.


GEN:
A wide green lane, largely dominated by scrub and woodland, with amenity and rough grassland and a small pond.

ANOTES:
Open access - tarmac-covered track runs the length of the northern half of the site. The common is crossed by a public footpath. The southern section is rather less used, though there are several small tracks.

SOURCE:
South Herts Museum Service File. NCC SSSI information for Knebworth Woods. Invertebrate Site Register. Field visit.

GNOTES:
No rights. Overlaps with Knebworth Woods SSSI (c.1.9 ha of SSSI common land). Knebworth Woods are ancient oak and hornbeam woods. Nightingales are present there.


GEN:
Largely secondary woodland and scrub, with areas of rough grassland occupying a steep bank between several roads.

ANOTES:
Access open to much of the site, though difficult in practice, and part is a private garden. Crossed by three roads.

GNOTES:
No rights. Lower part used as a car park. True area apparently greater than registered area. Buildings present on common, though it is possible that these are excluded from the CL.


GEN:
Predominantly woodland, but ranging from semi- natural broadleaved woodland to broad-leaved plantation and mixed woodland. There are several open areas with some bracken.

ANOTES:
Most of the common is open to general access. Used by dog walkers. Crossed by road and public footpath.

GNOTES:
No rights. ISR site Sarratt Bottom lies 400m to SW. One internal fence (rabbit fence to protect trees).


GEN:
Small area of scrub and chalk grassland surrounding an old chalk pit.

ANOTES:
Open access. Car park provided at edge of common.

SOURCE:
HMWT Reserve file for Hillend Chalk Pit. NCC EFU Chalk grassland survey 1987. Field visit.

GNOTES:
No rights. True area apparently greater than registered area.


GEN:
An area of close-mown, amenity grassland with scattered trees and two small ponds, surrounded by houses.


GEN:
Much of the common is semi-improved grassland, heavily used for recreation, though there are areas of dense scrub, and patches of remnant heathland.

ANOTES:
Crossed by roads and footpaths - open access. Popular recreation area: cars are driven across the common. Litter bins provided. Model aircraft flying regulated.

SOURCE:
South Herts Museum Service File. BTO OSR Sites. Field visit.

GNOTES:
One right for pasture of sheep and lambs, and estovers (gorse). Contiguous with CL 131.


GEN:
Largely secondary woodland and scrub, but with areas of improved grassland, semi-improved acidic grassland and a small of heathland-acid grassland mosaic.

ANOTES:
Open access. Crossed by roads and footpaths. A popular recreation area. Cars are driven on the common.

SOURCE:
S. Herts Museum Service File. Field visit.

GNOTES:
No rights. Management plan is in preparation, with assistance of HMWT. Contiguous with CL 64.


GEN:
A dense beech woodland with little ground flora. Part of the common is a private house and garden.

ANOTES:
No access to the area. Part is a private garden.

GNOTES:
No rights. Adjacent to CL 118 and Little Heath Pit SSSI. Area fenced off.


GEN:
An area of mature secondary woodland developed on old clay and gravel pits.

ANOTES:
Open access. Used by children on BMX bicycles; also heavy motorcycle erosion in places. This latter activity is prohibited by notice.

SOURCE:
NT Biological Survey Team information 1984. NCC SSSI file. Field visit.

GNOTES:
No rights. Geological SSSI - Little Heath Pit: a Plio-Pleistocene site exhibiting exposures of plateau gravels. Part of National Trust Ashridge estate. Adjacent to CL 265 (<1ha) and also CL 80. Some internal fences around the pit.


GEN:
Dense scrub woodland with some open grassland and areas of deciduous and coniferous woodland.

SOURCE:
South Herts Museum Service File. National Trust Biological Survey Team records 1984. BTO OSR site.

GNOTES:
No rights. Approximately 10% of the site lies in Bedfordshire, but common registered in Herts, and considered here as lying wholly in latter. True area of common apparently less than registered area.


GEN:
An important area of ancient semi-natural woodland, secondary woodland, plantation, scrub, grassland, and bracken-dominated open space. Part of the common is arable land.

OWNERS:
Part owned by Berkhamsted Golf Club Trustee Ltd. Part owned by the National Trust.

ANOTES:
Open access, crossed by numerous public footpaths and roads. Part of the common is a golf course. The area is part of the National Trust Ashridge Estate.

SOURCE:
NCC Ashridge SSSI file: habitat maps 1985-86. ISR site. NCC EFU Survey of calcareous grassland in south. National Trust Biological Survey 1984. BTO OSR site. Brief field visit.

GNOTES:
Three rights for estovers (furze, gorse, fern and underwood). Adjacent to CL 73. Habitat areas estimated from NCC maps 1985. c.211 ha is SSSI common. Much information exists for this site - it is an important area, and has been well-surveyed over the years. This summary is necessarily extremely condensed.


GEN:
An important area of ancient, semi-natural woodland, secondary woodland and old wood pasture, together with some open grassland and woodland clearings.

OWNERS:
Two parts owned by the National Trust. Four parts owned separately by four private owners.

ANOTES:
Open access to most of the common, and crossed by numerous public footpaths and roads. The area around the Bridgewater monument is very popular; there is a car park and a National Trust Information Centre. The area is part of the National Trust Ashridge Estate.

SOURCE:
NCC Ashridge SSSI file - 1985 habitat map. NT Biological survey 1984. Invertebrate Site Register. BTO OSR site. Brief field visit.

GNOTES:
137 rights for wood, 130 for gorse, 133 for fern, 128 for chalk, and 400 for estovers. Also rights for pasture of pigs, sheep, horses, cattle and donkeys. c.108 ha of SSSI common. Contiguous with CL 47. Much information exists for this area, particularly at NCC and NT. This summary is necessarily extremely condensed. One house and garden in CL unit.


GEN:
An area of damp grazing land on the flood plain of the River Trent, to the SW of Scunthorpe.

ANOTES:
There is no public access onto this common.

SOURCE:
Neutral Grassland Survey of Humberside, Phase IV: Scunthorpe to the Humber, J. Allinson/NCC, 1988.
Distant site inspection.

GNOTES:
There is a single pasture right which specifies grazing for 6 "beasts" and 4 horses.


GEN:
A remnant of peat vegetation in the low-lying carr land to the west of the isle of Axholme. Mainly vegetated with secondary birch woodland.

OWNERS:
Owned by the Lincolnshire Trust for Nature Conservation.

ANOTES:
There are no public rights of way on the common. The southern edge lies adjacent to a minor road, while the NE side has an adjoining farm track which is also a public footpath. Access onto the common is for wildlife trust members, by permit only. There is a small, gated parking area opposite Bridge House, in the SE.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI files: Epworth Turbary. Lincolnshire and South Humberside Trust for Nature Conservation: "Schedule of Sites of Conservation Importance" (actually a Trust Reserve). Former Humberside County Council: "Sites of Nature Conservation and Geological Importance in Humberside", ref. SE70/B0 2. Invertebrate Site Register: Grade B site. R. Fenton (1994) - The Lowland Heathland Inventory: North Yorkshire and Humberside - ref. HU/SE70/E01. Very brief site inspection (peripheral).

GNOTES:
No rights. The common is a nature reserve of the Lincolnshire and South Humberside Wildlife Trust and also an SSSI.


GEN:
A small disused quarry in the Wold Chalk, on the scarp edge to the east of the village of Worlaby. Habitats include a small area of unimproved calcicolous grassland.

ANOTES:
The common lies adjacent to a minor road at the outskirts of the village, and also a track leading to a house. There are a number of well-used paths crossing the common, although none is a public right of way. In the central "clearing" there is a single seat overlooking this part of the site. The boundary has been fenced, with a gate provided for access. Past records indicate a problem with scramble bikes, and the fencing appears to have been constructed (with good effect) to counteract this. At present it offers a secluded and pleasant atmosphere.

SOURCE:
Lincolnshire and South Humberside Trust for Nature Conservation: Schedule of Sites of Conservation Importance - Worlaby Chalk Pit (1977). Site visit.


OWNERS:
Owned by former Glanford Brigg Rural District Council (now Glanford District Council).


GEN:
A range of habitats associated with a pond at the edge of the town of Howden.

ANOTES:
Lies adjacent to minor roads at the edge of the small town of Howden. Northern tip adjoins the A 63(T). There is de-facto access to the whole site, which is a popular recreational area, especially the southernmost portion, which is crossed by a number of paths (dog walking etc.). Here there is a large pond with islands which is a popular fishing spot. Some sections of the paths run on boardwalks where they cross wet areas. At the eastern end of the common, which is the closest part to the town, there is an information board about the site, and picnic tables have also been provided. A rope swing has been attached by children to one one of the trees fringing the pond.

GNOTES:
No rights. Measured area less than registered area. Note dumping of rubbish in lay-by next to the A63(T).


GEN:
An area of peaty grassland adjacent to the South Engine Drain, to the NW of the Isle of Axholme. Mainly improved and semi-improved grassland communities.

ANOTES:
There are no public rights of way across the common. A track runs along the SE side and this appears to be used occasionally by local people. Most of the common, however, appears not to be visited by the public.

GRAZINT:
Appears high. Small part appears ungrazed.

SOURCE:
Lincolnshire and South Humberside Trust for Nature Conservation - Schedule of Sites of Conservation Importance: Belton Turbary (1977). Brief site inspection.

GNOTES:
No rights. Internal fencing present. May have been ploughed. LSHTNC SCI.


GEN:
A small abandoned chalk pit, now filled-in and grassed over. Includes a section of "green lane", roadside verge and a small block of woodland.

ANOTES:
This filled-in quarry appears to have been reclaimed as an amenity area. It lies next to both Church Lane and Middlegate Lane. Most of the common is a replanted "field", with two seats provided. The area appears to be popular with local people, for walking dogs etc. At the time of the site visit, there was also the smouldering remains of a bonfire, presumably lit by local children. The western tip is bare ground and appears used as a sort of "turning circle".

SOURCE:
Site visit. Lincolnshire and South Humberside Trust for Nature Conservation Schedule of Sites of Conservation Importance - "Bonby Chalk Pit" (1977).

GNOTES:
No rights. Note dumping of rubbish at the western tip - rubble, garden rubbish etc. All of site is LSHTNC SCI.


OWNERS:
Originally owned by Beverley Rural District Council. Conveyed to Newbald Parish Council (25/3/74).


GEN:
A botanically diverse site with a mosaic of habitats which include marshy grassland, neutral grassland, base-rich flush, swamp vegetation, scattered scrub and trees.

OWNERS:
Originally owned by Beverley Rural District Council. Conveyed to Newbald Parish Council (25/3/74)

ANOTES:
The common lies adjacent to a minor road on the outskirts of the village of North Newbald. The western (non-SSSI) portion lies opposite housing and a small primary school and is here unfenced from the road. This area is largely impenetrable due to the tall vegetation, but there are two rather overgrown paths leading only as far as small wooden bridges across the beck. The eastern (SSSI) portion is fenced from the road. This is crossed at its western edge by a fenced track/public footpath. There is access onto the common from this track and by a wicket gate in the NE corner, although there is a sign warning of "young bulls" in the field. Access/ recreational use of this part of the common is probably only slight.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI files: Newbald Becksies. Brief site visit.

GNOTES:
No rights. Site includes the Newbald Becksies SSSI. Note presence of internal fencing on common - done with Secretary of State's permission.


OWNERS:
Owned by West Butterwick Parish Council.


GEN:
A series of "grazing verges" at the hamlet of Gembling, now mainly comprising semi-improved neutral grassland.

ANOTES:
The common lies along the road which runs through the centre of the hamlet, with the houses facing onto it, reminiscent of a village green. As such, the common forms an important recreational area for the local residents. The metalled road effectively ends at this point and is only used by local traffic.

GNOTES:
There are 7 rights entries. These all claim "herbage" for livestock specified as follows: horses, cows, beasts and goats (1); horses, cows and beasts (1), cattle only (2); horses, cattle and followers (1); cows and followers (1); cows and poultry (1). There is also one claim to a right of access and one to a right of drainage. Measured area greater than registered area.


GEN:
A small block of semi-natural broadleaved woodland at the margins of a larger, non-registered, area known as Allerthorpe Common, which is a conifer plantation.

ANOTES:
A public bridleway runs along an unfenced track which effectively divides the common into two portions. This appears to be well-used by horseriders, and there is a sign requesting users to keep to the track, as the adjacent land is private. There is also evidence of use by cyclists and the path is popular with pedestrians. In part of the wood, some "cross country"-style wooden jumps were noted.

SOURCE:
Site visit. Invertebrate Site Register (Grade B). Humberside County Council "Site of Nature Conservation and Geological Importance", (?1988) - Ref. SE74/EY2.

GNOTES:
There is a single right entry which is held by one of the owners. This means that there is unity of rights and ownership and also that the entry is held in gross, ie. by a specified individual rather than attached to land. The entry is defined thus: "To take timber for repair of houses and implements and loppings for fires upon  tenants formerly copyhold of the manor and upon wastes as well as upon any individual holdings (house-bote, plough-bote and fence-bote). Also grazing rights for 30 cattle". Measured area less than registered area.


GEN:
A small plot of land to the south of Beltoft. Habitats include broadleaved woodland and possibly a private garden.

GNOTES:
No rights. Part of this common may have been adopted as a private garden.


GEN:
An historic common on the western edge of Beverley, with a variety of habitats, which include an important area of ancient woodland and some old lime pits.

OWNERS:
Owned by the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Beverley.

ANOTES:
The common is a very important recreational area for the inhabitants of Beverley. It is crossed by several roads leading out of the town, which includes the A1035 and the B1230. There is {\it de facto} access to most of the common, which can be easily reached on foot from the town. There is also parking in several places at the edge of the roads across the site. In the most popular locations, signs have been sited informing motorists that they should not park more than 15 yards from the edge of the road. The most popular such area is just off the A1035 with its junction with a minor road (about 250m W. of Sterne's Corner). Here, litter bins are provided, and an ice cream van is sited on warm summer days. The nearby Newbegin Pits appears to be an especially popular recreational area, with picnic tables sited adjacent to the parking area. There are also numerous signs along the roads warning motorists about the numerous cattle which are pastured on the common (these do not take any notice of vehicles!). There are seats provided at various places all across the common. Cycling is prohibited. 

The northern portion of the common is occupied by the Beverley race course and there is public access to the majority of this area. A part of the race course area is designated for flying model gliders, while an area to the south of the race course is designated for powered radio-controlled model aircraft. There appears to be parking on the common in this area on race days. The Burton Bushes woodland, to the west of the common, is fenced from the remainder of the site, but has a well-used complex of paths running through it. The western portion of the common forms the Beverley golf course. The club house and car park are sited to the south, on the common itself. The public also have free access across all of this area. To the SW of the Newbegin Pits, there is a circular track marked out on the common which is used for exercising race horses. There are also pony trekking groups on certain days. Evidence of "paint-balling" noted in the Newbegin Pits area.

GRAZINT:
Heavy on most of CL. Burton Bushes ungrazed.

SOURCE:
Site visit. English Nature SSSI files: Burton Bushes. Invertebrate Site Register: Burton Bushes (ungraded). Former Humberside County Council "Sites of Nature Conservation and Geological Importance in Humberside" - Newbegin Pits, ref. TA03/BV45.

GNOTES:
The common is regulated by an Act of Parilament dated 21.06.1834 - "An Act to provide for the better regulation of certain common pastures within the Borough of Beverley in the East Riding of the County of York". There is also a commoners' association: The Beverley Pasture Masters. There are three rights entries. i). Held in gross by the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Beverley. This specifies 4 cattlegates, where 1 gate = 1 cow or 1 horse, 3 ewes plus lambs, or 4 hogs. ii). Also held in gross by the Pasture Masters. This specifies "Pasture, estovers, turbary and pannage in respect of 614 cattlegates" - where 1 gate = 1 horse or 1 beast or 4 hoggs or 2 ewes plus lambs. NB. rights held in gross are held by specific individuals/bodies, rather than attached to land/property. iii). This right, unlike the others, is attached to an adjoining farm and is specified as 4 "privilege gates", where 1 gate = 1 cow or 1 horse, 3 ewes plus lambs or 4 hoggs. All three rights entries should be cross-referenced to CL 29 and one should be cross-referenced to CL 30. Note that the Beverley Pasture Masters, as owners, are also rightholders (ie. unity of rights and ownership in this case). The common includes within its boundaries, the Burton Bushes SSSI. The Newbegin Pits area is included on the schedule of nature conservation and geological sites prepared by the former Humberside County Council.


GEN:
An area of open pasture at the NE edge of Beverley, comprising poor semi-improved grassland, with localised scattered scrub bushes. Several drain sections, lined with mature trees.

ANOTES:
The common lies at the NE edge of Beverley, alongside both the A1035 and A1174 roads. The site is surrounded by a stock-proof boundary. There are several paths (not public footpaths) across the common. These appear well-used and the site appears to enjoy {\it de facto} access. A sign at one of the entry points along the A 1035 asks that dogs be kept on a lead. The site is bisected by the course of the Beverley and Barmston Drain (excluded). This can be crossed by a bridge about half way along.

SOURCE:
Field visit. Neutral Grassland Survey of Humberside. Phase III: East of the Yorkshire Wolds (K. Graham and J. Allinson, 1988).

GNOTES:
The common is regulated by an Act of Parliament, dated 21.06.1834. "An Act to provide for the better regulation of certain common pastures within the Borough of Beverley in the East Riding of the County of York". There is also a commoners association: "The Beverley Pasture Masters". There are three rights entries, all held in gross (ie. by specified individuals/groups, rather than attached to land/property). i). Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses: 4 cattlegates (1 gate = 1 cow or horse, 3 ewes plus lambs, or 4 hogs). ii). Pasture Masters: pasture, estovers, turbary and pannage in respect of 614 cattlegates. One gate =  one acre of land over which can be pastured either 1 horse or 1 beast or 4 hoggs or 2 ewes plus lambs. This entry should be cross-referenced with CL 30. iii). (private): 8 cattlegates, where 1 gate = 1 cow or 1 horse, plus 3 ewes plus lambs, plus 4 hogs. Measured area greater than registered area. Fenced areas: small planted woodland block and drain section.


GEN:
An area of permanent pasture to the SE of Beverley, crossed by a number of drains which are excluded from the registrration. Mainly poor semi-improved grassland, with smaller areas of marshy grassland. Part appears to have been used for landfill of tipping of sewage sludge.

ANOTES:
The common lies at one point adjacent to the A1174. To the SE lies the village of Woodmansey, from where there is access onto the common via a footpath. This area appears to have {\it de facto} access by local people. A number of other paths cross the western part of the common. The eastern portion can be reched by bridges across the drains, but appears to be relatively little-visited by the public. A path is shown running along the top of the Figham Drain, which runs along the eastern edge of the common, but it is not clear how much this may be used. To the north of the common is an area occupied by the Water Authority and appears not to have any public access.

SOURCE:
Site visit. English Nature: various information on file.  Former Humberside County Council: Sites of Nature Conservation and Geological Importance in Humberside (1988), ref. TA03/BV4 - Figham Pastures.

GNOTES:
The common is regulated by an Act of Parliament dated 21.06.1834 - "An Act to provide for the better regulation of certain common pastures within the Borough of Beverley in the East Riding of the County of York". There is also a commoners association, "The Beverley Pasture Masters". There is a single rights entry. This covers "Pasture, estovers, turbary and pannage in repsect of 614 cattlegates". A cattlegate is defined as one acre of land over which: 1 horse or 1 beast or 4 hoggs or 2 ewes plus lambs, may be allowed pasture. The entry applies to part of the unit only and is held in gross by the "Pasture Masters, the Freemen and Widows of Freemen of the Borough of Beverley". Part of site is fenced and under management by the water authority and appears to include tipping of sewage sludge. Measured area greater than registered area. Most of site coincides with an area "scheduled" by the former Humberside County Council (Sites of Nature Conservation and Geological Importance in Humberside).


GEN:
A small, somewhat overgrown common close to the hamlet of Thearne. Habitats include semi-improved neutral grassland, tall ruderals and scrub.

ANOTES:
Lies adjacent to a minor road and an unsurfaced road which leads to Common Farm. The latter is also a public bridleway. The walking of dogs by local people has created well-worn paths around both portions of the common. There also appears to be occasional use by local youths on motorcycles.


GEN:
A section of level land between the River Trent and Scunthorpe. Crossed by a bund and edged by large drainage ditches. Habitats include semi-improved neutral grassland, tall ruderals, several ponds and areas of swamp.

OWNERS:
Two parts owned separately by two private owners. Remainder of the land owned by East Butterwick Parish Council.

ANOTES:
The common lies to the east of the village of East Butterwick. The northern and southern edges are marked by wide drains, with a public footpath running along the edge of the northern drain. A bund runs from NW-SE across the common, separating the two parts of the site - Butterwick Hale and Butterwick Common. There is a permissive path running the entire length of the site. There is a further public footpath which crosses from the NW corner of the common, to cross the drain along the southern edge by a rather rickety footbridge. There is a second footbridge in the SE corner, where the bund reaches the drain. These rights of way appear to have moderate usage by local people. There is private fishing in the larger pond to the NW of the Butterwick Common portion. A seat has been provided overlooking this.

SOURCE:
Site visit. Invertebrate Site Register: Ungraded.  Former Humberside County Council: Sites of Nature Conservation and Geological Importance in Humberside (1988), ref. SE80/GL6.

GNOTES:
There are six rights of pasture registered as follows: horses or beasts, mare and foal or cow and calf suckling counting as one (with one entry relating to part of the unit only). The five which relate to the whole unit appear to be limited to between May 1st to October 31st inclusive. Note presence of internal fencing within the common.


GEN:
A length of green lane/footpath, approx 1.45km in length, with a variety of habitats.

OWNERS:
Part owned jointly by two private owners. Remainder subject to the protection of the local authority under Section 9 of the Commons Registration Act, 1965.

ANOTES:
A public footpath runs the length of the common. This appears moderately-used by local people. A cyclist was also noted on the footpath. Approximately the northern 600m and the southern 150m are also "green lanes" used by farm vehicles, and that to the north, by visitors to a fish farm adjacent to the common. There are also several pull-ins used by cars at the northern tip of the common, with dumped rubbish nearby, plus a bonfire site. The middle section of the common is reduced to a narrow path running along the edge of an arable crop, which possibly encroaches onto the common itself. This section is clearly way-marked over stiles.

SOURCE:
Site visit. Lincolnshire and South Humberside Trust for Nature Conservation: Schedule of Sites of Conservation Importance (1977).

GNOTES:
No rights. Measured area greater than registered area. Note dumping of rubbish near lay-bys to the north and bonfire site here also. Northern portion is LSHTNC SCI.


OWNERS:
Four parts each owned jointly by two private owners (i.e. eight different owners in total). Part owned by Glanford Borough Council.


GEN:
A small common at Owston Ferry, managed as an amenity area for the village.

ANOTES:
The common adjoins the High Street at Owston Ferry and is used as a "Recreation Ground". There is an avenue of mature trees along the roadside edge, with seats overlooking the common. There is also a fenced war memorial at this side of the common. Toward the centre of the common, there is the green of a cricket pitch, while to the south there is a football pitch marked-out. There is a small toilet block built on the common at the edge of High Street. At the northern tip of the common there is a small childrens play area with swings/roundabout etc. The site is obviously a major amenity area for the village.


GEN:
Two linear sections to the SE of Goole. One lies along a road, while both adjoin ditches. Main habitat is neutral grassland. Also some tall ruderals, scattered trees and ditch habitat etc.

ANOTES:
The western portion comprises narrow verges alongside Church Lane. This may be used by pedestrians but appears to have little recreational use. The eastern portion comprises a somewhat wider "verge" adjoining Dog Hall Drain and Quart Lane Drain. A farm track/public bridleway runs along this portion. (to the north, this in fact forms two distinct tracks). This right of way may be used by the occasional pedestrain, cyclist or horserider.

GNOTES:
There are three rights of pasture, all for cattle. These are held in gross: ie. by a specified individual rather than attached to land/property, while two are registered over part of the unit only. Measured area less than registered area.


GEN:
Two plots of land to the south of the River Ouse at the hamlet of Ousefleet. Poor semi-improved grassland with a variety of hedgerow types at the edges.

GNOTES:
There are four rights of pasture for cattle, three of which are given as "cow gaits". Two entries appear to be held in gross, ie. by specific individuals rather than attached to land/property. Three entries relate to part of the unit only, while all are cross-referenced to CL 267.


GEN:
A section of "green lane" running along drains on the southern bank of the Ouse, near to Whitgift. Habitats include coarse neutral grassland, tall ruderals, scrub and trees, plus various ditches.

ANOTES:
The entire length of the common is a public bridleway. Adjoins a minor road at the eastern end. There appears to be a low-level of use by local people, with signs of horseriding. A single jogger was also encountered.

GNOTES:
There are 4 rights of pasture for cattle, all cross-referenced to CL 266. Three are given as "cow gaits". Three entries relate to part of the unit only. One right is held in gross (ie. by a specified individual, rather than attached to land/property). A considerable part of the length of the common has been badly churned-up by farm traffic. Note dumping of silage on common, plus bonfire site.


GEN:
An area of cattle-grazed semi-improved neutral plus improved grassland to the south of the River Ouse at Adlingfleet.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by two public bridleways which are also used by farm vehicles. Appears to have slight use by local people, including possibly horseriding.

GNOTES:
There is one right of pasture which allows the grazing of one cow only, for two thirds of the year. This right is held in gross by the Sheffield Diocesan Board of Finance (ie. it is not attached to land/property). Note presence of bonfire site and dumping on the common.


GEN:
A strip of verge running alongside a minor road to the NE of Goole. Habitats are a mosaic of scrub, trees, coarse neutral grassland plus tall ruderals.

ANOTES:
The common lies alongside and is unfenced from a minor, metalled road which leads from the village of Kilpin. The common itself appears to have no recreational use.

SOURCE:
Site visit. Former Humberside County Council (1988): Sites of Nature Conservation and Geological Importance in Humberside: ref, SE72/BO24.

GNOTES:
No rights. Measured area less than registered area. Note tipping of rubbish at several points along the roadside edge.


GEN:
A strip of land running along the sides of a drain, lying to the NE of Goole. Habitats include coarse neutral grassland/tall ruderals, dense/scattered scrub plus trees, plus open water in the drain.

ANOTES:
The western end of the common lies adjacent to a minor, metalled road, while the eastern end runs into an unmade road. A public bridleway runs for almost the entire length of the site. Being situated in a sparsely-populated area, the common is only visited by a small number of local people. The common forms a very attractive and tranquil walk.

SOURCE:
Site visit. Former Humberside County Council (1988): Sites of Nature Conservation and Geological Importance in Humberside, refs. SE72/BO18, SE72/BO19.


GEN:
A small common at the hamlet of Yapham, comprising an area of unenclosed improved grassland.

ANOTES:
The common is open to the minor road which runs through the hamlet. May have slight recreational use by local people.

GNOTES:
There are six rights of pasture, specified as "beasts". No other rights. Measured area greater than registered area.


GEN:
Three small parcels of land in the Village of Thwing. Habitats include broadleaved woodland and scrub, neutral grassland and tall ruderals, plus a small pond.

OWNERS:
Part owned by Thwing and Orton Parish Council. Remainder subject to the protection of the local authority under Section 9 of the Commons Registration Act, 1965.

ANOTES:
All three portions lie adjacent to minor roads about the village. The easternmost portion has a seat provided overlooking a small pond, with a mown path leading to this feature. This part appears to be managed for the local community. The central portion lies along a bare earth track, which is also a public footpath. This route may be used by local people to some extent, but the remainder of this part is unlikely to be used for recreation, as it is dense scrubby woodland. The western part appears to be a section of road verge, similarly overgrown with dense scrub and trees and is unlikely also to have any recreational use.

SOURCE:
Site visit. Former Humberside County Council, Schedule of Sites of Nature Conservation and Geological Importance in Humberside (1988), ref. TA07/EY10.

GNOTES:
No rights. Eastern portion of common is listed in the Schedule of Sites of Nature Conservation and Geological Importance in Humberside, prepared by the former Humberside County Council.


GEN:
A common of amenity grassland and planted trees.

OWNERS:
Under protection of local council under Section 9 of the Commons Registration Act 1965.


GEN:
Cliff top species-rich chalk grassland with well-used paths.

ANOTES:
Open access for recreation. Tennyson Trail passes through the common.

SOURCE:
Field survey. Information from Isle of Wight Ecology Officer.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with Headon Warren and West High Down SSSI. The common is part of an SINC.


GEN:
A common of amenity grassland, scrub and ditches.

OWNERS:
Part owned by Isle of Wight County Council. Remaineder under the protection of local authority under Section 9 of the Commons Registration Act 1965.


GEN:
A common of amenity grasslands and woodland in and around St. Helens.

OWNERS:
Owned by Medina Borough Council. (Now IoW Unitary Authority).


GEN:
Most of this common is broadleaved woodland which is well used for recreation. There is a small area of amenity grassland.

ANOTES:
De facto open access. Bridleway well used and many informal paths.

SOURCE:
Field survey, and information from a local resident.

GNOTES:
No rights. There is one claim of access over this unit.


GEN:
A large common of semi-improved neutral grasslands with scrub/woodland and some amenity grasslands and old ponds.

ANOTES:
Open access for recreation. Minor roads and paths cross the common.

SOURCE:
Field survey. Stelling Minnis Common SNCI notes.

GNOTES:
Forty six rights entries. Forty three rights of estover, one right of Turbary and one right of pannage. Rights of estovers relate to furze or wood. Pasture for sheep, horses, cattle, geese, pigs, goats and donkeys. There are 86 claims of access over this unit, and 17 easements in respect of mains services. The Electricity Board claim a  right of access to maintain overhead and underground cables on this unit. Stelling Minnis SNCI. In Kent Downs AONB.


GEN:
Semi-improved grasslands, marsh and scrub. 'Halling Parish Marsh'- on sign.

OWNERS:
Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd., Portland House, Stage Place, London SW1.

ANOTES:
Access across site on footpath. Informal path along flood bank. 'Offence to discharge a firearm' - sign.

GRAZINT:
Heavy cattle grazing. 12 cattle at time of survey.

SOURCE:
Brief field survey. Kent Phase 1 survey.

GNOTES:
No rights. Part of the land in this unit is let for grazing purposes by Halling Parish Council, although this is not entered as a right. Contiguous with CL 126 (Kent).


GEN:
A large common of broad-leaved and mixed woodland, showing much storm damage (1987).

ANOTES:
Open access with many paths. Walking and cycling in progress. Horse-riding also evident.

SOURCE:
Field survey. Kent Wildlife Habitat Survey 1997.

GNOTES:
No rights. The Post Office claim a right to maintain telegraphic cables laid under this unit.
SNCI Hosey Common. Part of Hosey Common is in Westerham Mines SSSI. The whole of Hosey Common is in the Kent Lowland Heathland Inventory. (Site Code Nos. KT/TQ45/W01 and H01).


GEN:
Storm-damaged broad-leaved and mixed woodlands.

ANOTES:
Open access, many footpaths and horse-ridden paths. Greensand Way and Sevenoaks Circular Walk pass through.

SOURCE:
Brief field survey. Kent Wildlife Habitat Survey. 1997.

GNOTES:
No rights. There are two claims to rights of access over this unit and a claim by the Post Office to a right to maintain telegraphic cables.

SNCI site.


GEN:
Most of Farley Common is broad-leaved woodland with some acidic grassland.

OWNERS:
One private owner. Notice of Commons Act 1899 posted.

SOURCE:
Field survey. Kent Wildlife Habitat Survey. 1990-94.


GEN:
Seal Chart common includes acidic broad-leaved and mixed woodland with relict heathland vegetation. There was substantial storm 'damage' in 1987.

OWNERS:
Owned by the trustees of the Knole Estates, Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent.

ANOTES:
Open access for recreation. Paths and bridleways and permissive horse-riding routes.  There is major path erosion at the south-eastern end of Redhill Wood due to overuse of wet ground by people and horses.

GNOTES:
No rights. The Post Office claims a right to maintain telegraphic cables on this unit. Contiguous with CL 38 (Kent). Part of Oldbury and Seal Chart SSSI.


GEN:
Most of the common is {\it Quercus} sp. woodland.

ANOTES:
A path lies along the top of the site. Orienteering signs evident.


GEN:
An area of woodland on the Lower Greensand with acidic soils.

ANOTES:
Open access. Part of the Greensand Way circular Way (Sevenoaks District Council). Bridleway passes through the common.

GNOTES:
No rights. The Post Office claims a right to maintain telegraphic cables under this unit. 

Part of One Tree Hill and Bitchet Common SSSI. (One Tree Hill is a NT property).

CL19 is in the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Bitchett Common is included in Kent Lowland Heathland Inventory (Site Code No. KT/TQ55/O02.


GEN:
This common is a small part of the eastern side of Knole Park. It is plantation broad-leaved woodland that sustained much 'damage' during 1987 storm.

GNOTES:
No rights. The Post Office claims a right to maintain underground telegraphic cables, and the Electricity Board claims a right of access to a substation and an easement in respect of laying cables.  Part of Knole SSSI.


GEN:
Godden Green is mostly amenity grassland and neutral grassland, subdivided by tracks, in the village of Godden Green.

GNOTES:
No rights. The Post Office claims a right to maintain telegraphic cables on this unit.


GEN:
Lamberhurst Down includes amenity grassland, woodland and ponds.

GNOTES:
No rights. There is one claim to a right of access over this unit. In The Weald AONB.


GEN:
Lamberhurst Common is mostly amenity and acidic grassland with some scrub and woodland.

GNOTES:
Two rights entries. Four rights of estover and two rights of pannage. Rights of estovers  include litter. Pasture for sheep, cows and horses. In The Weald AONB.


GNOTES:
Two rights entries. Two rights of estovers and two rights of pannage. Rights of estovers  include litter. Pasture for sheep, cows and horses. In The Weald AONB.


GEN:
A broadleaf woodland common, most of which is part of Alkham, Lydden and Swingfield woods SSSI.

OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner. Remainder of the unit registered under the Land Registration Acts 1925 and 1936.

SOURCE:
Field survey. SSSI citation. Kent Wildlife Habitat Survey.

GNOTES:
One rights entry. One right of estover. Rights of estovers relate to the cutting of pea and bean sticks. Part of this right is held in gross. The Electricity Board claim a right of access to maintain overhead cables.  Most of this common forms a small section included in the Alkham, Lydden and Swingfield Woods SSSI. In Kent Downs AONB.


GEN:
Marshy grassland and alder carr derived from an acidic valley bog.

OWNERS:
Folkestone Racecourse Company Ltd., 214-218 Shepherds Bush Road,  Hammersmith, London W6.

SOURCE:
Brief field survey. SSSI citation. English Nature records.

GNOTES:
Four rights entries. Three of the entries have grazing limited to a period from 12th May to 1st March in each year. There are two claims to rights of access over this unit. The Electricity Board claim a right to maintain overhead cables on this unit. Pasture for cattle.  Gibbins Brook SSSI.


GEN:
A small common land unit within CL16 and within Oldbury and Seal Chart SSSI.

ANOTES:
Permissive horse riding route, and informal walkers paths pass through the common.

GNOTES:
No rights. The Post Office claim a right to maintain underground telegraphic cables on this unit. Contiguous with CL 16 (Kent).  Part of Oldbury and Seal Chart SSSI.


OWNERS:
Owned by the turstees of the Knole Estates, Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent.


OWNERS:
Owned by the trustees of the Knole Estate, Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent.


GNOTES:
No rights. There is one claim to a right of access over this unit. Stoneham and the Lees SNCI.


GEN:
The Lynch is a common of arable land, edged by scrub/hedge and broad-leaved woodland.

ANOTES:
A footpath and a 'RUPP - Road Used as a Public Path' cross the site.

GRAZINT:
No formal grazing. Some rabbit,?deer grazing.

GNOTES:
One rights entry. Pasture for sheep. The Electricity Board claim a right to maintain overhead cables on this unit. In Kent Downs AONB.


GEN:
Woodland and calcareous grassland south of Ringwould.

ANOTES:
A well-used footpath passes through the common.

GNOTES:
No rights. The Electricity Board claim a right to maintain overhead cables on this unit. Contiguous with CL93. The Lynch and Oxney Court Woods SNCI. In Kent Downs AONB.


GEN:
A common of semi-improved grasslands with some woodland, and recently planted trees.

GNOTES:
No rights. The Electricity Board claim a right to maintain underground cables on this unit.


GEN:
This common appears to have been completely taken over by a bypass. It is not known if there is any 
exchanged land.

OWNERS:
Part owned by the Tonbridge and Malling District Council. Remainder of the land subject to the protection of the Local Authority under section 9 of the Commons Registration Act 1965.

ANOTES:
No access at time of survey due to road construction.

GNOTES:
Two rights entries. Two rights of estovers.  Rights allow the collection of wood or furze and relate to part of the unit only. The Electricity Board claim a right to maintain overhead cables on this unit.  Most of the site is a road under contruction. Residual land may lie on eastern side.


OWNERS:
Owned by the Trustees of the Knole Estates, Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent.


GEN:
The Village Green and The Hurst, Sevenoaks includes an area of amenity grassland and a long wooded path.


GEN:
A common of oak/ash woodland near Sevenoaks Weald.


GEN:
Pieces of land in and around the village of Blean.

OWNERS:
Part owned by Messrs. Whitbread Fremlins Ltd. Remainder of the land subject to the protection of the Local Authority under section 9 of the Commons Registration Act 1965.

GNOTES:
No rights. There is one claim to a right of access over this unit and the Electricity Board claim a right to maintain underground and overhead cables. Contiguous with CL 135 (Kent).


GEN:
Wilmington Common is in 4 small sections, two of broad-leaved woodland and two of amenity grasslands.


GEN:
A common of rough grasslands used for amenity and some woodland.

OWNERS:
Part owned jointly by two private owners. The remainder of the land is registered under the Land Registration Acts 1925 and 1936.

GNOTES:
No rights. There is one claim to a right of access over this unit and the Electricity Board claim a right to maintain overhead cables.


GEN:
Snodland Common is made up of Brookland Lake, unimproved grassland, and scrub.

OWNERS:
Part owned by Snodland Parish Council (application). Part owned jointly by two private owners. Remainder of the land registered under the Land Registration Act 1936.

ANOTES:
Lake is used for recreation and fishing. The edges have well used footpaths.

GNOTES:
No rights. The Electricity Board claim a right to maintain underground cables on this unit. Adjacent to Holborough and Burham Marshes SSSI.


GEN:
Amenity grasslands and woods near Challock.

ANOTES:
Open access. Horse-riding, walking and cycling in progress at the time of survey.

GNOTES:
No rights. There are three claims to rights of access over this unit. The Electricity Board claims a right to maintain underground and overhead cables.


GEN:
A long common of grazed and ungrazed neutral grasslands in and near Green Street Green.

OWNERS:
Part owned by Darenth Parish Council. Remainder of the land is registered under the Land Registration Acts 1925 and 1936.

GNOTES:
No rights. There are two claims to rights of access over this unit. The Church Commissioners claim rights and interests of the Lord of the Manor of Darenth other than ownership of the land.


OWNERS:
Part owned by Temple Ewell with River Parish Council. The remainder of the land is registered under the Land Registration Acts.


GEN:
Most of Hoad Common is broad-leaved woodland with some scrub and grassland.

ANOTES:
A bridleway and informal paths cross the common.

GNOTES:
No rights. The Electricity Board claims a right to maintain underground cables on this unit.


GEN:
A small common of woodland and amenity grassland.

OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner. Remainder of land is unclaimed.

ANOTES:
De facto open access. Greensand Way close by.


GEN:
Set in an interesting SSSI, this common is mostly made up of tracks connecting different marshes, a pond and some associated grassland and scrub.

OWNERS:
Parts owned jointly by the Port of London Authority and the Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd. Remainder of the land subject to the protection of the Local Authority under section 9 of the Commons Registration Act 1965.

ANOTES:
Access throughout, as most of the common is a track.

GNOTES:
No rights. The Electricity Board claim a right to maintain underground and overhead cables on this unit. The Kent River Authority claim a right of access to Mead Well. Within South Thames Estuary and Marshes SSSI and within Thames Estuary and Marshes Special Protected Area.


GEN:
A common of unimproved calcareous grassland and scattered scrub.

GRAZINT:
Moderate sheep grazing. Much rabbit grazing.

GNOTES:
One rights entry. One rights of estover. Rights of estovers relate to the "cutting of fodder". Pasture for "Two animals of any species". The Electricity Board claim a right of access to a substation and a right to maintain underground cables on this unit. A small part of the Dover to Kingsdown Cliffs SSSI.


GEN:
Semi-improved calcareous grassland, grazed by horses.

ANOTES:
Path alongside common but access onto common uncertain.

SOURCE:
Brief field survey from one corner.(Access across common uncertain).

GNOTES:
One rights entry. One rights of estover. Rights of estovers relate to the "cutting of fodder". Pasture for "Two animals of any species". In Kent Downs AONB.


OWNERS:
St. Margaret's at Cliffe Parish Council.


GEN:
Most of this common is species-poor semi-improved neutral grassland with a pond, marshy areas and tracks.

ANOTES:
A footpath passes through the common - part of the circular walk on Shorne and Higham marshes.

GNOTES:
Two rights entries. Grazing is limited to between 25th March and 25th December in each year. The rights are held in gross. The Electricity Board claim a right to maintain overhead cables on this unit. Pasture for cattle and horses or sheep. Contiguous with CL 141 (Kent). In S. Thames Estuary and Marshes SSSI. Within N. Kent Marshes Environmentally Sensitive Area. In Thames Estuary and Marshes SPA. Also (adjacent?) to Ramsar Site.


GEN:
Matfield Common is amenity grassland (including cricket pitch). There are planted large trees and a pond.

GNOTES:
One right entry. Right is attached to the Manor of Bayham. The rightholder also claims the rights and interests Lord of the Manor in the notes of the land section of the register. Pasture for cattle, sheep and horses. The Electricity Board claims a right to maintain underground cables on this unit. In The Weald AONB.


GEN:
Plantation and semi-natural broadleaved woodland with much storm damage.

OWNERS:
Part owned by the trustees of the Knole Estates (application). Part owned by Sevenoaks Town Council.

ANOTES:
Open access. Well-used footpaths and permissive horse rides.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL 82 (Kent). Part of Sevenoaks Common, Hubbards Hill and Beechmont Bank SNCI.


GEN:
A common of 4 small sections, that includes only roadway and verge grassland.


GEN:
This common lies along Radfall Road, near Blean.

GNOTES:
One rights entry. One right of estovers. Rights of estovers relate to "wood or furze". The common runs along the south side of the Blean Woods NNR and is within the Church Wood SSSI. Blean Woods is a Nature Conservation Review site.


GEN:
Calcareous grasslands, scrub and woodland on Hawks Hill, north of Kingsdown.

OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner. Part remains unclaimed.

ANOTES:
Open access. White Cliffs Country walk passes through. 'No camping or vehicles'.


OWNERS:
Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers Ltd.

ANOTES:
De facto open access. Informal path along top of flood bank.


GEN:
Semi-improved grassland and scrub south of Blean.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL 69 (Kent).


GEN:
A small pocket of rough grassland with small trees and scrub. Part of old orchard.

ANOTES:
A public footpath passes through the common.


GEN:
Area of neutral grassland at the end of CL86 (Higham Marshes) and a trackway towards Beckley Hill.

GNOTES:
Rights: see CL 86 entry. Part of S. Thames Estuary and Marshes SSSI. Within N. Kent Marshes Environmentally Sensitive Area.


GEN:
Many small areas of land south of Tunbridge Wells including verge grass, scrub, green lane, and woodlands.

GNOTES:
No rights. The Freehold Tenants of the Manor of Rusthall have a right to one third of the profits and advantages arising from improvements etc. of the land under the Rusthall Manor Acts 1739 and 1902.  Measured area much smaller than given area.


GEN:
A small common that is part of the Dartford Heath complex of commons. Mostly broad-leaved woodland and land recovering from disturbance by road construction.

GNOTES:
No rights. This unit is a registration under section 13 of the Commons Registration Act 1965 as exchanges for land removed from CL 34. Contiguous with CL 34 (Kent).


GEN:
This common is mostly open acidic grassland used for recreation with some scrub and woodland.

GNOTES:
No rights. This unit is a registration under section 13 of the Commons Registration Act 1965 as exchanges for land removed from CL 34. Part of Dartford Heath SNCI.


GEN:
A long system of verges and ditch levees, running alongside a busy road. The verges are of varying width, up to 50m, and there are several ponds.

ANOTES:
A busy public highway runs along the length of the common and it is crossed by a public footpath. Parts are heavily used by local residents, especially the area near Billinghay. Benches are provided in places. Subject to a deed of declaration made in 1939 under Law of Property Act (1925); allows public access.

GRAZINT:
Very localised in the north of the common - heavy grazing pressure but over a very tiny fraction of the common. Mostly ungrazed.

SOURCE:
L&SHTNC survey 1983. Invertebrate Site Register. Field visit.

GNOTES:
11 grazing rights registered (unspecified). Graded 'A' in L&SHTNC survey.


GEN:
A wide grassy lane, joined by three side-lanes, with a ditch and hedge along the south side and a hedge along the north side. Almost all is semi-improved neutral grassland.

ANOTES:
No public right of access, but joined by a minor road.

GNOTES:
10 pasture rights for cattle between 4th May and 23rd November.


GEN:
On the outskirts of the city of Lincoln. An area of rough grassland with ruderal species over disturbed ground, a football pitch in the east, and crossed by a railway.

OWNERS:
Owned by the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of Lincoln.

ANOTES:
Governed by S.193 of Law of Property Act 1925, giving full public access. Adjoined by minor road and railway.

GNOTES:
No rights. Regulated under the Lincoln Corporation Act 1915.


GEN:
Adjacent to A1031 in Saltfleet. The common is semi-improved and reseeded grassland surrounded by a ditch and dense planted trees. Dumping has occurred on part of the common.

ANOTES:
Adjoined by an 'A ' road. Used for informal recreation and dogwalking.

GNOTES:
One right of pasture (unspecified) and herbage.


GEN:
A small area of pasture land, part of which has been improved and reseeded. Adjoins a minor road north-west of Low Hameringham.


GEN:
Semi-improved neutral grassland with small areas of broadleaved plantation, broadleaved woodland, semi-improved acid grassland and poor semi-improved grassland.

ANOTES:
Crossed by 2 unfenced minor public roads (joining).

GNOTES:
Two rights entries. There are five claims to a right of access and one easement in respect of a right to draw water across the common. Pasture rights are for cattle, horses and geese. There are small areas of plantation on the common.


OWNERS:
Part owned by Mundford Parish Council. Part owned by Parish Trustees of Lyford and West Tofts. Part owned by Parish Trustees of Cranwich.


GEN:
Unimproved acid grassland with scattered scrub and peripheral areas of dense scrub, semi-improved neutral grassland and tall ruderal vegetation.

ANOTES:
Crossed by 1 public footpath. Adjoins the B1111 (fenced). The whole area of the common appears to be used by local people for walking.


GEN:
Semi-improved neutral and unimproved calcareous grassland with a dense, scrubby hedgerow along the north west boundary.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL 362 (Norfolk). The measured area is less than the register area.


GEN:
Broadleaved woodland with clearings containing swamp vegetation.

ANOTES:
An informal footpath runs along the southern boundary.

GNOTES:
No rights. Part of this unit has been released from all manorial rights privileges and incidents.


GEN:
An area of swamp/tall fen vegetation with largely marginal broadleaved woodland and an area of standing open water.

OWNERS:
Owned by the Trustees for the Poor of the Parish of Irstead (under Act 47, Geo III, Session 1c.xix).

ANOTES:
There are no public rights of way on the common.

SOURCE:
1) English Nature SSSI citation. 2) 1982 Phase 1 survey.

GNOTES:
No rights. The common lies within the Ant Broads and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest which is a candidate Special Area of Conservation and listed in 'A Nature Conservation Review'. It also lies within the Broads Environmentally Sensitive Area. The measured area is greater than the register area.


OWNERS:
Owned by North Norfolk District Council.


GEN:
An area of swamp/tall fen vegetation with marginal woodland, an area of standing open water and a small area of unimproved acid grassland.

OWNERS:
Owned by the Trustees for the Poor of Parish of Barton Turf (under Act 49, Geo III, c.8.)

GNOTES:
No rights. The common lies within the Ant Broads and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest which is a candidate Special Area of Conservation and listed in 'A Nature Conservation Review'. It also lies within the Broads Environmentally Sensitive Area.


GEN:
Improved grassland with hedgerows along the eastern and western boundaries.

ANOTES:
Crossed by one public footpath. Adjoins a minor public road (fenced).

GNOTES:
Four rights entries; pasture for cattle. Contiguous with CL69 (Norfolk). The measured area is less than the register area.


GEN:
The common is used as a touring/holiday caravan site.

GNOTES:
No rights. The common lies within the Norfolk Coast Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The measured area is greater than the register area. The common is managed as a caravan site.


GEN:
One of a series of commons on the North Norfolk coast supporting intertidal sand and mud, sand dune vegetation and saltmarsh.

OWNERS:
Part owned by the Public Trustee. Remainder registered under the Land Registration Acts 1925 and 1936.

ANOTES:
There are no public rights of way on the common. Two public footpaths run close to the common boundary.

SOURCE:
1) English Nature SSSI citation and site file. 2) National Sand Dune Vegetation Survey (site reports 70, Thornham, Titchmarsh and Brancaster Dunes, 1990 and 69 Hunstanton and Holme Dunes, 1989). 3) Saltmarsh Survey of Great Britain (1987).

GNOTES:
54 rights entries. Pasture rights are for cattle and horses. Types of other rights include Estovers (49), Piscary (44), Samphire (54), Shellfish (54), Sea Lavender (49), Bait (40), Seaweed (36) and Wildfowl and Game (part of unit only) (31). There are seven claims to a right to beach and moor boats on this unit. Contiguous with CLs 32, 41, 122 and 132 (Norfolk). The common lies within the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest which is a RAMSAR site, Special Protection Area, a candidate Special Area of Conservation and listed in 'A Nature Conservation Review'. It also lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the North Norfolk Heritage Coast. The measured area is less than the register area.


GEN:
Birch dominated woodland interspersed with areas of pine plantation, dry heath, and tall herb vegetation. Fringed with dense scrub along the southern boundary.

ANOTES:
A public footpath runs along the SW boundary and a RUPP runs along the northern boundary. Several informal footpaths cross the common; it is used regularly by local people for walking. A small car park is situated along the southern boundary.

SOURCE:
1) Field survey. 2) County Wildlife Site description.

GNOTES:
No rights. The common lies within the Snettisham Common County Wildlife Site.


GEN:
An area supporting well developed areas of calcareous and acidic Breckland grass heath, some tall neutral grassland and locally amenity grassland amongst areas of continuous scrub.

OWNERS:
Owned by former Thetford Borough Council.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by the A134 Bury Road and two minor roads. There are no public rights of way on the common but, according to the SSSI citation, the area is used as public open space.

SOURCE:
1) Site visit. 2) SSSI citation and site file (incl. 1983 Phase 1 survey map).

GNOTES:
No rights. Much of the common is designated as the Barnhamcross Common Site of Special Scientific Interest and lies within the Brecklands Environmentally Sensitive Area. It was identified as part of a key site in the 'Nature Conservation Review'. The measured area is greater than the register area. The site is also an SAC and a Local Nature Reserve.


GEN:
One of the best examples of a lowland mixed valley mire with wet heath, grading through valley mire to calcareous fen, with areas of marshy grassland, extensive areas of dry heath and an extensive area of woodland and acid grassland at the eastern end of the mire.

OWNERS:
Parts owned by four private owners and remainder owned by the Norfolk Naturalist Trust.

ANOTES:
The common is subdivided by a disused railway and crossed by two minor roads. Two public footpaths cross the common. Part of the eastern end of the common is a Norfolk Naturalists Trust Nature Reserve. Clay pigeon shooting takes place on the common.

SOURCE:
1) Brief site visit. 2) English Nature SSSI citation and site files including Site Management Statement for part of the common, Site Objective's Statement, 1992 NVC survey (Norfolk Valley Fens Survey), 1984 Phase 1 survey, RAMSAR citation, Invertebrate Site Register. 3) East Anglian Valley Fen Dossier.

GNOTES:
Three rights entries; pasture for cattle. Much of the common is designated the Roydon Common Site of Special Scientific Interest and is a RAMSAR site. It is listed on 'A Nature Conservation Review'. An area at the eastern end of the common is a NNT nature reserve.


GEN:
Much of this common is now motorway with some tree planting and remnant scrub.


GEN:
Most of this common is pine plantation with some broad-leaved woodland at edges, and well-used paths.

ANOTES:
Open access as per Woodland Trust policy. Well used by walkers.

GNOTES:
No rights. This unit is a registration under section 13 of the Commons Registration Act 1965 as exchanges for land removed from CL 34. Part of series of woods bought by the Woodland Trust from the Forestry Commission. Joydens and Chalk Wood (containing the common) is included in Kent Lowland Heath Inventory. (Site Code KT/TQ57/J01.)
Measured area far larger than given area.


GEN:
The largest CL unit in the complex of Dartford Heath commons. The A2 passes through the common which is of broad-leaved woodland, scrub, remnant heath and acidic grasslands.

OWNERS:
Owned by the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Dartford.

ANOTES:
Open access for recreation. Walking (with guidepost trails), horse-riding (some areas), cycling, active conservation work, and model aircraft flying are among some of the recreational activiites.

GNOTES:
No rights. The Electricity Board claim a right to maintain underground cables on this unit. Contiguous with CL 157 and CL 159 (Kent). SNCI Dartford Heath. Part of the site is in Kent Lowland Heathland Inventory. Site Code No. KT/TQ57/D01. Northernmost section (near Denton Rd.) is adjacent to Wansunt Pit (Geological) SSSI.


GEN:
A small area of grassland on a steep slope towards Coneyburrow Wood. The common includes some scrub and planted amenity trees.


GEN:
Woodland, amenity grasslands, a pond and semi-natural grasslands to the north-west of Southborough.


GEN:
'Exchange' Land that is woodland and scrub with an open area of chalk grassland.


OWNERS:
Three parts owned separately by three private owners. Remainder of the land owned by Wennington Parish Council.


OWNERS:
Owned jointly by three private owners (trustees).


OWNERS:
Owned jointly by the Trustees of the Stanley Trust.


OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner. Remainder of the land is unclaimed.


OWNERS:
Owned by Bolton-le-Sands Parish Council.


GEN:
Area dominated by marshy grassland, often in a mosaic with wet dwarf shrub heath.  Small areas of other habitats including acidic/neutral flush.

OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner. Remainder owned by the British Railway Board.

ANOTES:
A minor road runs past Grimehill Moor and several public footpaths cross both parts of the common.  The paths seem to have moderate use by local people for dog-walking.  An area of tunnelling spoil on Cranberry moor is popular with morotcycle scramblers and this has resulted in some ersoion.  Horse riders were also observed on this part of the common as were two boys fishing in one of the ponds.

GNOTES:
One right of pasture for cows, one right of turbary (part of unit only).  Subject to a legal right of public access under section 193 of Law of Property Act 1925 (lies within former Darwen Metropolitan Borough).  A goat was seen tethered on Cranberry Moor.  NB. Encroachment - car-parking on common.


GEN:
An interconnected series of verges and mown amenity areas.  Small strip of broad-leaved semi-natural woodland and of marshy grassland with scrub invasion.

ANOTES:
All parts of the common are interconnected by minor roads and tracks.  Public rights of way cross the common.  All areas have open access and are very important as amenity areas for the local population.  The common is used extensively for walking dogs and presumably for other informal recreation purposes.

GNOTES:
10 rights of pasture for cattle, sheep and horses (10 cross-referenced to the contiguous CL 81 and 8 cross-referenced to the contiguous CL 110).  2 entries have grazing limited to 1 hour each day, 1 to 1 day each week.  3 rights of turbary and 1 right of estovers.  26 claims to a right of access.  1 claim by Lord of Manor to keep ducks on pond.  Measured area greater than registered area.  Regulated by Blackburn RDC under Act 1899.


GEN:
The commons occupies the lower slopes of Boulsworth Hill.  Most of the area has Molinia-dominated marshy grassland. Some of the higher ground has dry and wet-modified bog.  Several acidic flushes are present with one species-rich example.

ANOTES:
Four public footpaths cross the common.  Some of these appear to be well-used by walkers.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI File: Haworth Moor (part of site).  NCC Phase 1 survey (1988).  Field survey.

GNOTES:
One right of pasture for sheep.  One right of estover (herbage).  One claim to the rights and interests of the Lord of the Manor of Colne.


GEN:
A varied common with dry-modified bog, wet- modified bog, marshy grassland, improved farmland, and a range of other habitats.

OWNERS:
Part owned by 1 private owner, part by NW Water Authority.  Part registered under Land Registration Acts 1925/1936.  Rest c/o Local Authority under Section 9.

ANOTES:
Land subject to a legal right of public access under s. 193 of Law of Property Act 1925 (former Darwen Metropolitan Borough).  The common is adjoined by a minor road to south west.  Several public footpaths cross the common, together with a farm track providing access to farm buildings situated on common.  The paths appear moderately well-used by walkers.  Horseriders and mountain bikers also use the common. There are good views accross the Lancashire Coastal Plain from Brindle Brow.

SOURCE:
NCC Phase 1 survey (1988).  Field survey.

GNOTES:
One right of pasture for sheep and cattle.  This right is cross-referenced to the contiguous common CL 13.  There is one claim to the shooting rights.  Measured area is greater than registered area. 
Lancashire Wildlife Trust Site of Biological Importance (no survey information).
Internal fencing and farm buildings present on the common.


GEN:
An area of rank marshy grassland with small areas of a number of other habitats.

ANOTES:
This common is crossed by several public paths.  The site adjoins a housing estate and appears to enjoy a 'de facto' access by the local residents who use the common for dog-walking.  There are numerous other paths crossing parts of the common. NB. Encroachment - bonfire sites were noted in one part, and elsewhere part of the common has been fenced-off to allow grazing by cattle.

GRAZINT:
Part moderate.  Most of common is not grazed.

GNOTES:
4 rights of pasture for cattle.  One right cross- referenced to the contiguous common CL 109.  One rights entry allows grazing only between May 1st and October 31st each year.  One claim to a right of access. Since registration part of the unit has been de-registered following an application by the Secretary of State for Transport.
Measured area greater than registered area.


GEN:
A small common with remnant wet-modified bog, marshy grassland and semi-improved acidic grassland.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by two public footpaths, but these appear seldom used. Farmyard manure has been dumped locally on the common. Subject to a legal right of public access under Section 193 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (lies within former Accrington Metropolitain Borough).

GNOTES:
3 rights of pasture for cattle, one cross-referenced the Contiguous CL 266. 1 claim to rights and interests of the Lord of Manor of Accrington Old Hold. Part of common occupied by the recently built A56 Dual Carriageway.


GEN:
An upland area of dry-modified bog, marshy grassland, and wet dwarf shrub heath. Part of common is enclosed improved pasture.

OWNERS:
Ownership status provisional - referred to Commons Commissioner.

ANOTES:
Land subject to a legal right of public access under Section 193 of Law of Property Act 1925 (lies within former Ramsbottom Urban District). Several public footpaths cross the common, but were difficult to locate and probably unused. A minor road runs along the northern edge of the common, providing access to a farm on the common. The A680 road just touches the extreme NE edge of the common.

SOURCE:
NCC Phase 1 Survey (1988). Field survey.

GNOTES:
1 right of pasture for sheep. Rights entry disputed but not modified. There are many internal drystone walls on the common. A hardcore-surfaced road has been constructed across the common to the west and has fences at either side. Rubble has been dumped in one of the enclosed improved pasture fields on the common.


GEN:
A plateau area with dry modified bog, wet modified bog and marshy grassland, plus small areas of other habitats.

ANOTES:
The A677 adjoins the common to the north. Several unmade tracks cross onto the common to the E. There are several public footpaths, one being the Rossendale Way. This route in particular, and the others to a lesser extent are popular with walkers. Nearby car parks and visitor facilities provide easy access and footpath information. There are several encroachments: Fences erected, dumping of rubble, and a house and gardens. Legal right access under S9 of 1925 Law of Property Act.

GNOTES:
13 rights of pasture for sheep and cattle. 4 rights cross-referenced to the contiguous common CL 97. 1 right relates to part of unit only. 1 claim to rights and interests of Lord of Manor of Accrington Old Hold. Lies within former Haslingden Metropolitain Borough.


GEN:
A small area of dry-modified bog, dwarf shrub heath and unimprpoved acidic grassland.

OWNERS:
Land subject to the protection of the Local Authority under section 9 of Commons Registration Act 1965.

ANOTES:
Land subject to a legal right of public access under section 193 of Law of Property Act 1925 (lies within the former Ramsbottom Urban District).  A metalled track crosses the common leading to properties at the edge.  Several public footpaths cross the common and are well-used by local people.  The Peel Monument is a much visited local landmark, and there are excellent views from here across Ramsbottom and the Irwell Valley.

GRAZINT:
Mostly not grazed.  Small area with high grazing intensity.

SOURCE:
Lancashire Trust for Nature Conservation: Phase 1 survey (1987).  Site visit.

GNOTES:
7 rights of pasture for cattle, sheep and horses.  7 rights of turbary, 3 rights of Common-in-the soil (stone).  7 rights cross-referenced to the contiguous common CL 42.  Note: internal fencing on the common.  Measured area less than registered area.


GEN:
An area of dry-modified bog, wet acidic grassland, marshy grassland and small areas of acidic flush and wet dwarf shrub heath.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by a minor road which serves local farms. This road is fenced from the common and there are no public rights of way across this land. There is internal fencing on the common.

SOURCE:
NCC Phase 1 Survey 1991. Brief site visit.

GNOTES:
5 rights of pasture for sheep, cattle and horses. 2 rights of estovers (rushes and bedding). 1 right held in stints. Grazing period for 2 of the pasture rights restricted: 1 allows grazing between October 1st and March 31st, the other between April 1st and September 31st. 1 claim to a sole and exclusive right to enter on this land to hunt, shoot, hawk, fowl and to take game. Measured area less than registered area.


GEN:
An area of mature dry dwarf shrub heath in a disused quarry.  Small damp area with willow scrub and a eutrophicated pond.

OWNERS:
Owned by the Trustees for Roman Catholic Purposes Registered, 114 Mount Street London, W1.

ANOTES:
A minor road runs along the northern edge of the common and several unmade tracks lead to houses one of which is on the common.  A tarmac lay-by and other pull-ins lie at the side of the road. There are excellent views from the common across the Hodder Valley and the common appears a popular stop-off point for motorists.  A public footpath crosses the common and there are several other paths which are popular with local people for dog-walking.  Garden rubbish has been dumped.

GNOTES:
No rights. Measured area greater than registered area. Lies within Forest of Bowland AONB.


GEN:
An elongated hilltop common with acidic grassland and smaller areas of dry-modified bog, dry dwarf shrub heath, and acidic flush.  A steep slope to the south is almost totally dominated by a dense stand of bracken.

ANOTES:
Two public footpaths cross the common which are well-used by fellwalkers, this area being part of the popular Forest of Bowland.

GRAZINT:
Variable: not grazed on bracken, elsewhere high.

GNOTES:
17 rights of pasture for sheep.  16 rights of estovers (bracken, rushes, heather, bedding).  12 rights of turbary.  5 rights common in the soil (stone).  Contiguous with CL 292W and CL 293W.  12 rights cross-referenced (CL 292W (12), CL 293W (11), CL 398W (9), and CL 516W (3)). 9 rights entries relate to part of unit only.  One claim to the rights and interests of the Lord of the Manor.


GEN:
An area of mature dry dwarf shrub heath, occupying an old quarry, being progressively invaded by bracken.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by an un-made track, which is also designated as a public footpath.  This appears quite well-used by walkers providing a route to the Newton and Easington Fell areas immediately to the north.

GNOTES:
No rights.  Contiguous with CL 156 W. Lies within the Forest of Bowland AONB.


ANOTES:
The common is crossed by two public footpaths.  These appear to have slight use by walkers who may use them as an access route onto the nearby Easington fell.

GNOTES:
No rights.  Contiguous with CL 57W. Lies within the Forest of Bowland AONB.


GEN:
A narrow hillside strip of well-developed dry dwarf shrub heath and dense scrub, overlooking the Ribble Valley.

OWNERS:
Owned jointly by two private owners (trustees).

ANOTES:
The common lies alongside a minor road and is crossed by two public footpaths.  Numerous well-trodden paths pass along the common, which appears a popular place for local people exercising dogs. There are good views across the Ribble Valley.

SOURCE:
L.T.N.C. site of Biological Importance. "Cronshaw Chair", Derek Burn 1990. NCC Lancs Phase 1 survey 1988.  Brief site visit.


GEN:
A small common with remnant wet-modified bog and some marshy grassland.

ANOTES:
A public footpath runs across the common to the north.  This appears little, if at all used.

GNOTES:
2 rights of pasture for cattle, both cross-referenced to the contiguous common CL 176.  One claim to the rights and interests of the Lord for the Manor for Rossendale.  Subject to a legal right of public access under section 193 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (lies in former Halingden Metropolitan Borough).


GEN:
A tiny common with remnant wet-modified bog and marshy grassland.

OWNERS:
Owned jointly by two private owners.  (As directed by Commons Commissioner - originally 59).

ANOTES:
There is no public access to the site by way of roads or footpaths, although technically speaking the common does have a legal right of public access.

GNOTES:
One right of pasture for cattle, cross-referenced to the contiguous common CL 91.  Subject to a legal right of public access under section 123 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (former Accrington Metropolitan Borough).  Part of common occupied by the recently constructed A56 dual carriageway.


GEN:
A small patch of unmanaged dry dwarf shrub heath/acidic grassland mosaic.

OWNERS:
Subject to protection of the Local Authority under section 9 of 1965 Commons Registration Act.

ANOTES:
This common is adjoined by minor roads and crossed by an un-metalled track and a public footpath.  The hamlet of Green Howarth lies nearby, and the common is extensively used by local people for dog-walking.  It would appear that the site is regularly used for bonfires on Nov 5th.  There has been some dumping of rubble on the common, and garden shrubs have been planted opposite domestic properties.

GNOTES:
One right of turbary.  Land subject to a legal right of public access under section 193 of Law of Property Act 1925 (former Oswaldtwistle Urban District).


GEN:
A small common with unimproved acidic grassland and marshy grassland.

OWNERS:
Land subject to the protection of Local Authority under section 9 of 1965 Registration Act.

ANOTES:
A public footpath crosses the common, but this appears unused.

GNOTES:
2 rights of pasture for cattle, both cross-refrenced to the  contiguous common CL 92.  Subject to a legal right of public access under section 193 of the Law of Property Act 1925.  (Lies within former Haslingden Metropolitan Borough.).


GEN:
An area of moorland with an expanse of species-poor marshy grassland.  Small areas of acidic flush and unumproved acidic grassland.  Part occupied by an abandoned quarry.

OWNERS:
Unclaimed - to be referred to the Commons Commissioner.

ANOTES:
Land subject to a legal right of public access under section 193 of Law of Property Act 1925.  (lies within former Bacup Metropolitan Borough).

GNOTES:
4 rights of pasture for cattle, sheep, horses and pigs.  1 right of turbary.  4 rights cross-referenced (CL 162 (1), CL 163 (1), CL 213 (4), CL 235 (3)).  1 right of common-in the soil (stone).  All rights entries entries disputed and modified.


GEN:
An area of remnant dry modified bog and a steep valley slope with unimproved grassland and patches of dense bracken.

OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner and remainder owned by Calder Water Board.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by a public and several other well-used footpaths.  The Pendle Hill area, of which the common forms a part, is very popular with walkers.

GNOTES:
4 rights of pasture for sheep.  2 rights entries relate to part of unit only.  Contiguous with CL 83 and CL 95. Lies within Forest of Bowland AONB.


GEN:
A hillside strip with a mosaic of dry dwarf shub heath, degraded dry-modified bog, and unimproved acidic grassland.

ANOTES:
The common lies within the Clougha Access Area.  This has been negotiated by Lancashire County Council and allows unrestricted access within this area.  Several paths converge at the eastern (uphill) end of the common.  These provide access to popular local hill-walking routes.  The western (downhill) portion of the common appears to be little visited by anybody.

SOURCE:
NCC Phase 1 survey (1991).  Field visit.

GNOTES:
2 rights of pasture for sheep.  One rights entry relates to part of unit only.  Contiguous with CL 90 and CL 123.


GEN:
A steeply sloping hillside with marshy grassland, wet dwarf shrub heath and unimproved acidic grassland.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by a track which gives access to the high fells to the north.  This is used by shepherds/gamekeepers, and possibly by fellwalkers.

GRAZINT:
Variable: Part not grazed, remainder moderate.

GNOTES:
3 rights of pasture for sheep.  1 rights of estovers (bracken and rushes), 1 right of turbary.  Contiguous with CL 293W and 398W. 3 rights entries cross-referenced (CL182W (1), CL292 (1), CL293 (1), CL398 (3)).


GEN:
A hilltop common mainly occupied by a mosaic of acidic grassland and dry-modified bog.  A small depression contains mire and flush vegetation.  The northern edge of the common sits at the top of a disused sandstone quarry.

OWNERS:
Land subject to protection of the Local Authority under section 9 of 1965 Commons Registration Act.

ANOTES:
Several public footpaths fringe the common. An unofficial path crosses the common to the summit of Great Hameldon (409m).  The area seems popular with walkers and local people.  There are fine views northwards on a good day.  Pendle Hill is visible in the foreground, while Ingleborough can be seen on the sky-line when the air is particularly clear.

GNOTES:
3 rights of pasture for sheep and cattle.  All 3 rights entries cross-referenced to the contiguous common CL 159.


GEN:
A steeply sloping hillside with unimproved acidic grassland.  Smaller areas of acidic flush, and dense and scattered bracken at the bottom of the slope.

ANOTES:
Several public footpaths cross the common and converge on the summit of Parlick Fell.  There are excellent views from here to the South and West.  The paths are all well-used by fell walkers.  The common is at the southern limit of the Bowland Fells, and as such is situated in very popular walking country.  A fell runner and several walkers were observed at the time of the site visit.

GNOTES:
There are 43 rights of pasture for sheep. Lies within Forest of Bowland AONB and Bowland Fells SSSI. Designated as a Special Protection Area on 16/12/93.


GEN:
A large expanse of dry dwarf shrub heath with some dry-modified bog and smaller areas of other habitats.

OWNERS:
Owned jointly by four private owners (trustees).

ANOTES:
Western part of the common lies within the Clougha Access Area negotiated by Lancashire County Council. In theory this allows a legal right of public access to anywhere within this area. However the tall heather is very difficult to walk through. Only the main path to Clougha Pike itself appears to be extensively used (excellent views of Morcambe Bay from here). Access to rest of common restricted to an access path which runs along southern boundary of common and is well used.

GRAZINT:
Generally moderate (high in localised areas).

GNOTES:
5 rights of pasture for sheep.  1 right of turbary. Contiguous with CL's 90 146 194 and 210.  2 rights entries cross-referenced: CL 194(1), CL 210(1).  4 rights entries were disputed and modified.


GEN:
Three parcels of land with dry dwarf shrub heath, unimproved acidic grassland, dry-modified bog and wet dwarf shrub heath.

OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner. Ownership entry was not disputed.

ANOTES:
A track giving access to the fells beyond passes through the smaller portion of the common. The other two portions appear to have no public access, although they may be crossed occasionally by fell walkers since there are well-used public footpaths nearby.

GNOTES:
8 rights of pasture for sheep. 7 rights of estovers (bracken, rushes, bedding). 6 rights of turbary, 3 rights of common in the soil (stone). Contiguous with CLs 293W and 516W. 8 rights cross-referenced with CL's 182, 292 and 293, and 3 with CL 516. 5 rights entries relate to part of the unit only. 1 claim to the rights and interests of the Lord of the Manor.


GEN:
A small common largely taken-up by an active sandstone quarry with a tiny remnant of marshy grassland.

OWNERS:
Unclaimed - referred to Commons Commissioner.

ANOTES:
Subject to a legal right of public access under section 193 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (lies within former Whitworth Urban District).  As this common is situated essentially within an active quarry, there is unlikely to be any effective public access to this site.

GRAZINT:
Moderate sheep grazing on plot of marshy grassland.

GNOTES:
3 rights of pasture for sheep, cattle, horses and pigs.  1 right of turbary, 1 right of common-in-the soil (stone). 3 rights cross-referenced (CL 162(1), CL 163(1), CL 213(2), CL 237(3)). Contiguous with CL 213 and CL 300.


GEN:
An area of unimproved acidic grassland and dry- modified bog with several acidic flushes.

SOURCE:
NCC Phase 1 survey 1991. English Nature SSSI file: Bowland Fells SSSI.

GNOTES:
2 rights of pasture for sheep and cattle. Both entries are cross-referenced to the contiguous commons CL 123 and CL 210. Lancashire Wildlife Trust Site of Biological Importance (no survey information). Lies within Forest of Bowland AONB, and Bowland Fells SSSI. Designated as a Special Protection Area on 16/12/93.


GEN:
An area of rather eroded dry-modified bog with small areas of acidic grassland, Sphagnum bog and dry dwarf shrub heath

ANOTES:
An access path negotiated by Lancashire County Council runs along the southern edge of the common. This is well-used by walkers. There is no public access to the remainder of the common.

GNOTES:
2 rights of pasture for sheep and cattle. Both entries are cross-referenced to the contiguous commons CL 123 and CL 194.


GEN:
An area of damp unimproved acidic grassland.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by a narrow metalled road which leads to isolated farms on Goodber Fell. There is no public right of way on the site which is remote and seldom visited.

SOURCE:
NCC Phase 1 survey 1991. Brief site visit.

GNOTES:
2 rights of pasture for sheep. 1 right of estover (for rushes). 1 right relates to part of common only.


GEN:
2 small plots of land, one with marshy and unimproved acidic grassland, the other being situated within an active quarry.

ANOTES:
Land subject to a legal right of public access under section 193 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (lies within former Whitworth Urban District).  However there are no public rights of way over the common which is unlikely to be regularly visited by people.

GNOTES:
One right of pasture for cattle, sheep and horses. This entry is cross-referenced to the contiguous CL 213.  The common is also contiguous with CL 235. Measured area less than registered area.


GEN:
A gently sloping hillside with a remnant of dry- modified bog, surrounded by marshy grassland.  A steep valley-side to the east has a small area of mature dry dwarf shrub heath and a species-rich a neutral flush.

OWNERS:
Unclaimed.  Hearing on ownership held by Commons Commissioner awaiting decision as at Feb. 1987.

ANOTES:
A public footpath runs to the south-eastern corner of the common.  From here an un-official path runs to the summit of Hog Lowe Pike.  This is well-used by walkers as this is a good vantage point with excellent views in any direction.

GNOTES:
One right of pasture for cattle.  Land subject to a legal right of access under section 193 of the Law of Property  Act 1925 (common situated within former Haslingden Metropolitan Borough).


GEN:
A small area, much of which has pigs kept on it, and is consequently now an area of bare ground. Small areas of roadside and hedgerows.

OWNERS:
Two parts owned separately by two private owners. Part owned jointly by two private owners. Part registered under Land Registration Acts.

ANOTES:
A public footpath crosses the common over part of the area where pigs are kept, and part used as private gardens. There appears to be no effective right of way across this area. A minor metalled road runs through the southern portion of the common and a farm track runs across the eastern section. Bits of old farm machinery are lying around on the common.

GRAZINT:
Part not grazed. Part grazed intensively by pigs.

GNOTES:
3 rights of pasture for cattle, horses and geese. 3 rights of estover, 1 of piscary. 1 right of common in the soil (sand, gravel and stone). 3 rights cross-referenced to the contiguous common CL 104. 2 rights relate to part of the unit only. 2 claims to a right of way. 1 easement in respect of a water supply. 2 owners are also rightholders on this unit.


GEN:
A small area of mature broad-leaved semi-natural woodland with a varied ground flora.

ANOTES:
An un-made farm track and a public footpath cross the common. This appears to be moderately used by local people.

GNOTES:
1 right of pasture for cattle. Measured area greater than registered area.


GEN:
A narrow strip of mature Beech plantation occupying the valley of Cock Clough.

ANOTES:
A public footpath runs up the valley through the wooded section. This appears moderately well-used, although there are internal fences and many unofficial right of way signs which make its use somewhat difficult. It is not obvious how to get onto this path at the lower end of the valley. Several signs are present indicating that the common is private land.

GRAZINT:
Variable - upper section not grazed; lower section is heavily grazed.

GNOTES:
3 rights of pasture for cattle horses and geese. 3 rights of estover 1 of piscary and 1 of common in the soil (for sand gravel and stone). 3 rights cross-referenced to the contiguous common CL 96. There is one claim to a right of way.


GEN:
An isolated remnant of broad-leaved semi-natural woodland and unimproved acidic grassland.

OWNERS:
Land subject to the protection of the Local Authority under section 9 of the 1965 Commons Registration Act.

ANOTES:
Land subject to a legal right of public access under section 193 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (lies within former Skelmersdale Urban District). Roads associated with local housing estates surround the common. These are well-used by local people walking dogs.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL 299. Encroachments: rope swing in trees; dumping of rubbish including old mattresses.


GEN:
A small common with dry-modified bog on a hilltop, and unimproved acidic grassland on the lower slopes.

OWNERS:
Unclaimed - referred to Commons Commissioner awaiting a hearing.

ANOTES:
Land subject to a legal right of public access under section 193 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (lies within former Rawenstall Metropolitan Borough).  An un-metalled track and public footpath cross the south of the common at the foot of the hill.  A well-used path leads onto the summit of Cowpe Lowe from there are good views southwards along the Irwell Valley.

GNOTES:
2 rights of pasture for sheep and cattle.  One rights entry cross-referenced to both CL 94 and CL 99.  One rights entry disputed and modified and one rights entry relates to part of unit only.


GEN:
A hill-top common with Molina-dominated marshy grassland.  Small areas of species-poor blanket bog and small areas of species-rich basin mire, valley mire and acidic flush.

ANOTES:
This common is crossed by five public footpaths.  These appear to have only moderate usage by walkers and local people.

GNOTES:
16 rights of pasture for sheep, one cross-referenced to contiguous CL 403W.  There are two grazing periods May 1st to July 20th and July 20th to September 15th, each with different stock quotas.  There is no grazing between September 15th and May 1st.


GEN:
An area of marshy grassland and wet dwarf shrub heath, a small basin mire and several other habitats.

OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner.  Remainder of the land is unclaimed, referred to Commons Commisioner, awaiting hearing.

ANOTES:
A minor road runs along the eastern edge of the common.  This has several pull-in places for vehicles.  Several public footpaths cross the common, but these appear unused and were difficult to locate.

GNOTES:
3 rights of pasture for sheep and cattle.  1 right of turbary; 1 right to shoot game.  2 rights entries disputed but not modified. 1 claim to rights and interests of the Lord of the Manor.  Contiguous with CL 241W.


GEN:
A plateau area with heather-rich blanket bog. Peripheral slopes with acidic grassland, marshy grassland, dry dwarf shrub heath, wet dwarf shrub heath and acidic flush.

ANOTES:
Section 193 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (former Darwen Metropolitan Borough). Several public footpaths and a farm track cross the common. Paths leading to the Jubilee Towers are well used by local residents of Darwen.  The Lancashire coast and Blackpool Tower are clearly visible from here in fine weather.  Seats have been provided along paths to the north.  Some of the paths are heavily eroded.  Mountain bikers, motorcyclists and horseriders were seen using paths on the common.

GNOTES:
8 rights of pasture for sheep and cattle.  One right cross referenced to the contiguous common CL 156.  5 claims to the right to draw water.  1 claim to the rights and interests of the Lord of the Manor, including shooting rights.


GEN:
The common is in two separate parts, one being an enclosed field with Molina-dominated grassland, the other a green lane, or narrow strip of land with acidic grassland and acidic/neutral flush.

ANOTES:
A farm track and two public footpaths adjoin the common, but there is no public access onto the site.  Welll-maintained stone walls surround both parts of the common.

GNOTES:
One right of pasture for sheep and cattle. Measured area less than registered area.


GEN:
Two small plots of marshy grassland, one of which has old peat-cuttings with bog-pool vegetation communities.

OWNERS:
Part owned jointly by two private owners.  Remainder under protection of Local Authority under Section 9  of Commons Registration Act 1965.

ANOTES:
A farm track runs next to the southern section of the common.  There is no public access to either part.

GNOTES:
3 rights of estover (rushes).  3 rights of turbary. Sphagnum moss is harvested from the southern portion of the common. Measured area less than registered area.


GEN:
An area of complex topography, with valley mire, acidic flush and dry dwarf shrub heath, and acidic grassland with small areas of other habitats.

OWNERS:
Land subject to protection of the Local Authority under Section 9 of 1965 Commons Registration Act.

ANOTES:
A public footpath crosses the common but this appears completely invisible and un-used on the ground.

GNOTES:
One right of pasture for sheep.  Grazing not allowed between November 14th and December 14th.  Adjoins CL 195 registered in North Yorkshire.  (The common is un-fenced from this CL unit.)


GEN:
A small common with species-rich damp neutral grassland, with small areas of other habitats including marshy grassland and broad-leaved semi-natural woodland.

OWNERS:
Part owned by Burnley Borough Council. Remainder owned by the North West Water Authority.

ANOTES:
A public footpath and a minor road cross the common.  An area of bare ground next to the road has been designated as a car park by the local authority, and picnic benches have been provided.  The car park is a popular stopping-off point for local people.  Paths lead from the common into walks through adjoining woodland.  The grassland on the common itself is rank and seems to be largely avoided by visitors to the site.  These are good views southwards towards the hill of Greath Hameldon.

GNOTES:
One right of pasture for sheep and cattle.  The rights entry was disputed and modified. Measured area less than registered area.


GEN:
A small common with dry dwarf shrub heath and small remnants of dry-modified bog.  Also present is a small area of species-rich Sphagnum bog.

ANOTES:
A public footpath runs along the northern boundary of the common.  This appears to be moderately well-used.


GEN:
A low hill mainly covered with Juncus effusus- dominated marshy grassland.  Peripheral areas of semi-improved acidic grassland.  Small acidic flush.

ANOTES:
A green lane, Gisburn old road, runs along the north-eastern boundaray of the common.  This appears to have modest usage by local walkers and horse-riders.  It also appears to provide a through route for tractors between this common and the adjoining CL 54W.  A public footpath crosses the common in the north-west, also having modest usage by local people.

GNOTES:
3 rights of pasture hels in gaits (cattle, horses and sheep).  2 rights disputed and modified.  2 rights cross-referenced to CL 54W.  Contiguous with CL 54W.  Internal fencing erected on common.


GEN:
Three small valley bottom parcels of land with a wide range of habitats which include marshy grassland, semi-improved acidic grassland, acidic flush and Alder woodland.

OWNERS:
Land subject to the protection of the Local Authority under section 9 of Commons R.A 1965.

ANOTES:
All three portions of the common are fenced from the contiguous CL 2.  There appears to be no public right of way to any part of the common.

GNOTES:
2 rights of pasture for cattle and sheep.  Both rights entries cross-referenced to the contiguous common CL 2.  Measured area less than registered area.


GEN:
A small common with marshy grassland, unimproved acidic grassland and botanically interesting valley mire.

OWNERS:
Subject to the protection of the Local Authority under section 9 of 1965 Commons Registration Act.

ANOTES:
A public footpath crosses the western edge of the common. This appears seldom used.

GNOTES:
3 rights of pasture for sheep, one cross-referenced to CL 239W.  Contiguous with CL 239W.  One rights entry disputed due to cross- referencing to CL 239W.  Closed to grazing from September 15th to May 1st.


GEN:
The common includes the summit of Weets Hill which has remnant blanket bog.  The sides of the hill have unimproved grassland, while land at the base of the slope has marshy grassland.  Several small acidic/neutral flushes are present.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by a green lane, Gisburn Old Road. This may have light farm traffic and affords access to the adjoining CL 55W.  A public footpath crosses the site and there is a further footpath which runs on the edge of the common taking in the summit of Weets Hill.  These appear to have moderate use by walkers (and fell- runners visiting the summit).

GNOTES:
15 rights of pasture held in gaits (sheep, cattle, horses and geese).  2 rights cross-referenced to CL55W.  2 rights of estover and 2 rights of common-in-the-soil (to take stone).  Contiguous with CL 55W. 3 rights disputed and modified. 2 held in gross.  One claim to sporting rights.  One right also includes a responsibility to keep the stoops gate in repair and shut against straying animals.


GEN:
An area dominated by a mosaic of species-poor unimproved acidic grassland and marshy grassland.

ANOTES:
A green lane and several public footpaths cross the common.  These appear to have modest use by local people.  The green lane follows the route of the King's Highway. Subject to a legal right of public access under Section 193 of the Law of Property Act, 1925. (Lies within the former Metropolitan Borough of Accrington).

GNOTES:
3 rights of pasture for sheep and cattle.  Claim to the rights and interests of the Lord of the Manor of Accrington Old Hold.


GEN:
An area of marshy grassland with acidic flushes on valley-sides and bottoms.  Small area in valley of dense scrub and of Alder woodland.

OWNERS:
Subject to the protection of the Local Authority under section 9 of Commons Registration Act 1965.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by a public footpath and an un-made farm track.  The site is fairly remote and seems seldom visited except by shepherds.  Motorcycle tracks were seen on the farm track.

GNOTES:
3 rights of pasture for cattle and sheep.  2 rights cross-referenced to the contiguous common CL 37.


GEN:
An area of moorland with an expanse of species- poor marshy grassland.  Part of common is a disused quarry with an exposed cliff and spoil with acidic grassland.

OWNERS:
Unclaimed - referred to the Commons Commissioner.

ANOTES:
Subject to a legal right of public access under section 193 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (lies within former Whitworth Urban District and former Bacup Metropolitan Borough). Several public footpaths cross the common. These appear to be regularly used by local people. A concreted access track runs along part of the northern edge of the common.

GNOTES:
9 right of pasture for cattle, sheep, horses and pigs. 1 right of turbary and 1 of common-in-the soil (stone).  7 rights entries cross-referenced (CL 162(3), CL 163(3), CL 235(3), CL 237(4) and CL 300(1)). Rights entries were disputed and 4 were modified.  8 rights relate to part of unit only.  Contiguous with CL 235, CL 237 and CL 300.


GEN:
A succession of steep slopes and flat areas with a range of habitats, including Sphagnum bog, dry dwarf shrub heath, acidic grassland and dense bracken.

OWNERS:
Land subject to the protection of the Local Authority under section 9  of Commons Registration Act 1965.

ANOTES:
A farm track leads to the eastern edge of the common.  Otherwise there are no forms of public right of way over the common and it is unlikely to be visited by the public.

SOURCE:
NCC Phase 1 survey (1988).  Field visit.

GNOTES:
5 rights of pasture for sheep.  2 rights of estovers - relate to part of unit only.  1 right of turbary.  Rights entry disputed but not modified.  One right held in gross.  Contiguous with CL 66W.


GEN:
An area of marshy grassland, wet dwarf shrub heath and patches of wet-modified bog.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by two minor roads and several un-made tracks and public footpaths.  A car park has been constructed in a disused quarry by the local authority.  This is a popular stopping-off point.  There are good views to the west over the town of Darwen.  The common is well-used by local people for informal walking and dog-exercising.  Note encroachments: burnt-out car in car-park, dumped rubble in various locations, pile of gravel chippings dumped at side of road.

GNOTES:
9 rights of pasture (sheep, cattle, pigs, goats, geese, ducks, poultry).  3 rights of turbary.  One right to take material for hedging and walling.  2 rights entries disputed.  2 rights relate to part of the unit only.  One claim to the rights and interests of the Lord of the Manor.


GEN:
Two small triangular plots of land, one on a steep slope with unimproved acidic grassland, the other with dry dwarf heath, acidic grassland and remnant Sphagnum bog.

OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner.  Remainder of the land is unclaimed - referred to Commons Commissioner

ANOTES:
Several paths and tracks cross the common. The area is popular for fell-walking and the paths appear quite well-used.

GNOTES:
2 rights of pasture for sheep.  1 right of estovers (bracken). 1 right of turbary.  2 rights cross-referenced (CL 66W(1), CL 176W(2), CL 248W(2), CL 257W(1), CL 489W(1). Rights entries finalised following correspondence from Commons Commissioner (4.6.84). Disputed due to cross-referenced entries on other units. One claim to the rights and interests of the Lord of the Manor.


GEN:
A small common unfenced from its contiguous neighbours, having unimproved acidic grassland, dry dwarf shrub heath, and dry-modified bog.

ANOTES:
A footpath runs along the track at the southern edge of the common. This is a well-used route giving access to the popular Forest of Bowland, which is excellent fell walking country.

GNOTES:
10 rights of pasture for sheep. 10 rights of estovers (rushes, heather, bedding). 7 rights of turbary. 4 rights of common in the soil (stone). Contiguous with CL's 182W and 293W. 11 rights cross-referenced with CL 182W, 10 with CL 293W, 8 with CL 398W, and 3 with CL 516W. 1 right relates to part of the unit only. 1 claim to the rights and interests of the Lord of the Manor.


GEN:
An area of unimproved neutral acidic and marshy grassland, with scrub invasion in places.  Small strip of broad-leaved natural woodland.

ANOTES:
A minor road and an un-metalled track pass through the common.  Several paths cross the common.  The site appears popular with local people for dog-walking.

SOURCE:
Lancashire Phase 1 survey (NCC 1991).  Brief site visit.

GNOTES:
3 rights of pasture for sheep and cattle.  (2 cross-referenced to the contiguous common CL 180).  1 right relates to part of unit only.  A small piece of grassland on the common has been enclosed with a fence.


GEN:
A hillside dominated by a disused sandstone quarry which sits at the top of the hill.  The hillside is acidic grassland with acidic flushes in places.  To the north are two compartments of coniferous plantation woodland.

ANOTES:
Several public footpaths cross the common. These appear moderately well-used by local people.  A series of tracks within the old quarry and around the former shooting range are used by motorcyclists.  Several informal paths run along the top of the quarry which afford fine views to the north across the Calder Valley and of Pendle Hill beyond.

SOURCE:
NCC Phase 1 survey (1988) (part of site only). Field survey.

GNOTES:
3 rights of pasture for sheep and cattle.  All 3 rights entries cross-referenced to the contiguous common CL 205.  Fences enclose two areas of mature plantation woodland from the rest of the common. An area used for tipping has also been fenced.


GEN:
A hillside with a mosaic of wet and dry modified bog. Smaller areas of damp acidic grassland, dry dwarf shrub heath and grassland.

OWNERS:
Part owned by private owner. Two parts owned jointly by two and four private owners respectively. Part owned by North West Water Authority.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by a minor un-fenced road and lies within the Clougha Access Area. This has been negotiated by Lancashire County Council and allows unrestricted public access. A car park and a map of the area have been provided. Several well-used paths lead to the highest point on the common from where there is a path to Clougha Pike which has good views of Morecambe Bay.

GNOTES:
4 rights of pasture for sheep. 3 rights of estovers and 3 of turbary. Rights entries disputed and modified so that all entries relate to part of common only. Contiguous with CL 123 and 146.


GEN:
An area of dry-modified bog, acidic grassland, dry dwarf shrub heath and small patches of Sphagnum-rich bog.

ANOTES:
A track and public footpath run along the southern edge of the common. This is well-used by fellwalkers as a route onto the Bowland Fells to the north.

GNOTES:
9 rights of pasture for sheep. 10 rights of estovers (heather, bracken, rushes, bedding). 7 rights of turbary. 4 rights of common in the soil (stone). Contiguous with CL's 292W, 398W and 516W.


GEN:
Narrow strips of broad-leaved woodland alongside the river Wenning.

ANOTES:
The B6480 runs alongside the common. There are several tracks and paths through the common which appear popular with local people. Benches and seats have been provided in certain places.


GEN:
A narrow strip of land ascending the western ridge of Gragareth.  Mostly unimproved acidic grassland with many narrow acidic flushes.  Upper section has dry modified bog.

ANOTES:
A farm track leads from Ireby to the extreme south-western corner of the common.  The ridge followed by the common separates Kingsdale above Ingleton and Ease Gill.  The area is very popular with fellwalkers, and a well-used concessionary path with stiles crosses the common affording passage for walkers between these two valleys.  Presumably there is also a route along the north of the common to the summit  of Gragareth.

SOURCE:
NCC Phase 1 survey (1991).  Brief site visit. English Nature SSSI file: Leck Beck Head Catchment Area.

GNOTES:
9 rights of pasture for sheep, goats and horses. NB. Dumping of rubble beneath trees where indicated on the vegetation map.


GEN:
Grazed saltmarsh on the southern side of the Lune Estuary.

ANOTES:
A public footpath leads across adjoining farmland to the edge of the common.  However this does not continue as a public right of way across the common.  People may cross the common here to go bait-digging in the mud of the estuary.

SOURCE:
NCC Saltmarsh survey of Great Britain: Lancashire report, Fiona Burd, 1983.  English Nature Files: Lune Estury SSSI.  Field survey.

GNOTES:
One right of pasture for sheep and cattle. Proposed as a RAMSAR/SPA site.


GEN:
A common partially occupied by a disused sandstone quarry with much unimproved acidic grassland on thin soils. To the south is the edge of a large expanse of dry-modified bog.

ANOTES:
Land subject to a legal right of public access under Section 193 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (lies within former Rowenstall Metropolitan Borough).  A well-used track and  public footpaths pass through the old quarry.  A footpath across the bog appears little used.  Some dumping of domestic rubbish/rubble has taken place within the old quarry.

SOURCE:
NCC Phase 1 survey (1988).  Field survey.  JNCC report no.7, Breeding Birds of the South Pennine Moors, Brown and Shepherd, 1991.

GNOTES:
10 rights of pasture for cattle and sheep.  These are all cross-referenced (CL 94(10) CL 162(8) Cl 163(8), CL 173(7), CL 175(7), CL 239(1)).  Contiguous commons CL 94, CL 162.  Rights entries were  disputed and modified.  There is one claim to the rights and interests of the Lord of the Manor of Pendle.


GEN:
A plateau dominated by dry-modified bog with peripheral marshy grassland and unimproved acidic grassland.  Steep-sided valleys contain dry dwarf shrub and patches of dense bracken.  Several areas of acidic flush also present.

ANOTES:
Subject to legal right public access under S. 193 of Law of Property Act 1925 (former Heywood Metropolitan Borough). The A680 crosses common to South.  An area of bare earth has been created by visitors parking on common.  Several public footpaths lead from here to summit of Knowl Hill - excellent views. This part of the common is used regularly by casual visitors.  A sign prohibits cars and motorcycles from common. Motorcycle tracks were noted in various places, and two riders seen crossing common. Old cars abandoned in Ding Quarry.

GRAZINT:
Variable:most  moderate.  Fenced area not grazed.

SOURCE:
Greater Manchester Countryside Unit: Phase I Survey of Rochdale (1990). JNCC Report No.7, Breeding Birds of the South Pennine Moors, Brown and Shepherd, 1991. Field survey.

GNOTES:
27 rights of pasture for cattle, sheep, horses and geese.  1 right of estovers (bracken). 10 rights of turbary.  10 rights of common-in-the soil (stone).  26 rights cross-referenced (CL 94(9), CL 99(8), CL 163(25), CL's 164/166/235/237/(1). CL's 173/174/175(7), CL 213(1)). 1 claim to a right of access. West Pennine Water Board claim the right to gather water over this unit.  Contiguous common: CL s 94 99 163 173 174.


GEN:
A plateau of dry-modified bog, badly eroded in places. Steep slopes to the south and east have dry dwarf shrub heath, dense bracken and unimproved acidic grassland.

ANOTES:
The common is crosssed by several public and other footpaths. These all converge on the summit of Pendle Hill at The Beacon (557m). From here there are panoramic views to the north and east. The paths are well-used by fellwalkers and where they cross peat there is a significant erosion problem. This has been made worse by frequent use by mountain bikers in recent years.

SOURCE:
NCC Phase 1 survey (1988). Field survey.

GNOTES:
13 rights of pasture for sheep. 5 rights of estovers (bracken). 6 rights of turbary. 10 rights of common in soil (5 stone and 5 shale). 1 claim to the rights and interests of the Lord of the Manor of Pendle, and one claim to the sporting rights over this unit. Contiguous with CL's 44, 79 and 83.


GEN:
An area of predominantly dry-modified bog and marshy grassland. Smaller areas of unimproved acidic grassland and a range of other habitat types.

ANOTES:
Land subject to a legal right of public access under section 193 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (lies within the former Todmorden Metropolitan Borough). The common adjoins the A6033 Todmorden-Rochdale road in the east, and a series of unmetalled tracks cross the common in this region. A little-used public footpath runs along the south-eastern edge of the common. The area as a whole appears to be little visited. Dumping of brick rubble at the top of a steep slope to the east.

SOURCE:
NCC Phase 1 survey. JNCC report no.7: Breeding Birds of the South Pennine Moors

GNOTES:
6 rights of pasture for sheep and cattle. 1 right of turbary. Rights entries were disputed and modified to accord with changes made in the land section. 5 rights relate to part of the unit only. 4 rights entries are cross-referenced 2 with CL 166 and 4 with CL 168. There is 1 claim to a right of access. Contiguous commons are CL's 166 and 168. The management committee is East Lancs. Commoners Association.


GEN:
A small plot of diverse broad-leaved, semi-natural woodland on a hillside above a section of the Lancaster Canal.

ANOTES:
A minor metalled road runs alongside part of the common and the Lancaster Canal and towing path cross the common. The woods are managed as a nature reserve. The towing path is well-used by local people for dog-walking etc. and paths through the wood are popular. Conservation work recently done includes step/path construction. Wooden seats have been provided and tree-planting done. A reserve sign has been provided and pleasure boats use this section of the canal.


GEN:
A long hilltop ridge dominated by unimproved acidic grassland with a range of other habitats including dry-modified and species-rich acidic flushes.

OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner. Remainder owned by the Calder Water Board.

ANOTES:
A minor road between the village of Sabden and Clitheroe crosses western edge of the common at Nick of Pendle.  Here disused sandstone quarries are used as car-parking.  An ice cream kiosk is often located here in good weather.  There are panoramic views from vantage points near the car parks and the area is extremely popular with casual visitors.  Also a well-used track and path runs along the ridge top towards Pendle Hill and there are several other well-used public footpaths on the common.

GNOTES:
20 rights of pasture for sheep. 16 rights of turbary. 18 rights entries cross-referenced to CL 30. 1 claim to the right to draw water, 1 claim to the sporting rights, and one claim to the rights and interests of the Lord of the Manor of Chatburn, Worston and Pendlton. Rights entries were disputed and 2 were modified. 3 rights relate to part of unit only. Contiguous commons: CL 30, CL 79 and CL 95. Within Pendle Borough 'Critical Moorland Area'.


GEN:
A hillside common with a range of habitats including dry dwarf shrub heath, unimproved acidic grassland, Sphagnum bog, valley mire and acidic flush.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by the B6478 and is un- fenced from the road.  There is a farm track to the western part of the common.  There are no public fooptaths and the area does not seem to be visited by walkers.  A number of pull-ins at the side of the road are well-used by motorists.

GNOTES:
14 rights of pasture for sheep and cattle.  8 rights of estover (bracken), and 9 rights of turbary.  13  rights entries cross-referenced:  Cl 66(8), CL 248(13), CL 257(1), CL 408(2), CL 489(1). Contiguous commons CL 248W and CL 408W.


GEN:
An area of varied topography with a number of habitat types including unimpropved acidic grassland, dry dwarf shrub heath, valley mire, acidic flush, marshy grassland and extensive areas of dense bracken.

OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner. Remainder is unclaimed and referred to Commons Commisioner.

ANOTES:
Several public footpaths and tracks cross the common.  The area is popular for fellwalking and the paths appear quite well-used.

GNOTES:
13 rights of pasture for sheep. 10 rights of estovers, 11 rights of turbary. 9 rights entries cross-referenced (CL 176W(8), CL 248W(8), CL 257W(2), CL 408W(1), CL 489W(1)).  Contiguous with CL 65W, CL 248W, CL 257W and CL 489W.  One claim to the rights and interests of the Lord of the Manor. NB. 8 rights entries relate to part of unit only.


GEN:
An area of dry-modified bog with eroding peat at its margin.  Part is occupied by a disused quarry with sandstone spoil and acidic grassland.  A steep valley-side has more unimproved acidic grass and small areas of dry dwarf shrub heath.

ANOTES:
Land subject to a legal right of public access under section 193 of Law of Property Act 1925 (lies within former Ramsbottom Urban District).  A public footpath runs along the southern and western edges of the common.  This appears well-used by fellwalkers.  A fellrunner was noted at the time of the site visit.  Elsewhere there appears to be no public use of the common apart from the old track to the north of the disused quarry.

SOURCE:
NCC Phase 1 survey (1988).  Field survey.  JNCC report No. 7. "Breeding Birds of the South Pennine Moors", Brown and Shepherd, 1991.

GNOTES:
11 rights of pasture for sheep and cattle.  1 right of turbary.  1 claim to rights and interests of Lord of Manor of Tettington. Rights entries disputed and modified.  1 right relates to part of unit only. 11 rights entries are cross-referenced (CL 99(10), CL 162(9), CL 163(8), CL 173(8), CL 174(7), CL175(7), CL 239(1)).  Contiguous commons: CL's 99, 162, 174, 175. West Pennine Water Board claim the right to gather water over this unit.


GEN:
A varied upland area with remnant dry-modified bog, unimproved acidic grassland, marshy grassland, species-rich acidic flushes and a range of other habitats.

ANOTES:
Land subject to legal right of public access under section 193 of Law of Property Act 1925 (lies partly within former Heywood Metropolitan Borough and Whitworth Urban District). A partially cobbled track runs along common previously used for access to farms and quarries - now a bridleway.  This and other public footpaths on common are regularly used by walkers and mountain bikers. A minor road connects with south of common where a bus turning circle has been constructed.

SOURCE:
Greater Manchester Countryside Unit: Rochdale Phase I Survey (1990). JNCC Report No. 7, "Breeding Birds of the South Pennine Moors", Brown and Shepherd, 1991. Field survey.

GNOTES:
30 rights of pasture for cattle, sheep, horses and geese.  9 rights of turbary, 7 rights of common in soil (stone).  25 rights cross-referenced (CL 94(8), CL 99(8), CL 162 (25), CL's 164/166/235/237 (1), CL's 173/174/175 (7), CL 213 (3)).  West Pennine Water Board claim the right to gather water over this unit. Contiguous commons CL 162, CL 237. Measured area greater than registered area.


GEN:
A small area of diverse marshy and unimproved neutral grassland.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by a public footpath. This leads onto the towpath of the Leeds - Liverpool Canal which also crosses the site. The common is situated in an urban area and the footpath is well-used.

GNOTES:
One right of pasture for cattle, cross-referenced to the contiguous common CL 14. Part of the common appears to lie on industrial lamd and has been fenced from the remainder of the site.


GEN:
An undulating hilltop with a range of habitats including valley mire, unimproved acidic grassland, dry dwarf shrub heath, and acidic flush.

ANOTES:
The B6478 (unfenced) joins the common along its S.W. edge. A number of public footpaths and tracks cross the common. The surrounding area is popular with walkers and the paths appear quite well-trodden.

GNOTES:
13 rights of pasture for sheep and cattle. 9 rights of estover (bracken, rushes and bedding). 8 rights of turbary. 1 claim to the rights and interests of the Lord of the Manor. 13 rights cross-referenced: CL 66W(8), CL 176W (13), CL 257W(1), CL 408W(2), CL 489W(1). 13 rights disputed but finalised, but 1 is still provisional. Contiguous commons: CL's 66W, 176W, 408W.


GEN:
Brackish water and intertidal sand and mud within the Keer Channel, plus a minute strip of saltmarsh.

OWNERS:
Unclaimed referred to the Commons Commissioner awaiting a hearing.

ANOTES:
There is no public access to this common which is occupied by dangerous quicksands. Warning signs have been erected at intervals along the edge of the River Keer advising people not to venture out onto the mud.

SOURCE:
Field survey. NCC aerial photographs 1988.

GNOTES:
One right of pasture for sheep and cattle. This entry is cross-referenced to CL 161. The rights entry was disputed and modified. Contiguous commons: CL 45,124,160,161,268. Measured area greater than registered area.


GEN:
An upland area with a range of habitats including unimproved acidic grassland, marshy grassland and wet modified bog. Several species-rich flushes are present.

ANOTES:
Land subject to a legal right of public access under Section 193 of Law of Property Act 1925 (within former Wardle Urban District). A minor road and several un-made tracks cross the south of the common. Many cycle tracks/horse-hoof prints seen here. Many public footpaths cross the common, appearing well used (locals/walkers). The area to the north around Rough Hill appears fairly remote however, and is probably not visited as much as other parts of the common.

SOURCE:
Greater Manchester Countryside Unit. Rochdale Phase I Survey (1990). Field survey.

GNOTES:
26 rights of pasture for sheep, cattle, horses, goats, pigs and hens. 1 right turbary, and 1 of Common in soil (stone). 8 rights relate to part of unit only. 19 rights cross-referenced: CL 162(1), CL 163(1), CL 164(1), CL 165(10), CL 168(6), CL 172(2). 1 claim to a right of access. West Pennine Water Board claim right to gather water. Contiguous commons: CL's 164/165/168/172. Measured area greater than registered area. Managed by East Lancs. Commoners Association.


GEN:
Two small plots of heavily grazed saltmarsh also used for turf cutting. A further small plot adjoins the River Keer and has an area of Reedswamp and an area of saltmarsh tending toward unimproved neutral grassland.

OWNERS:
Unclaimed, referred to the Commons Commissioner, awiating a hearing.

ANOTES:
A well-used footpath runs through the swampy part of the common next to the River Keer. There is no public access to the other 2 parts of the common which lie within CL 45 and well out in the largest area of saltmarsh in Morecambe Bay. There are several tracks and paths across this part of the saltmarsh, used by the land managers, shepherds, turfcutters, RSPB staff etc. The area is also used at times by a wildfowlers  association.

SOURCE:
NCC Saltmarsh Survey of Great Britain: Lancashire Report, Fiona Burd, 1983. English Nature SSSI Files: Morecambe Bay. NCC aerial photos 1988. Field survey.

GNOTES:
One right of pasture for sheep and cattle, cross- referenced to CL 233. Contiguous commons: CL's 45, 160 and 233. Measured area greater than registered area.


GEN:
A narrow strip of grazed and eroding saltmarsh, opposite Hest Bank in the southern section of Morecambe Bay.

OWNERS:
Part owned jointly by two private owners. Part owned by Bolton-le- Sands Parish Council. Remainder of the land is unclaimed.

ANOTES:
Two points of access to car parks adjoining or actually on the common. One is opposite the railway crossing at Hest Bank, and the second is to the north at Red Bank. Both are well-used by locals/holidaymakers/birdwatchers. A public footpath runs along the entire upper edge of the common and is well-used (dog-walking etc).

GRAZINT:
Part ungrazed. Remainder moderately grazed.

SOURCE:
NCC Saltmarsh Survey: Lancashire Report, Fiona Burd, 1983. English Nature SSSI Files: Morecambe Bay. Invertebrate Site Register (grade C site). NCC aerial photos 1988. Field survey.

GNOTES:
3 rights of pasture for sheep and cattle. 2 rights cross-referenced, CL 35(2) and CL 78(2). Rights entries were disputed and modified. 2 rights relate to part of unit only. Contiguous commons: CL's 35, 78, 221 and 222. Measured area greater than registered area.


GEN:
A small ridge of land with degraded dry-modified bog on the top and a mosaic of unimproved acidic grassland and dry dwarf shrub heath on the steeply sloping sides.

OWNERS:
Owned by the North West Water Authority.

ANOTES:
Subject to a legal right of public access under Section 193 of Law of Property Act 1925 (lies within former Heywood Metropolitan Borough). There are no designated public rights of way over the common, but the area is popular with walkers who probably cross the common occasionally.

SOURCE:
Greater Manchester Countryside Unit: Rochdale Phase 1 Survey, 1988. JNCC Report No. 7 "Breeding Birds of the South Pennine Moors". Field Survey.

GNOTES:
7 rights of pasture for sheep, all cross-referenced: CL's 94, 99, 162, 163, 174, 175, (7 in each case). All rights entries disputed and modified and relate to part of unit only. Contiguous commons CL's 162 and 163.


GEN:
An upland hill and plateau with species-poor unimproved acidic grassland and dry-modified bog. Peripheral habitats include acidic flushes, marshy grassland and dry dwarf shrub heath.

ANOTES:
Land subject to a legal right of public access under S.193 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (Lies partly within former Ramsbottom Urban District and partly within former Heywood Metropolitan Borough). An unmetalled track, the Coal Road, runs across the southern and eastern edges of the common. This is also a public right of way, and appears well-used by fellwalkers. Other public footpaths on the common appear little used.

SOURCE:
NCC Phase 1 survey. JNCC report no. 7. "Breeding Birds of the South Pennine Moors", Brown and Shepherd, 1991. Field survey.

GNOTES:
8 rights of pasture for sheep and cattle. 7 rights entries cross-referenced with CL's 94, 99, 162, 163, 173 and 174. 1 right relates to part of the unit only. There is one claim to the ownership of minerals, together with a right to extract sandstone and minerals for a period of 20 years from 1.9.79. The common is contiguous with CLs 94 and 174.


GEN:
An upland common with a range of habitats including unimproved acidic grassland, dry-modified bog, acidic flush, wet-modified bog and marshy grassland.

ANOTES:
Land subject to a legal right of public access under section 193 of Law of Property Act 1925 (lies partly within former Ramsbotton Urban District and partly within former Heywood Metropolitan Borough).  A public footpath touches the north-western corner of the common where a stile affords communication with CL 94.  Elsewhere there is little evidence of any public use of the site.

SOURCE:
NCC phase 1 survey (1988).  Field survey.

GNOTES:
7 rights of pasture for sheep, all cross-referenced to CL's 94, 99, 162, 163, 173, 175 (7 in each case).  Rights entries were disputed and modified.  West Pennine Water Board claim the right to gather water over this unit.


GEN:
A low-lying area of well-structured marshy grassland and fen, fringed by strips of willow scrub.  A number of wet drainage ditches are also present.

OWNERS:
Owned by Inskip with Sowerby Parish Council.

ANOTES:
The B5269 and a minor road cross the common. There are two public footpaths and several other paths crossing the common. These appear to be moderately well-used by local people.

SOURCE:
Comprehensive report: Lancs Trust for Nature Conservation, Site of Scientific interest (site code 02.43.01.T).  Site visit.

GNOTES:
10 rights of pasture for cattle and geese.  One right relates to part of common only.  Telephones manager claims a right of access to maintain overground and underground cables.  Church Commissioners claim rights and interests of the Lord of the Manor other than ownership.


GEN:
A narrow strip of heavily grazed, species-poor saltmarsh.

ANOTES:
Land subject to a legal right of public access under section 193 of the Law of Property Act 1925 (lies within the former Carnforth Urban District).  A track leads to Marsh House Farm at the edge of the common.  A path, well used by local people, runs along the entire length of the common.

SOURCE:
NCC Saltmarsh survey of Great Britain: Lancashire Report, Fiona Burd, 1983.  English Nature SSSI Files: Morecambe Bay.  NCC aerial Photos 1988.  Field survey.

GNOTES:
One right of pasture for sheep.  Contiguous Commons: CL's 35, 233, 268.


GEN:
Three areas of intertidal sand and mud within Morecambe Bay.

ANOTES:
The sands of Morcambe Bay are easily reached by the general public, although the danger of quicksands is widely publicised.  People do venture out onto the sands to walk and to dig for bait. It is also a popular place for horse riding. A car was seen out on the sands at the time of the survey. Several times a year there are crossings of the Bay guided by the Royal Guide, Mr. C. Robinson. The route varies due to quicksands in the channels. Bolton-le-Sands is a favourite starting point.

SOURCE:
Field survey.  English Nature SSSI files: Morecambe Bay SSSI. NCC Saltmarsh Survey of Great Britain: Lancashire report, Fiona Burd, 1983.

GNOTES:
One right of pasture for sheep, cross-referenced to CL's 45 and 160.  Commons Commissioner stated that the channel which forms the boundary with CL 160 may change from time to time due to accretion and erosion.  Measured area greater than registered area.


GEN:
A narrow strip of heavily grazed species-poor saltmarsh.

ANOTES:
Land subject to a legal right of public access under Sec. 193  of Law of Property Act 1925 (Former Carnforth Urban District). A minor metalled road crosses the common. Local people have used adjacent common land for car parking.  This appears to be a popular place to visit at lunchtimes, to exercise dogs etc. A footpath runs along the whole length of the common and is well-used by local people.  NB. Encroachment of tipping on the common.  Also fence constructed across the common.

SOURCE:
NCC Saltmarsh Survey of Great Britain: Lancashire report, Fiona Burd, 1983.  English Nature SSSI Files: Morecambe Bay.  Field survey.

GNOTES:
One right of pasture for cattle and sheep.  The rights entry was disputed and modified.  Contiguous commons: CL 124 and CL 233.


GEN:
An area of heavily grazed, rather species-poor saltmarsh. There has been heavy erosion of the seaward edge of the salt-marsh due to the close proximity of the Keer channel.

OWNERS:
Part owned jointly by two private owners. Part owned by Bolton-le-Sands Parish Council. Remainder of the land is unclaimed.

ANOTES:
Farm access road provides vehicular access to south-eastern edge of common. Public footpath runs along entire upper edge of saltmarsh - well-used by local people for dog-walking and bird-watching etc.  Popular for horse riding.  Several well-worn paths run along length of saltmarsh, and motorcyle tracks were evident.  Guided crossings of Morecambe Bay often start from this area. Many adjoining farms have caravan parks creating high summer visitor pressure.  Litter deposited on strandline.

SOURCE:
NCC Saltmarsh survey of Great Britain: Lancashire report, Fiona Burd, 1983.  English Nature SSSI Files: Morecambe Bay. Invertebrate Site Register, grade C site.  NCC air photos 1988.  Field survey.

GNOTES:
4 rights of pasture for sheep and cattle, 2 are cross-referenced CL 43(2) and CL 78(2). Rights entries were disputed, and 3 were modified. Two rights relate to part of unit only. Commons Commissioner included a statement on boundaries, due to erosion and accretion affecting the channel forming the northern and western boundaries of this common. Measured area less than registered area.


GEN:
The largest area of saltmarsh on any Lancashire common. Part has suffered erosion in recent years.  Part of the area managed as a refuse tip by the local authority.  NB. SE boundary is River Keer which is liable to change due to erosion and accretion.

OWNERS:
2 parts owned jointly by 2 private owners. 1 part owned by 1 private owner. Part owned by former Lancaster RDC.  Part unclaimed.

ANOTES:
Access road leads to the tip to south of common. A series of small tracks leads across common, used by the people managing the site. A public footpath runs along northern edge of common near to Jenny Brown's point - moderately well-used by local people (nearby Silverdale area is a popular beauty spot). A path runs along southern edge of common, mainly used by people from Carnforth in getting to area of refuse tip.  NB. The major part of the common has no public access and not visited by public.

SOURCE:
NCC saltmarsh survey of Great Britain: Lancashire report, Fiona Burd, 1983.  NCC aerial photos, 1988.  English Nature SSSI files: Morecambe Bay SSSI. Invertebrate Site Register, Grade C site. Field survey

GNOTES:
3 rights of pasture for sheep.  These are all cross-referenced, 3 to CL 160 and 1 to CL 264.  Rights entries disputed and modified. 1 right relates to part of unit only. Hound trailing association claim a right to run trials. 1 claim to shooting and sporting rights. 1 claim to a right of access and 1 claim to right to remove turf and re-seed these areas. Contiguous commons CL's 160, 161 and 233.


GEN:
A large area, mainly comprising intertidal sand and mud, within Morecambe Bay. Small areas of saltmarsh and part of a breakwater constructed from slag.

ANOTES:
A public footpath crosses the small wedge-shaped part of the common to the north occupied by a saltmarsh. This appears well-used by local people. Most of the remainder of the common is occupied by intertidal sand and mud, and therefore is largely avoided by the public. There may be bait-digging in places and shrimp fishing still takes place in the Bay. The breakwater to the south can be reached by a footpath and a track from the nearby refuse tip.

SOURCE:
NCC Saltmarsh survey of Great Britain: Lancashire  report, Fiona Burd, 1983. English Nature SSSI file: Morecambe Bay. Invertebrate Site Register, Grade C site. NCC Aerial photos, flown 1988. Field survey.

GNOTES:
3 rights of pasture for sheep, all cross- referenced, 3 with CL 45 and 1 with CL 264. Rights entries were disputed and one entry modified. Contiguous commons are CL's 35, 45, 161, 233 and 264. Measured area is greater than the registered area. Turf cutting was widespread on the saltmarsh.


GEN:
A narrow strip of saltmarsh at Hambleton on the Wyre Estury.

ANOTES:
A588 toll bridge crosses common, although the land actually beneath the bridge has been excluded at registration.  A new bridge will lie on common itself.  Access to northern part of common by minor road and a new road constructed to adjoining houses. A public footpath runs along the entire length of the common, mostly at the upper limit of the saltmarsh.  This is well-used by local people although it is flooded at high-tide in places.  NB dumping of rubbish adjacent to houses to north.

SOURCE:
NCC Saltmarsh survey of Great Britain: Lancashire report, Fiona Burd, 1983.  Field survey.

GNOTES:
No rights.  Measured area greater than registered area.  Wyre Estuary downstream of Shard Bridge is a proposed SSSI.


GEN:
An area of species-rich ungrazed saltmarsh at Glasson on the southern bank of the Lune Estuary.

ANOTES:
The B5290 runs alongside part of the common and pedestrians walk along the edge of the common at this point. A well known track runs just in front of the old railway embankment on the part of the common which fronts the Lune Estuary. There appears to be no public access onto the main body of the saltmarsh. A public right of way has been created along the old railway trackbed, which although not on the common, allows fine views across the common and the Lune Estuary.

SOURCE:
NCC Saltmarsh survey of Great Britain: Lancashire  report, Fiona Burd, 1983. English Nature files: Lune Estuary SSSI. Survey of Nationally Rare Plant Species in NW England, Ian Taylor, 1987. Field survey.

GNOTES:
1 right of pasture for sheep. Measured area greater than registered area.


GEN:
A level area of rank marshy grassland.  A small narrow valley to the north has a number of other habitats including dry and wet dwarf shrub heath.

ANOTES:
The King's Highway, possibly an old pack-horse road, runs along eastern edge of common - it is metalled but has very slight local traffic as a new road to a nearby reservoir from the A56 semms to have by-passed it.  The road is used as a route by local horseriders.  The common is crossed by several public footpaths, used moderately by locals, although some are rather indistinct.  Provision has been made where some of the paths cross the new road (eg. right of way signs, stiles etc.)

GNOTES:
4 rights of pasture for sheep and cattle, all cross-referenced to the contiguous common CL 103.  1 claim to a right of access. 1 claim to the rights and interests of the Lord of the Manor of Accrington Old Hold.  Land subject to legal right of public access under Section 193, Law of Property Act, 1925.(within former Accrington Metropolitan Borough). Crossed by recently constructed A56 dual carriageway.


GEN:
A larage plateau covered mainly by dry-modified bog.  Peripheral areas have dry dwarf shrub heath, unimproved acidic grassland, acidic flush and marshy grassland.

OWNERS:
Two parts owned separately by two private owners (one owner is also a rightholder). Part registered under the Land Registration Acts.

ANOTES:
Land subject to legal right of public access under section 193 of Law of Property Act 1925 (former Ramsbottom Urban District and former Haslingsen Metropolitan Borough).  Farm tracks lead to the edges of the common in several places.  There are many public footpaths across the common which appear well-used by fellwalkers.  Clear signs warn the public to stay out of the adjoining MOD firing range.  Motorcycle tracks were seen in several parts of the common and are causing localised erosion.

GRAZINT:
Generally high (a few small enclosed areas appear largely ungrazed).

SOURCE:
Lancashire Trust for Nature Conservation, Phase 1 survey (1987/1990).  Site visit.

GNOTES:
24 rights of pasture for sheep, cattle and horses. 13 rights of turbary, 3 rights of Common in soil (stone).  6 rights cross-referenced (all to the contiguous CL 214).  9 entries relate to part of unit only.  1 claim to shooting and sporting rights (part of unit only) 1 claim to draw water.  1 claim to the rights to shoot rabbits and pigeons. There is also 1 claim to the rights and interests of Lord of Manor.  Some internal fencing in peripheral parts of the common.


GEN:
An upland common largely occupied by unimproved acidic grassland and marshy grassland.  There are several large disused sandstone quarries, and to the north there are many excluded areas with consequent high levels of human activity.

ANOTES:
Legal right public access under section 193 of Law of Property Act 1925 (former Urban District of Warolle and Whitworth). A671 crosses the common to North.  Numerous un-metalled tracks run onto this part of common, leading to small exclosures managed as smallholdings etc. There are further tracks to the South.  Numerous public footpaths cross the common and appear well-used by locals.  A man was seen flying a glider on top of Brown Wardle Hill.  NB. see management section for discussion of encroachments.

SOURCE:
NCC Phase 1 survey (1991) - Lancashire.  Field survey.

GNOTES:
24 rights of pasture for sheep, cattle, horses, hens, poultry, geese and goats; 1 right of turbary, and 1 right of common in the soil (stone).  2 rights entries disputed and modified.  4 entries relate to part of unit only.  12 rights cross-referenced (CL 164(9), CL 166(10)).  4 claims to a right of access.  West Penine Water Board claim right to gather water.  Contiguous commons: CL 164/CL 166.  Measured area less than registered area.


GEN:
An upland area with large expanses of unimproved acidic grassland and a range of other habitat types including dry dwarf heath, dry-modified bog, species-rich acidic flush, and dense bracken.

ANOTES:
Subject to a legal right of public access under section 193 of the Law of Property Act 1925. Several un-metalled roads cross the southern portions of the common. One is used for access to a tip (not on common), and the others for access by shepherds. Numerous public footpaths cross the common and are moderately well-used by locals in most places. The area to the south-east has numerous encroachments, mainly unauthorised fences and dumping (see management section).

SOURCE:
Greater Manchester Countryside Unit, Rochdale Phase 1 survey, 1990. JNCC Report No. 7, "Breeding birds of the South Pennine Moors". Field survey.

GNOTES:
19 rights of pasture for sheep, cattle and horses. 1 right of estovers (bracken). 1 right of turbary. 8 rights entries disputed and modified. 4 rights entries relate to part of unit only. There is 1 claim to a right of access. 8 rights entries cross-referenced, 1 with CL 164, 6 with CL 166 and 4 with CL 172. Contiguous commons: CL 166 and CL 172. Measured area is greater than registered area. Management Committee: East Lancs. Commoners Association.


GEN:
An area of agriculturally improved saltmarsh at the edge of the Ribble Marshes SSSI/NNR.

OWNERS:
Part owned by the North West Water Authority. Remainder owned by the Public Trustee.

ANOTES:
Un-metalled farm access tracks lead to the levee to the east of the common, therby providing access for cattle and farm machinery.  A public footpath runs along the entire length of the levee and is quite well-used for walking and dog-exercising by local people.  There is no public access on the saltmarsh although there is no fence. Fields to the south, behind the new levee, are enclosed by fencing.

SOURCE:
NCC Saltmarsh survey of Great Britain: Lancashire report, Fiona Burd, 1983.  English Nature Files (SSSI/NNR).  Field survey.

GNOTES:
3 rights of pasture for cattle.  One right has grazing limited to between 1st May and 25th December in each year.  All rights are held in gross.


GEN:
A plateau with blanket bog, wet acidic grassland and acidic flush in a complex mosaic.

ANOTES:
A number of unmade tracks pass fairly close to the common, but none of them actually lead onto it. There are no public rights of way on the common.

GNOTES:
8 rights of pasture for sheep.  7 rights of estovers, 8 rights of turbary, 8 rights of herbage, 2 rights of common in the soil (1 for stone and 1 for minerals). One right relates to part of common only. One claim to shooting and sporting rights. The land registration also includes any minerals in so far as this affects any rights of common.


GEN:
A strip of land spanning the plateau of Pendle Hill descending into the Ribble Valley.  Dry-modified bog, unimproved acidic grassland and acidic flush are the main vegetation types.

ANOTES:
There are no public rights of way on the common, which appears un-visited by people, despite the close proximity of the summit of Pendle Hill which is extremly popular with walkers.

GNOTES:
10 rights of pasture for sheep.  8 rights of estovers (rushes and bracken), 8 rights of turbary, 8 rights relate to part of unit only.  Rights entries were disputed, 2 were modified.  There is one claim to the sporting rights and a claim to the rights and interests of the Lord of the Manor of Chatburn, Worston and Pendleton.  Contiguous with CL 95.


GEN:
An upland common with a range of habitat types, the main ones being unimproved acidic grassland, amenity grassland (golf course) and marshy grassland.  Locally there are small areas of heathy vegetation.

OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner. Ownership entry was disputed and modified.  Remainder under protection of Local Authority under Section 9 of the Commons Registration Act, 1965.

ANOTES:
Land subject to a legal right of public access under Section 193 of Law of Property Act 1925 (former Whitworth Urban District). Sevaral tracks cross the common. To south these lead to several exclosures on the common which have houses.  To the north these are associated with Lobden Golf Course.  A way-marked public footpath skirts southern edge of common and appears well-used by locals and walkers. The area to the south west has many paths, used informally by locals for exercising dogs.

GRAZINT:
Variable: overall moderate.  Part not grazed.

GNOTES:
13 rights of pasture for sheep, cattle, horses, hens, poultry, geese, pigs and goats.  1 right of turbary and 1 right of common in the soil (stone).  13 rights cross-referenced (CL 162(1), CL 163(1), CL 165(9), CL 166(11), CL 168(1)). Rights entries disputed and modified. 3 entries relate to part of unit only. 1 Claim to right of access. Contiguous commons: CL 165/CL 166 (Lancs) and CL 2 (Greater Man). Management Committee - East Lancs Commoners Association.


GEN:
Saltmarsh at the mouth of the Lune Estuary (grazed).

OWNERS:
Owned by H.M. Queen through the Duchy of Lancaster.

ANOTES:
Several farm tracks lead to the edge of the common.  One of these is also a bridleway, but is completly overgrown and impassable. A public footpath touches the extreme south-western corner at Brazil Point opposite Ferry Cottage. This offers excellent views accross Lune Estury towards Glasson. There is no other access onto the common for the public. While the surface of the saltmarsh is easily passable, numerous creeks make it difficult to negotiate. These contain quicksand and are best avoided!

SOURCE:
NCC Saltmarsh survey of Great Britain: Lancashire Report, Fiona Burd, 1983.  English Nature files: Lune Estuary SSSI. Field survey.

GNOTES:
5 rights of pasture for cattle and sheep.  One rights entry relates to part of unit only.


OWNERS:
Owned by former Oakham Rural District Council (now Rutland District Council).


OWNERS:
Owned by Oakthorpe and Donisthorpe Parish Council.


OWNERS:
Owned by Seagreave Parish Council as trustees for the Seagrave Inclosure Award 1761.


OWNERS:
Part owned by the British Waterways Board. Part owned by Kegworth Parish Council (under Kegworth Inclosure Act 15 Geo III cxxxviii).


OWNERS:
Owned by Breedon on the Hill Parish Council.


OWNERS:
Owned by Castle Donington Parish Council.


OWNERS:
No details of the owner of the land are given in the application under section 13 of the Commons Registration Act 1965.


GEN:
An area of predominantly unimproved acidic grassland, managed as a golf course in part.

OWNERS:
Owned by former Hinckley Urban District Council.

ANOTES:
Heavily used for recreation. Legal right of public access due the position of the common in a former urban district

SOURCE:
Ecological survey and management plan for Burbage Common and Woods - MSC, Hinckley & Bosworth BC, 1988. Leics Museum Files. Brief visit for photographs only.

GNOTES:
Three rights for cattle. In 1938 the council was given the manorial rights by Baroness Lucas. The land was covenanted to be maintained forever as open space or public park. Designated by Leics. Museum as a site of importance for nature conservation in a complex of other important wildlife sites e.g. Sheepy and Burbage Wood.


GEN:
A rocky outcrop, covered in coarse neutral grassland and scrub, adjacent to a quarry.

ANOTES:
Open access: popular local recreation area for dogwalking etc.

GNOTES:
No rights. Adjacent to Main Quarry, Mountsorrel SSSI (Geological Site). Lies to the east of CL 22 (on other side of quarry).


GEN:
Semi-improved alluvial grassland adjacent to the river Soar. Contains several notable species characteristic of flood meadows.

OWNERS:
Part owned by the National Westminster Bank. Part owned by Trustees of Charitable Trust for benefit of inhabitants of Enderby.

ANOTES:
Minor road heavily used by commuter traffic lies to the north, but no direct access by public right of way.

SOURCE:
Field visit. Leics Museum Files - visit by P.A.Evans, 15.09.80. Corresponds to Enderby Site 5.

GNOTES:
No rights but probably a grazing tenancy. Owners: 1) Nat. West. Bank for J.E. Cox Estate, 5th Floor, Newland House, Nottingham 2) Trustees of Charitable Trust for the benefit of the inhabitants of Enderby (established from the traditional acts of John of Gaunt). Threatened by gravel extraction.


GEN:
A close-mown area of amenity grassland used as a recreation area.

ANOTES:
Open access. Part of a larger recreation area with car park and children's play area.


GEN:
An area of woodland, coarse grassland and scrub, crossed by a road and several tracks, and adjacent to an industrial estate.

ANOTES:
Crossed by a minor road and several tracks. Open access to much of the site, though part fenced off. Little evidence of heavy public use however.

SOURCE:
Leics. Museum File 1986 survey.  Field visit.

GNOTES:
No rights. One internal fence and an electricity sub-station on the site.


GEN:
Wide roadside verges with thick hedges on both sides of the road, the latter running most of the length of the common.

ANOTES:
Open access from the road to the common which is basically a wide roadside verge.

SOURCE:
Brief notes in Leics. Museum file.  Field visit.


GEN:
An area of wide road verges and scrub. A rich variety of species was once recorded from the site, but now the grassland appears to be more semi-improved.

SOURCE:
Road verge survey 1975 - Leics Museum file.   Field visit


GEN:
A long length of wide roadside verge with areas of scrub separating areas of mown and unmown grassland.

ANOTES:
Open access from road, but public use of area limited by dense scrub

SOURCE:
Leics Museum Files - site visit by P.A. Evans, 1982. Field visit.

GNOTES:
No rights. Area was declared a roadside nature reserve in 1975.


GEN:
An area of unimproved calcareous grassland on carboniferous limestone forming a prominent hill. The area is becoming extensively invaded by scrub.

OWNERS:
Owned by Breedon and Cloud Hill Lime Works Ltd.

ANOTES:
Open access to much of the site, and clearly a popular area with walkers, dogwalkers and horse riders.

SOURCE:
NCC SSSI file "Breedon Hill". Leics Museum File. Field visit.

GNOTES:
No rights. c.5.35 ha of SSSI common. Largest area of Carboniferous limestone grassland in Leicestershire. The area is extensively quarried around and between CL sections and one section of the common effectively does not exist now as it is now part of a deep quarry.


GEN:
An area of improved grassland lying to the west of the river Soar, close to Loughborough.

OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner. Part unclaimed.

ANOTES:
There is no public right of way across the common, but there are a number of footpaths on the adjacent CL, which cross the river just north of the common.

GRAZINT:
Moderate to heavy - 20 cattle present at time of visit

GNOTES:
No rights. Adjacent to CL 15 (Loughborough Meadows SSSI) across railway. Crossed by high and low voltage power lines. True area apparently less than registered area.


GEN:
An area of reseeded grassland with planted trees, a childrens playground, and a small formal garden. Adjacent to the town of Blaby.

ANOTES:
The common is used entirely for recreation; access is open.  Most of the common consists of playing fields, and it adjoins a cricket pitch.  The south-east corner is equipped as a childrens playground.


GEN:
Mosaic of dense bracken with scrub and acidic grassland, secondary woodland and dense scrub; also a small car park.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by two minor roads and an area has been cleared to make a parking space. Although no footpaths are marked on the map, the northern part is used by walkers and by people using the car park.

GNOTES:
No rights. Lies to the west of CL 80 (on the other side of the quarry).


GEN:
Largest remaining area of unimproved alluvial grassland in Leicestershire

OWNERS:
Unit divided into 20 parts and ownership is between 23 private owners.

ANOTES:
On the outskirts of Loughborough. Crossed by road and public footpaths. Legal right of public access under Section 193 of Law of Property Act, 1925.

SOURCE:
Loughborough Meadows SSSI File. Leics. Museum File. L&RWT File. Brief visit for photograph. Invertebrate Site Register.

GNOTES:
Regulated by a special Act of 1762. 19 rights for horses, cattle and sheep. Adjacent to CL 62 (over railway). c.59.3 ha of SSSI common. Some internal fences. Management Committee exists.


GEN:
Predominantly rough grassland with scrub; the source of a stream, together with accompanying marsh, at the head of a steep-sided valley.

ANOTES:
Crossed by public footpath and adjacent to a minor road.

SOURCE:
Holwell Mouth SSSI File. Invertebrate Site Register.

GNOTES:
One right for cattle. 0.5ha of SSSI common land.


GEN:
A ploughed and reseeded field, adjacent to the river Sence.

ANOTES:
Adjacent to minor road, but no direct access to site.

SOURCE:
Leics Museum Phase 1 survey 1986. Leics Flora Survey 1976. Field visit.


GEN:
Most of the common has been incorporated into the surrounding arable area; the rest is part-worked, part abandoned allotment gardens.

ANOTES:
No public access. Access to the area by means of a gate from the road. The common is cultivated and public access is incompatible with its present use.

SOURCE:
L&RWT Phase 1 survey 1987. Leics. Museum File.  Field visit.

GNOTES:
No rights. Most of the site is indistinguishable from surrounding arable land. True apparent area differs from registered area.


GEN:
A long, wide roadside verge with neutral grassland and scrub. Widens into a block of scrub and acid grassland, with remnant wet heath vegetation, including several notable species.

ANOTES:
Open access to most of the site. A road runs through the centre of the common.

SOURCE:
Field survey. NCC 20 Acre Piece SSSI File. Leics Museum File. L&RWT Management Plan and reserve file. Invertebrate Site Register.

GNOTES:
11 right holders for cattle grazing, but mainly not exercised. Common also known as Six Hills. Contiguous with CL 86 (0.74 ha). c.8ha of SSSI common.


GEN:
Mown roadside verge along both sides of A158(T).


GEN:
Now a small wheatfield surrounded by hedges.

ANOTES:
No right of access, though public footpath runs along NE boundary.


GNOTES:
No rights. Boundaries not clear; there is a possibility that the CL could be a very thin steep bank down to the road covered in planted sycamores. In either case - no trace of any old chalk pits.


GEN:
Undefined, amidst an area of improved amenity grassland on both sides of a canal; scattered scrub and trees.

OWNERS:
Part owned by the Lincoln Diocesan Trust and Board of Finance Ltd. Remainder owned by Witham Forth District Internal Drainage Board.

ANOTES:
Now mostly a golf course. No right of public access to the area.

GNOTES:
No rights. Not now distinguishable from surrounding land.


GEN:
Rough track with thin grass verges along the longest section; shortest section is similar but a dry ditch and intermittent hedge present.

ANOTES:
No public access to the area, though tracks are not gated.

GNOTES:
No rights. Longest section has no boundary with surrounding fields.


GEN:
Allotment gardens adjacent to a road and backing onto woodland.

OWNERS:
Owned by Newton on Trent Parish Council.

ANOTES:
No public access to the area, but used by allotment holders.


GEN:
Thin gravelled track with rough grass verges, scattered trees and a hedge at the south-east end, surrounded by arable land.


GEN:
Thin strip of rough grassland on each side of a dirt track, with ditches on each side.


GEN:
Thin strip of grassland and a dry ditch, running alongside a track, and surrounded by wheatfields.


GEN:
Trackway and verges with scattered trees and scrub.


GEN:
Elevated grassy bank, bisected by a road, and adjacent to an old railway line and ditch. Now planted with trees. An important feature in an otherwise bleak, open agricultural landscape.


GEN:
On outskirts of Lincoln City. Golf course and football pitches, with semi-improved grassland on steeper slopes. Scattered scrub and planted trees present; also ornamental ponds.

ANOTES:
Governed by Section 193 of Law of Property Act (1925) giving full public access. Heavily used recreation area.

SOURCE:
L&SHTNC City Wildlife Survey 1982. Field visit.

GNOTES:
No rights. Grade B site of Nature Conservation Interest in L&SHTNC survey. Internal fences. Regulated under the Lincoln Corporation Act 1915.


GEN:
An area of saltmarsh and creeks on the seaward side of the New Sea Bank at Gedney Drove End; part of a much larger area of saltmarsh along the southern edge of the Wash.

ANOTES:
No physical restriction on access, but extensive creeks make access difficult and the presence of a bombing range overlapping with the site makes access dangerous. Used for wildfowling and bait digging.

SOURCE:
NCC SSSI File - The Wash. Saltmarsh vegetation map by Margaret Hill 1987. LSHTNC files. Wader Survey 1978. Grazing survey 1982. Invertebrate Site Register.

GNOTES:
One pasture right for 50 beasts. RAF Bombing Range (Gedney Drove End and Holbeach) overlaps the site at the west end. Land behind the sea bank (constructed 1900) was reclaimed by 1875.


GEN:
Cultivated land adjoining a minor road, within an agricultural area.

OWNERS:
Owned by the Parish Trustees of Haltham.

ANOTES:
Adjacent to a minor road, but no access directly onto the common.

GNOTES:
No rights. Adjacent to CL 32 (less than 1 ha) and close to CL 33.


OWNERS:
Owned by the Wood Enderby Parish Trustees.

ANOTES:
Northern end adjoins a minor road; no public access to the area.


GEN:
A thin strip of land bordering a ditch, forming a track in places.


GEN:
Grassy track running parallel to a large ditch across an intensive arable field.


ANOTES:
No public right of way crosses the site.

GNOTES:
No rights. Adjacent to meadows surveyed by L&SHTNC.


GEN:
A surfaced agricultural track running through cabbage fields.


GEN:
A long track with adjacent ditches, and occasional patches of scrub.

SOURCE:
Field visit. 1982 survey information for adjacent field (L&SHTNC).


GEN:
A long trackway, surfaced in places and flanked by hedges and ditches, amidst arable land.


GEN:
A length of hedge, rough grass verge and track, the western third of which is a tarmac-surfaced road leading to an industrial estate.

ANOTES:
A public bridleway runs along most of the lane.

GNOTES:
No rights. South-western tarmac-surfaced part of Barfield Lane is frequently busy with lorries.


GEN:
A track with wide verges, bounded by drains, running between arable fields and linking two minor roads.

ANOTES:
Crossed by bridleways and public footpaths. The track links several small villages and is a pleasant open walk.


GEN:
A wide verge between a minor road and a deep drainage channel.

ANOTES:
The common runs along the eastern edge of a minor road, and is open to access except for a small fenced area near the station.


GEN:
Permanent grassland with golf course, racecourse and other recreation areas, located on the outskirts of Lincoln.

ANOTES:
Open access under s.193 of Law of Property Act 1925. Very heavily used, due to its proximity to Lincoln. Formal recreation facilities include football pitches, tennis courts, bowling greens, golf course, and Lincoln racecourse. Crossed by a main road and footpaths. Picnic tables and litter bins are provided.

GRAZINT:
Moderate overall, heavy in places. Uneven grazing pressure.

SOURCE:
L&SHTNC City Wildlife Survey 1977. Field visit.

GNOTES:
No rights. Regulated under the Lincoln Corporation Act 1915. Fences and structures on common. Considered to be a site of nature conservation importance in Lincoln.


OWNERS:
Owned by the Parish Trustees of West Rasen.


OWNERS:
Owned by Trustees of Will of Benjamin Smith and Governors of Cowleys Charity Donington, jointly Lords of the Manor of Wykes.


OWNERS:
Eight parts, each owned jointly by two private owners, making a total of sixteen private owners.


OWNERS:
Owned by East and West Barkwith Parish Council.


GEN:
A small area of secondary birch wood with a vestige of heathland still present.

ANOTES:
Crossed by a public bridleway and with an unsurfaced road along the eastern edge. The common is largely surrounded by suburban housing and is a popular area for dog walking etc.

SOURCE:
Field survey. Invertebrate Site Register (Merseyside and Greater Manchester: Caldy Hill).

GNOTES:
No rights. The measured area is greater than the registered area. The southern unit of the site falls within an ISR site  (of unclassified grade), Caldy Hill.


GEN:
A small area of semi-natural broadleaved woodland bounded by a road and a stream.

ANOTES:
The land is open to Thornton Common Road and a path leads across the common. Across the stream a rope swing has been constructed.

GNOTES:
No rights. Measured area is considerably less than registered area.


GEN:
A series of ponds surrounded by willow carr and Oak woodland.

ANOTES:
The common is a designated conservation area. Although access was in practice not difficult, the common is entirely bounded by either old thick scrub or recently laid hedge, with a new gate deterring entry.

SOURCE:
Field survey. Wirral List of Sites of Biological Importance.


GEN:
The largest and best remaining example of lowland heathland in Merseyside. The common includes areas of wet and dry heath, secondary birch wood and pine plantation.

ANOTES:
Several public footpaths traverse the common which belongs to the National Trust and minor roads lead to it. The common is a very popular area for walking. Signs inform the public that sheep-grazing necessitates dogs being kept on leads in some areas.

SOURCE:
NCC SSSI file (Thursaston Common). Thurstaston Common Heathland Management Programme 1987 - 1992. National Trust Biological Survey. Invertebrate Site Register. Brief site visit.


GEN:
A coastal site stretching for almost 3kms between Wallasey and Hoylake. There is a concrete seawall fronting predominantly neutral grassland, but also some marsh and dune.

ANOTES:
Popular for informal recreation. Adjacent to main roads, crossed by tracks and with car parking facilities. Part of the North Wirral Coastal Park and with a nature reserve, including interpretive facilities, at the west end.

SOURCE:
Field Survey. ISR (Merseyside and Greater Manchester: N Wirral foreshore and Wallasey Sandhills).

GNOTES:
No rights (one right void). Two claims to rights of way exist.


OWNERS:
Owned by former Lothingland Rural District Council. (Now Great Yarmouth District Council?).

GNOTES:
Not survey, appeared less than 1ha on the ground.


OWNERS:
Owned by former Lothingland Rural District Council. (Now Great Yarmouth District Council?)


GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL 64 (ex East Suffolk: Norfolk). Not survey, appeared less than 1ha on the ground.


ANOTES:
Adjoins the A143. No public rights of way are shown on the OS Landranger map.


OWNERS:
Owned by Great Yarmouth District Council.

GNOTES:
Not surveyed, appeared less than 1ha on the ground.


GEN:
A mosaic of dense scrub with scattered trees, broadleaved woodland, dense bracken, unimproved acid grassland and dry heath.

ANOTES:
Crossed by 1 unfenced minor public road and bordered by a second. Crossed by a RUPP (excluded from the registration) and several informal footpaths.

GNOTES:
No rights entries. There is a claim to the title of Lord of the Manor. Contiguous with CL131 (Norfolk). The common lies within the Broads Environmentally Sensitive Area.


GEN:
Poor semi-improved and semi-improved neutral grassland fringed with scattered scrub and trees. Two ponds contain swamp vegetation.

OWNERS:
Part owned by former East Dereham Urban District Council. Remainder registered under the Land Registration Acts 1925 and 1936.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by 3 public footpaths (joining).

GNOTES:
No rights entries. There are two claims to rights of way over this unit including one from the County Council. There is one claim to the title of Lord of the Manor.


GEN:
An area adjoining important tufa formations supporting a mosaic of coarse marshy and semi-improved grassland around a central area of marshy grassland with a small valley mire.

SOURCE:
1) English Nature SSSI citation. 2) Norfolk Valley Fen Survey, 1993. 3) E. Anglian Valley Fen Dossier.

GNOTES:
No rights. The common lies within the Badley Moor Site of Special Scientific Interest.


GEN:
Amenity grassland, poor semi-improved grassland and semi-improved neutral grassland with scattered trees and small areas of tall herb vegetation.

ANOTES:
Open to public access, used as a public park.

GNOTES:
No rights entries. There is one claim to the title of Lord of the Manor. The measured area is less than the register area.


GEN:
Improved grassland with peripheral ponds, used for cattle grazing. Split into several detached sections.

ANOTES:
Unfenced RUPPs cross the strips of unregistered land which divide the common into several sections.

GNOTES:
There are 3 claims to rights of way over this unit. The measured area is much greater than the register area.


GEN:
Amenity grassland in a suburb of Norwich. Used for informal recreation.

ANOTES:
Used regularly by local people for informal recreation. Swings and climbing frames are situated at the northern end.


GEN:
The common is split into 3 detached sections the main areas of which form Shotesham Common SSSI. The remaining section (Stubb's Green, TM251981) lies about 1km to the SE. The following information is reproduced from the SSSI citation:

"Shotesham Common is a valley site in the catchment of the River Tas. Extensive areas of unimproved grassland are now rare in Norfolk due to agricultural improvement but the majority of Shotesham Common has remained under a traditional management regime and a good variety of grassland types are present. These range from permanently wet marshy grassland on the valley bottom, through wet neutral grassland to drier grassland on the slopes. A stream runs through the site and there is a small area of basic flush on the valley side. The scientific interest of the site is maintained by light grazing and a diverse well developed flora is present with several uncommon species."

ANOTES:
A public footpath crosses the northernmost section; this section and the one to the south adjoin fenced minor public roads. A number of public footpaths converge on Stubb's Green.

SOURCE:
1) SSSI citation. 2) Limited field survey.

GNOTES:
No rights. Much of the common is contiguous with SHotesham SSSI. Included in East Anglian Fen Dossier and Grassland Inventory.


GEN:
Dense {\it Betula pendula} dominated woodland with scattered areas of dense bracken and an area of dense scrub.

OWNERS:
Owned by the "Trustees for the poor for the Parish of Bodham".


GEN:
Cattle grazed improved grassland with localized scattered scrub, small areas of broadleaved woodland and two ponds.

OWNERS:
Owned by the Hanworth Commons Committee.

ANOTES:
Crossed by two unfenced minor public roads (joining).


GEN:
A mosaic of broadleaved woodland, dense scrub, tall ruderal vegetation and grassland.

ANOTES:
Crossed by 1 public footpath and several informal footpaths.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL332 (Norfolk).


GEN:
An area of poor semi-improved grassland with small area of tall ruderal vegetation and a pond supporting swamp vegetation.

ANOTES:
A public footpath runs along the SW boundary of the common.

GNOTES:
One rights entry. There are two claims to rights of access over this unit including one from the County Council. There is one claim to the title of Lord of the Manor. Pasture rights for cattle and horses. Grazing is allowed from 12 o'clock noon on 10th May until 1st March in the following year. Right originally held by the County Council who sold it to one person. The measured area is less than the register area.


GEN:
The northern part supports unimproved neutral grassland (also unimproved calcareous, acidic and marshy grassland) with frequent scattered scrub at the eastern end and the southern part, poor semi-improved grassland with scattered areas of semi-improved neutral grassland and a small area of amenity grassland.

ANOTES:
Crossed by the B1113 and several informal footpaths. The small area of amenity grassland at the western end (TM089906) is used frequently by local people. Children's swings have been installed in this area.

GNOTES:
Thirty one rights entries. Only one rights entry is attached to property, others are held in gross. Pasture rights are for cattle and horses. A Norfolk Wildlife Trust Reserve.


GEN:
Calcareous mires and an area of tall fen have developed along spring lines, surrounded by dry heathland now predominantly supporting continuous bracken and scrub. North of the A149 the common supports semi-improved neutral grassland.

ANOTES:
Crossed by several informal and public footpaths which are used regularly by local people. Adjoins the A149 (unfenced). "To promote public access for quiet recreational purposes and study" is one of the 8 objectives in the 1992 management plan (see management section).

SOURCE:
1) SSSI citation. 2) SSSI site summary, EN 1996. 3) Beeston Regis Common Management Plan, 1992. 4) Very limited field survey.

GNOTES:
Two rights entries. Two rights of estovers and two rights of turbary. There is one claim to a right of access over this unit. Pasture rights for cattle, goats, chickens, geese and horses. Contiguous with CL 147 (Norfolk). The majority of the common lies within the Sheringham and Beeston Regis Commons Site of Special Scientific Interest which is also a proposed Local Nature Reserve. The common is part of the Norfolk Valley Fens candidate Special Area of Conservation. See also the report for CL147. The measured area is less than the register area.


GEN:
Rank grassland partly bounded by hedgerows. Adjoins playing fields and residential areas.

ANOTES:
Crossed by 1 public footpath. Used by local children for informal recreation.


GEN:
The common is split into two sections. The southern section contains dense scrub with peripheral areas of broadleaved woodland and a small pond. The smaller northern section contains  broadleaved woodland with peripheral dense scrub.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL 249 (Norfolk). The measured area is greater than the register area.


GEN:
A common of marsh, marshy grassland, streams, scrub and trees.

ANOTES:
A public footpath passes through the middle of the common. This and informal paths are in regular low-level use, and are waymarked by Norfolk County Council who also provide bridges over streams and a picnic table which is found near centre of common.

GNOTES:
Three rights entries including one shooting right. One rights entry does not specify types of livestock. One entry is for a right to shoot game in season. Pasture for cattle, sheep, horses, geese and goats.


GEN:
Cattle grazed improved and poor semi-improved grassland with scattered scrub with a small area of amenity grassland with fringing tall ruderal vegetation in the northern quarter.

ANOTES:
Crossed by a road which joins two minor public roads in the northern half. This appears to be used frequently by local people for walking. A public footpath runs just inside the CL boundary  along two joining tracks in the SW corner of the common.

GNOTES:
Three rights entries. One right is held in gross. There is one claim to a right of access over this unit. Pasture for cattle and horses.


GEN:
Rank grassland and tall herb vegetation on a flood embankment along the River Nene. There is a small area of saltmarsh below the embankment.

ANOTES:
A public footpath runs along the top of the embankment.

GNOTES:
One rights entry. Right is held by Norfolk County Council. Pasture for cattle. The measured area is less than the register area.


OWNERS:
Part owned by Somerton Parish Council. Remainder of the land registered under the Land Registration Acts 1925 and 1936.


GEN:
A common of sheep-grazed grasslands and marsh.

ANOTES:
No public rights of way cross this common.


GEN:
Swamp vegetation, semi-improved neutral and poor semi-improved grassland on the western bank of the River Bure.

ANOTES:
A public footpath runs along the eastern edge of the common on the bank of the River Bure.

GNOTES:
Five rights entries. Three rights are held in gross. There are limitations on grazing; 4 rights from 1st May to 11th October and 1 right for any months of year. Three rights do not specify types of livestock just animals. Pasture for sheep, cattle, horses and animals. The common lies within the Broads Environmentally Sensitive Area.


GEN:
Part rank grassland interspersed with patches of tall herb and swamp vegetation, part arable land.

GNOTES:
No rights. Part of the common is under arable cultivation.


GEN:
Poor semi-improved, semi-improved neutral and calcareous grassland with scattered ponds, trees and scrub, and peripheral areas of dense scrub, broadleaved woodland and amenity grassland.

ANOTES:
Adjoins the B1113 and 2 minor public roads (all unfenced). No public rights of way are shown on the Landranger map but there is in effect full public access as the common is used routinely by local people for walking and informal recreation.

GNOTES:
No rights. The common is regulated by a scheme made by the former Henstead Rural District Council under the Commons Act 1899. The measured area is less than the register area.


GEN:
The common contains areas of improved, poor semi-improved, semi-improved neutral and notably, unimproved neutral grassland, with dense and scattered scrub.

ANOTES:
Crossed by a public bridleway. Adjoins 3 fenced minor public roads.

SOURCE:
1) Field survey. 2) East Anglian Valley Fen Dossier, 1992.

GNOTES:
Two rights entries. One right of estovers. Pasture for cattle, horses, geese and goats. The measured area is approximately half the register area. The common is sub-divided by internal fencing.


GEN:
Rank grassland with peripheral areas of tall ruderal vegetation and scrub on the north side of the Little Ouse River.

ANOTES:
A public bridleway runs along southern edge of the common, parallel with the riverbank. This joins another bridleway which runs along the western edge of the common (appears to be just outside the CL boundary). A RUPP extends in a SW direction from this bridleway along Moor Drove.

GNOTES:
No rights. The measured area is greater than the register area. The common lies within the Breckland Environmentally Sensitive Area.


GEN:
A large area of semi-improved (possibly locally unimproved) neutral grassland with some locallised scrub crossed by frequent hedge-lined dykes.

ANOTES:
Crossed by 1 public footpath. There is an informal car park at TF625157.

GNOTES:
Seventeen rights entries. One right relates to only part of the unit. The rights are held in gross. Pasture is for cattle and swine. Contiguous with CLs 110 and 310 (Norfolk). The common is a County Wildlife Site. The measured area is more than three times the register area. There is informal car parking on the common.


GEN:
An area of poor semi-improved grassland with scattered broadleaved trees and a few ponds.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by the B1077 and 2 minor roads. There are no public rights of way on the common.

GNOTES:
Twenty four rights entries. Pasture for cattle and horses. Twelve rights of estovers. Rights of estovers include estovers (3), a right to cut hay (2) and a right to lop, top, plant, fell and grub up trees (7). 1 right is held in gross. Some rights are limited to certain times of the year. There is one easement in respect of a right of access for vehicles. There is one claim to the rights and interests of the Lord of the Manor. The measured area is less than the register area. There is temporary internal fencing on the common.


GEN:
A linear common supporting young broadleaved woodland fringed with scattered scrub, dense bracken and tall herb vegetation with unimproved acid grassland predominant in the northern quarter and a small area of coniferous plantation at the southern end.

OWNERS:
Owned by the Crown Estates Commissioners.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL 75 (Norfolk). The common lies within the Breckland Environmentally Sensitive Area. There is a small area of plantation on the common.


GEN:
Amenity grassland with planted trees along the road sides. There is a small area of young broadleaved plantation along the NE facing boundary.

ANOTES:
Crossed by 2 public footpaths and a public road. Used as a public park.

GNOTES:
No rights. Regulated under a scheme of management made on 9th January 1963 under the Commons Act 1899. The measured area is almost twice the register area. The common lies within the Breckland Environmentally Sensitive Area. There is a small area of plantation on the common.


GEN:
Tall ruderal vegetation with scattered trees and scrub along the eastern bank of the Little Ouse River.

ANOTES:
Crossed by 1 public footpath. The density of the vegetation makes access difficult.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL 73 (Norfolk). The measured area is less than the register area. The common lies within the Breckland Environmentally Sensitive Area.


OWNERS:
Owned by the former Weyland Rural District Council.


GEN:
A mosaic of continuous scrub and semi-improved acid grassland with a small area of marshy grassland.

ANOTES:
The common is bordered on two sides by minor roads and crossed by two public footpaths.


GNOTES:
One rights entry. Pasture for cattle and sheep.


GNOTES:
One rights entry. Pasture for cattle. Not surveyed, appeared less than 1ha on the ground.


GEN:
Semi-improved neutral grassland with a small area of semi-improved calcareous grassland, scattered scrub and trees.


GEN:
Rank, semi-improved neutral grassland fringed with wide, scrubby hedgerows.


GEN:
A linear common containing semi-improved neutral grassland with some semi-improved calcareous grassland and localized scattered scrub and trees. A dense hedgerow runs along the southern boundary.

ANOTES:
Adjoins the B1134 (unfenced) and crossed by an unfenced minor public road which joins the B1134. An informal footpath runs parallel with the road for part of the length of the common east of the 54m spot height at TM143875.

GNOTES:
One rights entry. Pasture for cattle. Contiguous with CL 53 (Norfolk).


GEN:
A varied common of broad-leaved woodlands, swamp, calcareous grasslands. Noted for pingo geomorphological structures.

ANOTES:
A road crosses this common. Open access with encouragement to stay on paths.

SOURCE:
Brief field survey. Information from English Nature.

GNOTES:
Two rights entries. One right of estovers and one right of turbary. Right of estovers is a right to cut sedge and rushes Right of turbary is a right to cut flags, furze and whins for fuel. Pasture for cattle. Contiguous with CL 182 (Norfolk).


GEN:
Dense scrub and young, secondary woodland.

ANOTES:
Crossed by 1 public footpath (eastern end).

GNOTES:
One rights entry and one right of estovers. Right of estovers is for sedge, rushes, flags, furze and whins. There is unity of ownership and rights on this unit. Pasture right is for cattle. Contiguous with CL 143 (Norfolk). The common lies within the Breckland Environmentally Sensitive Area. The measured area is greater than the register area.


GEN:
Acid grassland with localized scattered trees and scrub and peripheral areas of marsh grassland, poor semi-improved grassland, tall ruderal vegetation and broadleaved woodland. The common is split into 4 detached sections.

ANOTES:
Crossed by a minor public road and several public footpaths.

GNOTES:
Eight rights entries. Seven rights held in gross. There are three claims to rights of access and one claim to a right to maintain water and electricity supplies to a farm. Pasture rights are for cattle and horses. Contiguous with CL 244 (Norfolk). The measured area is more than twice the register area. Whin Common and Sluice Common are designated as separate County Wildlife Sites.


GEN:
Two areas of scattered scrub over semi-improved neutral grassland interspersed with ? poor semi-improved grassland.

SOURCE:
County Wildlife Site survey 11.07.95. East Anglian Valley Fen Dossier.

GNOTES:
One rights entry: one right of estovers; pasture for cattle. Grazing is not allowed between 13th February and 12th May. Rights of estovers is for rushes, sedge, flags, furze and whins. Two parts of the common are designated as a County Wildlife Site. A small proportion lies within the Breckland Environmentally Sensitive Area. The measured area is greater than the register area.


GEN:
A flood embankment along the north side of the River Wissey. Supports rank grassland and tall ruderal vegetation with localized scattered scrub.

ANOTES:
A public bridleway runs along the top of the embankment, however the density of the tall ruderal vegetation makes access difficult.


GEN:
Farm access tracks to the north east of Stoke Ferry bordered by poor semi-improved grassland and an area of poor semi-improved grassland and tall herb vegetation with scattered scrub. Split into 5 detached sections.

ANOTES:
Crossed by 2 public footpaths, a public bridleway and a RUPP.


GEN:
Semi-improved neutral grassland with scattered ponds and scrub and small areas of broadleaved plantation.

ANOTES:
Adjoins an unfenced minor public road and crossed by informal footpaths and an access track to surrounding residential properties.

GNOTES:
Three rights entries. There is one claim to a right of access over this unit. Pasture rights are for cattle, horses, pigs, geese, chickens, goats and ducks. There are small areas of plantation on the common.


GEN:
Semi-improved neutral grassland and amenity grassland with peripheral areas of dense scrub and tall ruderal vegetation.

ANOTES:
Crossed by an unfenced minor public road, 2 public footpaths and informal footpaths. There is a regularly used playing field in the southern half and a bowling green.

GNOTES:
One rights entry. Right relates to only part of the unit. Pasture is for cattle.


OWNERS:
Part owned by Rollesby Parish Council. Remainder owned by former Blofield and Flegg Rural District Council.


OWNERS:
Part owned by Ormesby St. Margaret Parish Council. Part owned by the East Anglian Water Company (now Anglian Water Authority).


GEN:
Semi-improved neutral grassland with a small area of broadleaved plantation.

GNOTES:
One rights entry. One right of estovers and one right to cut and take herbage.


OWNERS:
Owned by the former Loddon Rural District Council.


GEN:
Semi-improved neutral grassland with peripheral areas of semi-improved calcareous grassland and poor semi-improved grassland.

ANOTES:
Adjoins 2 unfenced minor public roads (joining).

GNOTES:
One rights entry. Pasture for cattle. Also 1 right of estovers and 1 of mowing (sweepage by mowing).


GEN:
A large area of broadleaved semi-natural woodland.

ANOTES:
Crossed by 1 public footpath and several informal footpaths, which are used frequently by local people.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL 194 (Norfolk).


GEN:
Fritton common supports the largest remaining area of damp acid grassland in East Norfolk, locally with unimproved neutral grassland, small areas of woodland and scattered trees (supporting an important lichen flora) and a diverse series of ponds.

ANOTES:
Fritton common is crossed by 4 minor roads and three public footpaths. Part of the common is used as a cricket pitch.

SOURCE:
1) Site visit. 2) English Nature SSSI citation. 3) Site Management Statement. 4) 1983 Phase 1 survey.

GNOTES:
Two rights entries; pasture for sheep or cattle and horses. There is one claim to a right of access over this unit. The majority of the common is designated the Fritton Common Site of Special Scientific Interest.


GEN:
Improved grassland with a line of trees along the public road and a scrubby, discontinuous hedge along the eastern boundary. Split into three detached sections.


ANOTES:
Adjoins a minor public road (fenced). No public rights of way are shown on the OS Landranger map.

GNOTES:
No rights. The common lies within the Broads Environmentally Sensitive Area.


GEN:
A length of track bordered by discontinuous, species-poor hedgerows, rank, poor semi-improved grassland with tall ruderal species and an area of continuous scrub.

ANOTES:
The common is a length of track which supports a public footpath.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL 195 (Norfolk). The measured area is a quarter of the register area.


OWNERS:
Owned by Saxlingham Nethergate Parish Council.


GEN:
A linear common, consisting of rank semi-improved neutral grassland, tall ruderal vegetation, scattered scrub and broadleaved woodland on both sides of an unfenced minor public road.


OWNERS:
Owned by South Norfolk District Council.


GEN:
Rank, species-poor grassland bordering a road and bordered by species-poor hedgerows.

ANOTES:
The common is bisected by a minor road and borders onto a second.


OWNERS:
Parts owned by private owners, by the Norwich Brewery Ltd, and Broadland District Council.


GEN:
Part of the beach above the mean high water mark at the resort of Caister-on-Sea supporting bare sand and open dune vegetation.

ANOTES:
The beach is heavily used by local people and summer tourists.


GEN:
Broadleaved woodland with small, peripheral areas of neutral grassland and three ponds.

ANOTES:
Adjoins an unfenced minor public road. Crossed by informal footpaths which are used frequently by local people.


GEN:
Improved and poor semi-improved grassland and arable fields with mostly discontinuous hedgerows along the boundaries.

GNOTES:
No rights. There is one claim to the title of Lord of the Manor (by owner of the land). Contiguous with CL13 (Norfolk). Most of the common is under arable cultivation.


GEN:
A mosaic of dense and scattered scrub, bracken and tall ruderal vegetation with scattered trees, small areas of broadleaved woodland, marshy grassland and swamp.

ANOTES:
Crossed by the B1150 (unfenced), 3 public footpaths (2 joining) and several informal footpaths.

GNOTES:
One rights entry; pasture for cattle. Contiguous with CL 61 (Norfolk). The measured area is greater than the register area.


GEN:
Broadleaved woodland and mown poor semi-improved grassland situated along a stream, with small peripheral areas of tall herb vegetation and dense bracken.

ANOTES:
Adjoins the A140 and B1436, both unfenced. Used regularly by local people for walking and informal recreation.


OWNERS:
Owned by St. Faiths and Aylsham Parish Council.


GEN:
A mosaic of dense and scattered scrub, tall herb vegetation, bracken and trees in the western half, and a small area of semi-improved neutral grassland in the eastern half.

ANOTES:
Crossed by one public footpath and informal footpaths. The common appears to be used regularly by local people for walking and informal recreation.


GEN:
An area of dry acidic heathland (with areas dominated by bracken and scrub and small areas of acid grassland and dwarf shrub heath) with calcareous springs, small areas of fen, a small area of wet heath with acidic flushes and bordered by broadleaved woodland.

ANOTES:
Crossed by a public footpath and several informal footpaths.

SOURCE:
1) SSSI citation. 2) English Nature Site Summary. 3) Limited field survey.

GNOTES:
No rights. The common is designated the Bryants Heath Site of Special Scientific Interest.


GEN:
Bracken, tall herb vegetation and scrub surround a disused gravel pit in the eastern half of the common; in the western half, there is a smaller disused pit with areas of young broadleaved woodland, tall herb vegetation and bare ground.

OWNERS:
Parts owned by three private owners. Part registered under the Land Registration Acts 1925 and 1936. Remainder of the land subject to the protection of the Local Authority under section 9 of the Commons Registration Act 1965.


GEN:
The northernmost section contains broadleaved woodland with peripheral areas of dense scrub and tall herb vegetation. The central section contains forb vegetation fringed with small areas of dense scrub and scattered trees. The southernmost section contains broadleaved woodland.


GEN:
Swamp vegetation with peripheral tall herb vegetation on the floodplain of the River Bure.

GNOTES:
Seven rights entries. Pasture for cattle, sheep, horses and goats. One right is held in gross. Two rights relate to only part of the unit.  Contiguous with CL382 (Norfolk).


GEN:
Unimproved acid grassland with scattered trees and scrub and peripheral areas of dense bracken.

ANOTES:
Crossed by 3 unfenced minor public roads (joining). The eastern end of the common is used by local children for informal recreation.


OWNERS:
Owned by former Erpingham Rural District Council.


GEN:
A mosaic of broadleaved woodland, dense bracken, tall ruderal vegetation and semi-improved grassland with a notable series of springs and associated valley mire (supporting a rich fen-meadow community) in the central area of the common.

ANOTES:
Used frequently by local people for walking and informal recreation.

SOURCE:
1) Field survey. 2) Information board along a path leading onto the common from the A148.


GEN:
Dense scrub with scattered trees and small areas of tall herb vegetation. Partly used as arable land.

OWNERS:
Part owned by Witton Parish Council. Remainder of the land subject to the protection of the Local Authority under section 9 of the Commons Registration Act 1965.


GEN:
Dense scrub with scattered trees and small areas of broadleaved woodland.


GEN:
An additional part of Crostwight Heath supporting semi-natural broadleaved woodland and dense scrub with scattered broadleaved trees.

ANOTES:
The common is bisected by an unfenced minor public road and the northern part borders a second. A public footpath crosses the northern section.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL 4 (Norfolk). The measured area is greater than the register area. The common lies within the Broads Environmentally Sensitive Area.


GEN:
Calcareous mires have developed along spring lines, bordered to the west by dry heathland now predominantly supporting continuous bracken and scrub.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by several public and informal footpaths. "To promote public access for quiet recreational purposes and study" is one of the 8 objectives in the 1992 management plan (see management section).

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL 35 (Norfolk). The common lies within the Sheringham and Beeston Regis Commons Site of Special Scientific Interest which is a proposed Local Nature Reserve. The common is part of the Norfolk Valley Fens candidate Special Area of Conservation. See also the report for CL35. The measured area is less than the register area.


GEN:
Wet alder/willow woodland and scrub, grading into reed dominated swamp with scattered alder and willow in the eastern half of the common.

OWNERS:
Owned by the trustees subject to the trust declared by the Horning Inclosure Award 1818.

ANOTES:
A public footpath runs along the western boundary. A concessionary footpath runs along the southern boundary.


OWNERS:
Part owned by North Norfolk District Council.


GEN:
Pine plantation with scattered broadleaved trees.

OWNERS:
Two parts owned separately by two private owners. Remainder of the land subject to the protection of the Local Authority under section 9 of the Commons Registration Act 1965.

ANOTES:
A public footpath runs along the boundary with CL118 and there are several informal footpaths which are used regularly by local people and visitors. The common is part of a country park and a car park with a notice board, picnic tables and information centre has been constructed at       TG089382.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL 118 (Norfolk). The whole common is an area of coniferous plantation. The area lies within a Country Park.


GEN:
Poor semi-improved grassland, semi-improved acid grassland, ponds and scattered scrub.

ANOTES:
Adjoins an unfenced minor public road. Used frequently by local people for informal recreation.


OWNERS:
Part owned by King's College, Cambridge (by application). Part owned by the Anglian Water Authority.

GNOTES:
No rights. Not surveyed, appeared less than 1ha on the ground.


GEN:
Cattle grazed semi-improved neutral grassland dissected by drains on the floodplain of the River Bure.

ANOTES:
No public rights of way are shown on the OS Landranger map although there is an informal footpath in the northern half of the common, just inside the eastern boundary.


GEN:
Appears to be poor semi-improved grassland, situated on the floodplain of the River Wensum.


GNOTES:
The common lies within the Broads Environmentally Sensitive Area.


GEN:
Dense scrub with scattered trees, acid grassland and dry heath surrounded by broadleaved woodland.

ANOTES:
Adjoins a minor public road. Part of the management plan for the woodland is to improve public access and a number of informal paths have been created.

SOURCE:
1) Field survey. 2) Notice board near eastern entrance to the common.


OWNERS:
Owned by the Trustees of the Charitable Trusts declared by the Felthorpe Inclosure Award 1780.

ANOTES:
Crossed by 1 RUPP and 1 public footpath.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL328 (Norfolk).


GEN:
A mosaic of tall herb and forb vegetation with scattered trees and scrub.

ANOTES:
Crossed by an unfenced minor public road and 1 public footpath.


GEN:
A linear common supporting continuous scrub with scattered trees grading into woodland to the south and with tall grass/ruderal vegetation bordering the road.

GNOTES:
Two rights entries; pasture for cattle and horses; piscary (1). Right of piscary held in gross. Contiguous with CL 439 (Norfolk). Common land registers are not clear as to whether the southernmost section is part of this or another common. From the area measurements it is assumed that it is part of CL 208.


GEN:
Dense scrub and bracken with scattered trees and broadleaved woodland.

ANOTES:
Crossed by an unfenced minor public road and several informal footpaths.


GEN:
Improved and poor semi-improved grassland with scattered areas of swamp vegetation on the floodplain of the River Wensum. Split into two detached sections.

ANOTES:
A public footpath runs along the track adjoining the western boundary of the common. Part of the small section to the south of the road is used as an informal car park and for informal recreation. People were seen feeding the ducks on the River Wensum.


GEN:
Broadleaved woodland on NE facing valley slope above the River Wensum.

ANOTES:
Crossed by 1 minor public road, 1 public footpath and several informal footpaths. A small clearing on the edge of the road is used as a car park. The common appears to be used frequently by local people for walking. There is also evidence of localized use by horse riders and motorcyclists.


GEN:
Rank, semi-improved neutral grassland and tall herb vegetation fringed with dense scrub and birch woodland.

ANOTES:
Adjoins 2 minor public roads (joining). No public footpaths cross the site.


GEN:
An area of broadleaved secondary woodland with areas of continuous scrub, fringed with continuous bracken and scattered scrub along the eastern boundary.

ANOTES:
An access track runs along the eastern boundary.

GNOTES:
No rights. Continguous with CL37. The measured area is greater than the register area.


GEN:
Broadleaved woodland with peripheral areas of pine plantation in the southern half. There are areas of enclosed, improved pasture in the northern half.

OWNERS:
Part owned by Trustees of the Charitable Trust declared by an award under the Drayton and Bawburgh and Hellesden Enclosure Act 1811. Remainder of the land registered under the Land Registration Acts 1925 and 1936.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL167 and CL346 (Norfolk). The measured area is greater than the register area. There are small areas of plantation on the common.


GEN:
The central area supports calcareous fen communities surrounded by wet semi-natural broadleaved woodland and scrub, the areas to the east and west largely supporting drier woodland and scrub.

ANOTES:
Boardwalks have been constructed on the SSSI to allow public access.

SOURCE:
1) Site visit. 2) English Nature SSSI citation and site file. 3) 1986 Phase 1 survey (R. Thomas) 4) NVC survey 1992/3 (Norfolk Valley Fen Survey).

GNOTES:
No rights. There is one claim to a right of access over this unit. The central area of the common is designated the Southrepps Common Site of Special Scientific Interest.


GEN:
An extensive common, including the important offshore shingle bank of Scolt Head Island, supporting intertidal mud and sand and, above the mean high water level, extensive areas of saltmarsh (on the island and mainland) behind a coastal ridge of sand dunes.

OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner. Part owned by the National Trust. Part owned by the Norfolk Naturalist Trust.

ANOTES:
No public rights? There is public access to Scolt Head island but the virtual necessity of a boat trip probably reduces the number of visitors. Access is unrestricted except to the ternery during the summer months. What little visitor pressure exists is chiefly confined to the western end (National Sand Dune vegetation survey).

SOURCE:
1) English Nature SSSI citation and site file. 2) National Sand Dune Vegetation Survey (site report no. 71, Scolt Head Island Dunes, 1989). 3) Saltmarsh Survey of Great Britain (1987).

GNOTES:
164 rights entries. 4 rights of pasture for the following stock: cattle, sheep, horses and geese. Other rights include: estovers (160), common in the soil (96), Piscary (115), Herbage (39), Shellfish (121), Samphire (161), Seaweed (8), Sea Lavender (28), Tangle (20), Wildfowl (118). 163 rights are held in gross. Some rights relate to only part of the unit. Rights are cross-referenced with CLs 124, 161, 162 and 159. Contiguous with CLs 124 and 161 (Norfolk). The common lies within the North Norfolk Site of Special Scientific Interest and is described in the Nature Conservation Review. Scolt Head, Holkham, Blakeney Point, Cley and Salthouse Marshes are included in the UNESCO list of Biosphere Reserves. The whole of the North Norfolk Coast SSSI is a RAMSAR site and also a Special Protection Area under the EEC Birds Directive and is a candidate Special Area of Conservation. Scolt Head is a National Nature Reserve. It also lies within the North Norfolk Heritage Coast and the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Two huts have been established on Scolt Head island for wardening and scientific study and there are the demolished remains of one other building.


GEN:
Grazed semi-improved acid grassland and rank semi-improved neutral grassland with frequent scattered scrub.

ANOTES:
Crossed by 1 public footpath which runs along the access track to Harper's Green Farm.

GNOTES:
Three rights entries. Pasture for cattle, sheep, horses and geese. There is one claim to access by Norfolk County Council.


GNOTES:
One rights entry. Pasture for cow, horse and goat. Entry claims a right of sole vesture of herbage and pasture for 1 head of cattle 1 horse and 1 goat.


GEN:
Mostly cattle grazed improved grassland with small areas of poor semi-improved grassland and semi-improved neutral grassland. There are occasional small ponds situated along the CL boundary.

ANOTES:
Adjoins an unfenced minor public road in the northern half. Crossed by the B1145 (unfenced).

GNOTES:
Eleven rights entries. Pasture for cattle, sheep, horses and geese. Turbary (1). One right is held in gross.


GEN:
Swamp vegetation fringed with poor semi-improved grassland, tall herb vegetation and scattered trees and scrub. Situated on the floodplain of the River Wensum.

ANOTES:
An informal footpath runs along the northern boundary, on the bank of the River Wensum.

GNOTES:
Two rights entries: pasture for cattle and horses, piscary (1). The common has been fenced.


GEN:
Swamp vegetation fringed with scattered trees and scrub and small areas of broadleaved woodland. Divided into 3 separate sections by the River Wensum and a disused railway.

ANOTES:
An informal footpath runs along the northern boundary on the bank of the River Wensum.

GNOTES:
Two rights entries: pasture for cattle and horses, piscary (1).


GEN:
Broadleaved woodland with small peripheral areas of dense scrub and swamp.

ANOTES:
A public footpath runs along the track on the northern side of the common and along a track on the southern side (both just outside the CL boundary).

GNOTES:
No rights. The majority of the common is designated the Middleton Common County Wildlife Site.


GEN:
A mosaic of broadleaved woodland, scrub, tall herb vegetation and acid grassland with scattered ponds.

ANOTES:
Adjoins the A148 and a minor public road. A public footpath runs along the eastern and western boundaries. There are also several informal footpaths. The common appears to be used regularly by local people for walking.

GNOTES:
No rights. The common lies within the West Rudham Common County Wildlife Site.


GEN:
Areas on either side of the River Nar supporting marshy grassland and tall fen communities with an area of acidic flush at the foot of a bracken dominated slope.

ANOTES:
A public footpath runs along the northern boundary of the common.

SOURCE:
1) Brief site visit. 2) SSSI citation and site file (including 1983 Phase 1 survey). 3) English Nature grassland and heathland inventories. 4) East Anglian Valley Fen Dossier (Wheeler and Shaw, 1992).

GNOTES:
No rights. The majority of the common forms the Castle Acre Common Site of Special Scientific Interest. The measured area is greater than the register area.


GEN:
Rank semi-improved neutral grassland, swamp and tall ruderal vegetation with scattered trees and scrub.

ANOTES:
Adjoins an unfenced minor public road. A RUPP runs along the southern boundary (Sandy Lane).

GNOTES:
No rights. The measured area is less than a third of the register area.


GEN:
A mosaic of marshy grassland, swamp and tall ruderal vegetation with scattered trees and scrub and a small area of broadleaved woodland on the floodplain of the River Nar.

ANOTES:
Crossed by an unfenced minor public road and an access track which runs along the western boundary and joins the A1065.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL 300 (Norfolk). The measured area is more than twice the register area.


GEN:
This common is sub-divided into 4 enclosures and contains poor semi-improved and semi-improved neutral grassland.

GNOTES:
Seven rights entries; pasture for cattle and horses. Five rights are held in gross.  Contiguous with CLs 58 and 310 (Norfolk).


GEN:
Broadleaved woodland with a small area of rank semi-improved neutral grassland.

ANOTES:
Crossed by a RUPP. Adjoins the A47. A lay-by is situated opposite the woodland on the A47.

GNOTES:
Four rights entries; pasture for cattle and horses. The measured area is less than the register area.


GEN:
Cattle grazed improved and poor semi-improved grassland with peripheral areas of scrub, tall herb vegetation and broadleaved woodland.

OWNERS:
Parts owned by two private owners. Remainder owned by North Runcton Parish Council.

ANOTES:
Crossed by 2 unfenced minor public roads.

GNOTES:
Seven rights entries; pasture for cattle and horses. Three rights relate to only part of the unit. Five rights are held in gross. Contiguous with CL312 (Norfolk). The measured area is greater than the register area.


GEN:
Improved and poor semi-improved cattle grazed grassland.

GNOTES:
Eights rights entries; pasture for cattle and horses. Five rights are held in gross. Three rights relate to only part of the unit. One right has grazing limited from 1st June to November.


GEN:
Intensively sheep grazed improved and poor semi-improved grassland enclosed by wire fencing and a small area of arable land.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL285 (Norfolk). Part of the common is under arable cultivation.


GEN:
A pine plantation with scattered broadleaved trees and localized, scattered scrub along the southern boundary.

GNOTES:
No rights. The whole common is a conifer plantation.


GEN:
Broadleaved woodland with occasional small clearings containing dense bracken.

OWNERS:
Owned by the Little Snoring Charity Trustees.

ANOTES:
Adjoins the A148. No public rights of way are shown on the OS Landranger map.


GEN:
An arable field bordering a minor public road.

GNOTES:
No rights. The common is under arable cultivation.


GEN:
A mosaic of scrub and tall herb vegetation with scattered young trees.

OWNERS:
Part owned by South Creake Parish Council. Part owned by former Docking Rural District Council.


GEN:
Broadleaved woodland with water filled disused gravel pits.


ANOTES:
Adjoins the A47. No public rights of way are shown on the OS Landranger map.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL 206 (Norfolk). The common is a County Wildlife Site.


GEN:
Appears to be all broadleaved woodland but there may be more open areas which were not surveyed.

ANOTES:
Adjoins a fenced minor public road along the southern boundary. No public rights of way are shown on the OS Landranger map.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL 205 (Norfolk). The common lies within the West Common and Pentney Common County Wildlife Site.


GEN:
Ungrazed broadleaved woodland adjoining a minor public road.

OWNERS:
Owned by the Norfolk Naturalists Trust (now the Norfolk Wildlife Trust).

GNOTES:
45 rights entries. Pasture rights are for cattle, sheep, horses, goats and donkeys. Estovers (45). Ten rights are held in gross. Rights of estovers include tree loppings (22), firewood (22), bracken (2), peasticks (16) and estovers (1).  Contiguous with CL 141 (Norfolk).


OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner. Part owned by Scorning Parish Council.


GEN:
A common of improved grasslands, a stream and streamside vegetation.


GEN:
The NW half is arable land and poor semi-improved grassland locally fringed with bracken and scattered scrub, the remainder is a mosaic of dense bracken, tall herb vegetation, semi-improved acid grassland, broadleaved woodland and dense scrub with scattered trees and scrub.

ANOTES:
Adjoins the A1065. Crossed by an unfenced minor public road and several public and informal footpaths. Used regularly by local people for walking and informal recreation.


GEN:
An established pine plantation occupies the southern half of the common, the remaining area is tall herb vegetation with scattered trees and scrub.

ANOTES:
A public footpath runs along the track just outside the northern boundary of the common.

GNOTES:
No rights. Part of the common is a conifer plantation. There are some stored hay bales on the common.


GEN:
A small common containing tall herb vegetation with dense bracken and scattered scrub.


GEN:
Continuous bracken with patches of acid grassland and localized scattered scrub and a small area of broadleaved woodland along the NE edge.

OWNERS:
Owned by the Trustees for the time being of Newton by Castle Acre Parish.

ANOTES:
Crossed by the A1065 and a minor public road (both unfenced).


ANOTES:
Crossed by an unfenced minor public road. An informal footpath runs along the eastern boundary of the common from the public road.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL 109 (Norfolk). The measured area is greater than the register area.


GEN:
The part of the common to the north of the Castle Acre road is sheep-grazed grassland with scrub and ditches. To the south of this road lies marshy grassland with tall herbs.

ANOTES:
A minor road passes through the common. A public right of way pass across the northern area of this common (sign at gate by road).

GNOTES:
No rights.   Measured area is larger than registered area.  This common is within the River Nar SSSI.


GNOTES:
Three rights entries. Pasture for cattle or horses. Two rights held in gross.  Contiguous with CLs 58 and 110 (Norfolk).


GNOTES:
Three rights entries; pasture for cattle and horses. Two rights are held in gross. Contiguous with CLs 112 and 432 (Norfolk). The measured area is greater than the register area.


GNOTES:
One rights entry. Pasture for cattle. Estovers (1). Right of estovers is for timber, gorse, firs, bushes and underwood. Contiguous with CL 145 (Norfolk).


OWNERS:
Part owned by three private owners. Remainder of the land subject to the protection of the Local Authority under section 9 of the Commons Registration Act 1965.

GNOTES:
Two rights entries. Pasture for cattle and horses. Contiguous with Cl 349 (Norfolk).


GEN:
{\it Betula}-dominated broadleaved woodland. Divided into 2 sections by a disused railway line.

OWNERS:
Owned by Ingoldisthorpe Parish Council and North Norfolk District Council.

ANOTES:
Crossed by several informal footpaths which are used regularly by local people. The woodland can be entered from the northern end, just beyond Sandy Lane. From this point it is also possible to gain access to the disused railway which also appears to be used regularly by local walkers.


GEN:
An extensive area of swamp vegetation with localized scattered scrub on the floodplain of the River Wensum.

SOURCE:
1) Limited field survey. 2) East Anglian Valley Fen Dossier.


GEN:
A mosaic of broadleaved woodland, dense and scattered scrub, heathland, acid and marshy grassland.

ANOTES:
A small car park has been created at TF88751725. The common (especially the area within 150m of the car park) is used by local people for walking and informal recreation. Informal footpaths run through the woodland to the north of Dunham Road.


GEN:
Mature broadleaved woodland situated on the floor of a small valley. Surrounded by arable fields and improved grassland.

ANOTES:
A public bridleway runs along the eastern boundary.


GEN:
In 1980 the common supported a large area of continuous bracken with scattered broadleaved trees with a small area of acid, dry dwarf shrub heath with scattered scrub and fringed to the north and east with semi-natural broadleaved woodland.

OWNERS:
Part owned by the Anglian Water Authority. Part owned by the Official Custodian for Charities.

ANOTES:
A track leads up to the common but there are no public rights of way crossing the common. The CWS survey states that the common has open public access with a number of paths crossing the site.

SOURCE:
County Wildlife Site Survey (03.07.96), 1980 Norfolk and Suffolk Commons Survey, England Field Unit Report, NCC.

GNOTES:
No rights. A small part of the common is enclosed, containing a building belonging to the Anglian Water Authority. The site is a County Wildlife Site.


GEN:
Pine plantation fringed with a narrow belt of tall herb vegetation with scattered scrub along the road.

GNOTES:
No rights. The majority of the common is a coniferous plantation.


GEN:
Dense, continuous bracken with scattered scrub.   
Split into four detached sections.

ANOTES:
A public footpath runs along the southern boundary of the northernmost section. Part of the southernmost section adjoins a minor public road.

GNOTES:
No rights. The majority of the site is designated the West Rudham Common County Wildlife Site. The measured area is more than twice the register area.


GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with Cl 312 (Norfolk).


GNOTES:
One rights entry. Common in the soil (1). Right to take chalk registered by Snettisham Parish Council.


GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with Cl 427 (Norfolk).


OWNERS:
Owned by the Rector of Stiffkey, Stiffkey Parish Council and North Norfolk District Council.


GNOTES:
Five rights entries. Estovers (5) Piscary (4) Common in the soil:sand and shingle (4). Types of other rights (contd.): Samphire (5) Bait (5) Sea Lavender (5) Shellfish (4) Seaweed (5) Wildfowl and game (4). All are held in gross. Rights were disputed and modified.


GEN:
A common of neutral grasslands backed by scrub partly used as a football pitch.


GEN:
Roadside verges and bracken surrounded by dense scrub.

ANOTES:
Crossed by 2 minor public roads and 1 public footpath (all joining).


GEN:
The area surveyed contains swamp vegetation with scattered scrub on the floodplain of the River Wensum. About 90 percent of the common was not surveyed due to lack of access.

OWNERS:
Part owned by Drayton Parish Council. Remainder of the land subject to the protection of the Local Authority under section 9 of the Commons Registration Act 1965.

ANOTES:
Crossed by a public footpath which terminates in the northern quarter of the common. Dense scrub beyond the footpath and a cut into the riverbank prevent further access.


GEN:
This common was not surveyed in detail but is of semi-natural broad-leaved woodland, dense scrub and neutral grassland.

GNOTES:
One rights entry. Pasture for cattle and horses. Contiguous with Cl 350 (Norfolk).


OWNERS:
Part owned by Burgh St Peter Parish Council. Remainder of the land subject to the protection of the Local Authority under section 9 of the Commons Registration Act 1965.


GNOTES:
One rights entry. Common in the soil (1). Right allows every house in the parish of Holme-next- the-Sea (existing in 1969) to take sand.


GEN:
The area viewed is all {\it Betula} dominated broadleaved woodland. According to the SSSI citation much of Leziate fen consists of seasonally wet, rough grassland on thin acidic peats, locally with some calcareous grassland.

SOURCE:
1) SSSI citation. 2) Very limited field survey. 3) Site Management Brief. 4) 1985 Phase 1 survey.

GNOTES:
Two rights entries: pasture for cattle; estovers (1). Right of estovers is for timber, gorse, firs, bushes and underwood. Contiguous with Cls 181 and 314 (Norfolk). The common is part of Leziate, Sugar and Derby Fens SSSI. Measured area is larger than registered area.


OWNERS:
Part owned by Norfolk County Council. Two parts owned separately by two private owners.

ANOTES:
A public footpath runs along a farm access track which adjoins the western boundary of the common.

GNOTES:
Three rights entries. Pasture for cattle or horses. Two rights held in gross.


GEN:
A mosaic of dry heath, dense and scattered scrub and bracken, broadleaved woodland and scattered trees, marshy grassland and unimproved acid grassland.

OWNERS:
Owned by the Sphere Investment Trust. This information from the CL Register appears to be out of date. Latest information shows the common as being owned by 2 private owners and the Norfolk Wildlife Trust (this is not joint ownership of the same area, each owns a separate part).

ANOTES:
Crossed by several informal footpaths. The following information is reproduced from the Norfolk Naturalists Trust (now the Norfolk Wildlife Trust) Interim Management Plan:

"Access to the site is from minor roads along the western and eastern boundaries of the common. A CRF (cart road used primarily as a footpath) passes through the site. There are no other public rights of way across the common, although there is open access to land owned by the Norfolk Naturalist's Trust. The whole common is however used as a recreational area by the public."

SOURCE:
1) SSSI citation. 2) Norfolk Naturalists Trust Interim Management Plan. 3) Very limited field survey.

GNOTES:
No rights. The common lies within the Syderstone Common Site of Special Scientific Interest, part of which is also a Norfolk Wildlife Trust Reserve.


OWNERS:
Land subject to the protection of the Local Authority under section 9 of the Commons Registration Act 1965


GEN:
Grazed, semi-improved neutral, poor semi-improved and improved grassland on the floodplain of the River Yare, to the south of Norwich.

GNOTES:
Three rights entries; pasture for cattle. There is internal fencing on the common.


GEN:
The common is divided into 3 detached sections, each containing broadleaved woodland with peripheral areas of dense scrub.

ANOTES:
Sections 1 and 2 (see map) adjoin an access track. A footpath runs along the eastern edge of section 3; this joins a public footpath which runs north along a field boundary.

GNOTES:
No rights. There is a claim made to the title of Lord of the Manor but there is no separate claim to the manorial rights. Section 1 is contiguous with CL 3 (Norfolk). The common lies within the Broads Environmentally Sensitive Area. The measured area is less than the register area.


GEN:
The common is divided into 13 detached sections to the east of Honing. These mostly contain broadleaved woodland, but there are also areas of dense scrub, semi-improved acid grassland, marshy grassland, poor semi-improved grassland and dense bracken.

ANOTES:
The various sections of the common adjoin minor public roads or farm access tracks.

GNOTES:
No rights. There is a claim to the title of Lord of the Manor. Contiguous with CLs 2, 142 and 249 (Norfolk). The common lies within the Broads Environmentally Sensitive Area.


GEN:
The common is split into 14 detached sections between East and West Runton. The 3 most extensive habitats are dense scrub, semi-improved neutral grassland and continuous bracken.

ANOTES:
Crossed by a number of public and informal footpaths. Sections 1-6 (see map), 11 and 12 adjoin unfenced minor public roads. A unfenced minor public road crosses sections 13 and 14.

The informal footpath which crosses Incleborough Hill (section 8) from the golf course on the northern side to the public footpath at the southern end was being heavily used by tourists at the time of survey.

GNOTES:
No rights. There is one claim to a right of access. The measured area is greater than the register area. Two County Wildlife Sites are coincident with the common; Incleborough Hill and West Runton Common. The common also lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.


GEN:
The common largely supports {\it Alnus glutinosa} carr with a small open area of calcareous fen bordered by marshy grassland.

ANOTES:
An informal footpath runs along the NE side of the stream on the NE boundary of the common. This footpath is just outside the CL boundary.

SOURCE:
1) SSSI citation. 2) Very limited field survey.

GNOTES:
No rights. Approximately half of the common lies within the Potter and Scarning Fens Site of Special Scientific Interest (part of which is a Norfolk Wildlife Trust reserve). The measured area is less than the register area.


GEN:
One of a series of commons along the North Norfolk Coast supporting sand dune vegetation with some saltmarsh and intertidal sand and mud.

OWNERS:
Part owned by the Norfolk Naturalists Trust. Parts owned by three private owners.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by a public footpath and a minor road.

SOURCE:
1) English Nature SSSI citation and site file. 2) National Sand Dune Vegetation survey (site report 69, Hunstanton and Holme Dunes, 1989).

GNOTES:
161 rights entries: Estovers (138), Piscary (63), Common in the soil (114). Rights of estovers are for wood and reeds. 'Other rights' category also includes Samphire (160), Sea Lavender (137), Bait (101), Seaweed (121) and Shellfish (158). Some rights relate to only part of land. Contiguous with CLs 56 and 132 (Norfolk). There is one claim to rights of drying nets on the sandhills, launching and beaching boats, wildfowling, shooting and ferreting rabbits. The common lies within the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest which is a RAMSAR site, Special Protection Area, a candidate Special Area of Conservation and listed in 'A Nature Conservation Review'. It also lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the North Norfolk Heritage Coast.


GEN:
A site comprising species-rich, calcareous fen with unimproved grassland on the higher ground fringed with {\it Alnus glutinosus} woodland. The western end supports damp semi-improved neutral grassland.

ANOTES:
Florden Common is divided by a minor road. It is crossed by two public footpaths.

SOURCE:
1) Site visit. 2) SSSI citation and site file. 3) 1993 NVC survey (Norfolk Valley Fens survey). 4) East Anglian Valley Fen Dossier, Wheeler and Shaw, 1992.

GNOTES:
Five rights entries; pasture for sheep, cattle, horses, pigs, geese and donkeys. One right does not specify types of livestock. Part of the common forms the Flordon Common Site of Special Scientific Interest which is in turn part of the Norfolk Valley Fens candidate Special Area of Conservation. The measured area is greater than the register area.


GEN:
One of a series of commons along the North Norfolk Coast supporting a large area of saltmarsh, showing the complete succession from intertidal mud and sand and pioneer saltmarsh through to {\it Phragmites australis} swamp.

OWNERS:
Part owned by Thornham Parish Council (application). Parts owned by the Public Trustee.

ANOTES:
A minor road and a single public footpath cross the common. Two further public footpaths run alongside the common.

SOURCE:
1) English Nature SSSI citation and site file. 2) Saltmarsh Survey of Great Britain (1987).

GNOTES:
Forty rights entries. Pasture rights are for cattle and horses (rights held in cattlegates). Other rights: Estovers (34), Common in Soil: Sand and Shingle (18). Two rights held in gross. Common in soil rights relate to only part of unit. Other rights include Seaweed (24), Sea Lavender (34), Samphire (37), Bait (21), Wildfowl (6). There are four claims to rights of access over this unit and seven claims to rights to beach and moor boats. Contiguous with CLs 56 and 122 (Norfolk). The common lies within the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest which is a RAMSAR site, Special Protection Area, a candidate Special Area of Conservation and listed in 'A Nature Conservation Review'. It also lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the North Norfolk Heritage Coast.


GEN:
Tall herb vegetation with areas of heavily horse grazed improved grassland.

ANOTES:
There are no public rights of way on the common. It borders a minor road to the south and adjoins an access track from All Saints Church.

GNOTES:
Thirteen rights entries; pasture for cattle, horses and a donkey. The common lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.


GEN:
A small area of broadleaved woodland just to the east of Beeston Regis on the south side of the A149.

ANOTES:
A public bridleway runs along a farm access track which adjoins part of the eastern boundary.

GNOTES:
No rights. The common lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.


GEN:
An area of dry, sandy heathland grading into flushed slopes along the valley of the River Glaven with an excellent example of a mixed valley mire in a small tributary valley which bisects the site.

ANOTES:
Crossed by 1 public footpath and several informal footpaths which are used regularly by local people. A further public footpath runs along the boundary with CL152 on the NW side of the common.

SOURCE:
1) SSSI Citation. 2) English Nature Site Summary, May 1996. 3) Holt Lowes Site Management Plan Summary, 1993-1998. 4) Invertebrate Site Register, 1988. 5) Very limited Field Survey.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL 152 (Norfolk). The common is designated the Holt Lowes Site of Special Scientific Interest and was listed in 'A Nature Conservation Review'. It is also a nature reserve of the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.


GEN:
One of a series of commons on the North Norfolk coast supporting intertidal sand and mud and sand dune vegetation.

ANOTES:
CL122 is crossed by a single public footpath.

SOURCE:
1) English Nature SSSI citation and site file. 2) National Sand Dune Vegetation Survey (site report no. 70, Thornham, Titchwell and Brancaster Dunes, 1990). 3) Saltmarsh Survey of Great Britain, 1987.

GNOTES:
61 rights entries: Estovers (Wood) (57), Piscary (46), Common in Soil (45), Samphire (61), Bait (40), Shellfish (60), Sea Lavender (54), Seaweed (43). Common in Soil right is for sand and shingle. Contiguous with CLs 56 and 124 (Norfolk). The common lies within the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest which is a RAMSAR site, Special Protection Area, a candidate Special Area of Conservation and listed in 'A Nature Conservation Review'. It also lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the North Norfolk Heritage Coast. The measured area is less than the register area.


GEN:
One of a series of commons along the North Norfolk coast supporting (moving inland) intertidal mud and sand, sand dune vegetation and a large area of saltmarsh with some swamp vegetation along the landward side.

OWNERS:
Part owned by Royal West Norfolk Golf Club. Part owned by National Trust. Part registered under the Land Registration Acts 1925 and 1936.

ANOTES:
CL124 is crossed by a minor road and a public footpath runs along the southern edge. There is a golf course on the common.

GNOTES:
Fifty rights entries. Pasture is for cattle, sheep, horses and geese. Other rights: Estovers (46), Common in Soil (6), Herbage (7), Piscary (40), Shellfish (42), Bait (48), Samphire (47), Seaweed (9), Sea Lavender (41), Tangle (26), Wildfowl (40), Reed (28). 48 rights are held in gross. 24 rights relate to only part of the unit. There are two claims to a right of mooring boats and a right of free access to these at high or low water. Contiguous with CLs 65, 161 and 122 (Norfolk). The common lies within the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest which is a RAMSAR site, Special Protection Area, a candidate Special Area of Conservation and listed in 'A Nature Conservation Review'. It also lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the North Norfolk Heritage Coast. Much of the area is owned by the National Trust. There is a golf club on the common.


GEN:
One of a series of commons along the North Norfolk Coast supporting sand dune vegetation (locally with {\it Pinus nigra} woodland) and saltmarsh.

OWNERS:
Part claimed by one private owner. Part unclaimed.

ANOTES:
CL132 is crossed by a single public footpath and a second runs alongside part.

SOURCE:
1) English Nature SSSI citation and site file. 2) National Sand Dune Vegetation survey (site report no. 69, Hunstanton and Holme Dunes, 1989). 3) Saltmarsh Survey of Great Britain, 1987.

GNOTES:
71 rights entries: Estovers (69), Common in Soil: Sand and Shingle (71), Samphire (71), Seaweed (71), Bait (67), Shellfish (69), Sea Lavender (68). Rights of estovers are for reeds and wood.  Contiguous with CL 32. The common lies within the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest which is a RAMSAR site, Special Protection Area, a candidate Special Area of Conservation and listed in 'A Nature Conservation Review'. It also lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the North Norfolk Heritage Coast. The measured area is almost five times the register area.


GEN:
The common supports an exceptionally wide range of semi-natural vegetation including dry acidic heathland, wet heathland with acidic flushes, fen, birch and alder woodland, scrub, bracken, rough grassland and ponds (SSSI citation).

ANOTES:
Upgate Common lies adjacent to a minor road. 3 public footpaths subdivide the common (they are excluded from the registration). 

Recreation is a major use of the Common and the Public Rights of Way have been encouraged for use as either bridleways (on the drier parts of the site where horse trampling does less damage) or footpaths (generally wetter areas). Horse riding on the Common has declined substantially in recent years following the closure of the riding stables at Willow cottage on the edge of the common (Management Plan, 1993).

SOURCE:
1) Site visit. 2) English Nature SSSI citation and site file (including 1991 NVC survey and 1993 Management Plan (NWT).

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL 184 (Norfolk). There was a chicken pen on the common at the time of the site visit. The common lies within the Swannington Upgate SSSI and is managed as a nature reserve by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.


GEN:
An area of predominantly wet acid heathland with many wet hollows containing diverse fen and mire communities surrounded by young woodland.

ANOTES:
Adjoins a minor public road. Crossed by several informal footpaths.

SOURCE:
1) SSSI citation. 2) East Winch Common Management Plan. (C. Borrell and R. Hobbs, Norfolk Naturalists Trust, February 1990). 3) Very limited field survey.

GNOTES:
45 rights entries. Rights of pasture are for cattle, sheep, horses, goats and donkeys. 45 rights of Estovers including tree loppings (22), firewood (22), bracken (2), peasticks (16) and estovers (1). Ten rights held in gross.  A Norfolk Wildlife Trust reserve.


GEN:
The common is split into 2 detached sections; both adjoin part of CL3. The northern section contains broadleaved woodland with peripheral scrub, the southern section contains poor semi-improved grassland.

ANOTES:
The northern section adjoins a minor public road.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL3 (Norfolk). Part of the common lies within the East Ruston Common Site of Special Scientific Interest. It also lies within the Broads Environmentally Sensitive Area. The measured area is greater than the register area.


GEN:
A common supporting an extensive area of open valley fen in the south with mostly continuous broadleaved woodland in the north.

ANOTES:
Whitwell Common lies adjacent to a minor road and is crossed by a railway line. There are no public rights of way on the common although there is reference to a circular path.

SOURCE:
1) Site visit. 2) SSSI citation and site file (incl. NVC survey, 1993). 3) E. Anglian Valley Fen Dossier (Wheeler and Shaw, 1992).

GNOTES:
One rights entry; to take game of every description (1). There is one claim to the rights and interests of the Lord of the Manor (is in fact the rightholder). The common is designated as the Whitwell Common Site of Special Scientific Interest.


GEN:
Most of the common is covered with dense, continuous bracken with scattered scrub. There are peripheral areas of dense scrub with scattered trees.

ANOTES:
Crossed by an unfenced minor public road, 3 public footpaths and several informal footpaths.  An area adjoining the road just south of the 52m spot height at TF791433 is used as an informal car park. This area of the common appears to be visited frequently by local people and tourists.

GNOTES:
24 rights entries including pasture for cattle, sheep, horses and animals. Other rights: Estovers (19), Turbary (1). Two rights are held in gross. Rights of estovers include furze. The common is a County Wildlife Site and lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.


GEN:
One of a series of commons along the North Norfolk Coast supporting intertidal mud and sand and crossed by the Brancaster Harbour Channel.

SOURCE:
1) English Nature SSSI citation and site file.

GNOTES:
Fifty rights entries including pasture for cattle, sheep, horses and geese. Other rights: Estovers (44), Common in Soil (6), Piscary (40). Contiguous with CLs 65 and 124 (Norfolk). The common lies within the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest which is a RAMSAR site, Special Protection Area, a candidate Special Area of Conservation and listed in 'A Nature Conservation Review'. Part of the area is also designated the Scolt Head National Nature Reserve and lies is within a Biosphere Reserve. It also lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the North Norfolk Heritage Coast.


GNOTES:
49 rights entries. Pasture for cattle and geese. Estovers (46) Common in the soil (5) Piscary (48).  All rights are held in gross. Types of other rights (contd. ): Samphire (48) Herbage (7) Shellfish (49) Bait (48) Tangle ( Sea Lavender (41) Wildfowl (48) and Seaweed (6). Contiguous with Cl 124 (Norfolk).


GNOTES:
Seven rights entries; pasture for cattle. Two rights held in gross. Contiguous with CL313 (Norfolk). The common lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.


GEN:
The southern section of the common is semi-improved acid grassland with scattered trees and scrub. The northern section appears to be birch dominated woodland.

ANOTES:
A public bridleway runs along the southern boundary.

SOURCE:
1) SSSI citation. 2) English Nature Site Management Brief. 3) Very limited Field survey.

GNOTES:
Two rights entries including pasture for cattle. Estovers (1). Right of estovers is for timber, gorse, firs, bushes and underwood. The common is part of Leziate, Sugar and Derby Fens SSSI. The measured area is smaller than the registered area.


GEN:
Additional parts of CL138 supporting semi-natural broadleaved woodland, continuous bracken, wet heath/acid grassland mosaic, acid flush, dry dwarf shrub heath and poor semi-improved grassland.

ANOTES:
The westernmost part of the common lies adjacent to a minor road and a public footpath. A second public footpath crosses the central section. There are no public rights of way on the eastern section.

This common forms additional parts of CL138 (Upgate Common). Recreation is a major use of Upgate Common and the Public Rights of Way have been encouraged for use as either bridleways (on the drier parts of the site where horse trampling does less damage) or footpaths (generally wetter areas). Horse riding on the Common has declined substantially in recent years following the closure of the riding stables at Willow cottage on the edge of the common (Management Plan, 1993).

SOURCE:
1) Site visit. 2) English Nature SSSI citation and site file (including 1991 NVC survey and 1993 Management Plan, NNT).

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with CL 138 (Norfolk). A large part of the common lies within the Swannington Upgate SSSI and is managed as a nature reserve by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. The measured area is less than the register area.


GEN:
A mosaic of dense scrub, continuous bracken and semi-natural broadleaved woodland with a small area of unimproved calcareous grassland, seven ponds and an important bat hibernaculum. Also important for amphibians and breeding and wintering birds.

ANOTES:
Crossed by a minor public road and bordering a second. Two public footpaths cross the common.

SOURCE:
1) Field survey. 2) SSSI citation and site file. 3) Report of University of E. Anglia field trip to Alderford Common. 4) Alderford Common Management Plan 1993-98 (NWT).

GNOTES:
No rights. The majority of the common is designated the Alderford Common Site of Special Scientific Interest.


GEN:
The westernmost section of the common supports valley mire and wet heath communities with peripheral woodland and scrub (forming the northernmost part of Dersingham bog SSSI). The other two sections (formerly heathland) largely support broadleaved woodland, scrub and bracken with relict heathland.

ANOTES:
Dersingham Common is subdivided by the A149 and a minor road. It is crossed by three public footpaths. As a Local Nature Reserve the site is of great value to local people. Some form of site interpretation could be supplied at the SE end of the public footpath. The footpath has become overgrown in places and should be maintained accessible and a boardwalk constructed where the path crosses the main SE-NW ditch (LNR Management Plan). Crossed by new road?

SOURCE:
1) Site visit. 2) English Nature SSSI citation and site file. 3) LNR Management Plan. 4) County Wildlife Site descriptions. 5) East Anglian Valley Fen Dossier.

GNOTES:
No rights. The westernmost section of the common lies within the Dersingham Bog Site of Special Scientific Interest and is a Local Nature Reserve. The remaining two sections are both County Wildlife Sites (Dersingham Open and Dersingham Closed commons). The whole lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The SSSI is also a RAMSAR site and listed in a 'Nature Conservation Review'. The site is listed in the Heathland Inventory. The measured area is considerably less than the registered area.


GEN:
Swamp vegetation with scattered scrub and trees and peripheral areas of dense scrub.

GNOTES:
Four rights entries; pasture for cattle and horses. There are limitations on the use of these rights. The majority of the site is designated the Boughton Fen Site of Special Scientific Interest.


GNOTES:
No rights. There is one claim to a right of access over this unit.


GEN:
The common is divided into 2 detached sections containing a mosaic of marshy grassland, swamp, tall ruderal and scrub vegetation with peripheral areas of semi-improved acid grassland. In the northern section, there are enclosed areas of improved grassland.

ANOTES:
Adjoins the A1065 and 2 minor public roads. Crossed by 1 public footpath and several informal footpaths. The unenclosed areas are used regularly by local people for walking and informal recreation.


GEN:
A common of cattle-grazed grasslands fringed by scrub near North Wootton.

SOURCE:
Brief field survey from dismantled railway track adjacent to the common.

GNOTES:
One rights entry. Pasture for cattle. Contiguous with CL173 (Norfolk).  In Norfolk Coast AONB.


GNOTES:
One rights entry. Estovers (1). Right of estovers is for peasticks and other wood.


GEN:
The common consists of a number of flooded pits, surrounded by tall grass/ruderal vegetation with scattered scrub. On the seaward side, an area of shingle beach lies within the CL boundary and to the south there is a small area of saltmarsh.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by 1 public footpath and several informal footpaths which are open to the public. The footpaths allow access to 4 birdwatching hides which overlook the southern pits. A small car park is situated at the northern end of the common (outside the CL boundary), where there is an RSPB information board.

A number of beach side chalets and access roads are included in the area of the common.

SOURCE:
1) Field survey. 2) RSPB information board, situated in the car park to the north of the common.

GNOTES:
One rights entry: common in the soil. Right registered allows the inhabitants of parish of Snettisham to take shingle for their own use. The right is held in gross. 

The common lies within an RSPB reserve (Snettisham Nature Reserve) and the southern third lies within the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. 

There are chalets and bird hides on the common.


ANOTES:
Adjoins a minor public road (fenced). A public footpath runs through the field to the west (just outside the CL boundary).

GNOTES:
One rights entry: turbary. The right is held in gross. The common lies within the Breckland Environmentally Sensitive Area. The measured area is greater than the register area. The common is fenced.


GEN:
Arable crop land and poor semi-improved grassland which has developed on fallow arable land.

OWNERS:
Owned by the Trustees for the Charity of the Fuel Allotments in Weasenham All Saints and Weasenham St Peter.

GNOTES:
No rights. Part of the common was under arable cultivation.


GNOTES:
No rights.There is one claim to the title of Lord of the Manor (by the owner of the land). Contiguous with Cl 14 (Norfolk).


GEN:
Comprises a small disused stone quarry with associated spoil heaps, situated to the west of the village of Glusburn. Mosaic of acidic grassland and dry dwarf shrub heath.

ANOTES:
No rights of way/recreation. The common is approachable in theory by using a public footpath which leads from the nearby road through a farm. However, there is a sign at the farm entrance saying "Private, no access".

SOURCE:
Viewed through binoculars from nearby road. No route of access.

GNOTES:
There is one right of pasture for sheep only. The owner of the common is also the owner of the farm to which the right is attached (registered in tenant's name).


GEN:
The northern portion of Burnsall and Thorpe Fell. Blanket mire on plateau giving way to {\it Calluna} dry heath. Some marginal stands of acidic grassland/heath mosaic. Areas of dense bracken in gills and along northern margins.

ANOTES:
The common is not situated close to any public roads and neither is it crossed by any public rights of way, although there are several unmade tracks. However, the land lies within the Barden Moor and Barden Fell Access Area. The public have open access to the commons in this block under the terms of an access agreement between the owners and North Yorkshire County Council. The area is patrolled by National Park wardens to ensure observance of various byelaws, essentially being extensions of the Country Code. There is particular emphasis on the need to prevent accidental fires and to this aim, the use of picnic fires or stoves is not permitted and smoking is discouraged. The Minister of Agriculture may close these moors at times of high fire risk.

In addition, dogs are not permitted on the Access Areas, in order to prevent disturbance to sheep, grouse and other birds. 

A clause in the access agreement permits the owners to close the Access Areas to the public on not more than 30 days in any year. The actual dates, which never include Sundays, are publicised at Access Points in the local press. Such closures occur between August and December.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI files: West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors. English Nature Phase 2 survey of Northern Pennines: Embsay Moor, sub-block 16 (ii); Report no. 16/4. NCC Phase 1 survey, 1986. Yorkshire Dales National Park: Barden Moor and Barden Fell; public leaflet relating to access agreement. Bolton Abbey Heritage Landscape Management Plan: Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement; Yorkshire Estate, 1993. Not visited.

GNOTES:
There are 14 rights of pasture registered as follows: sheep only (13); sheep and cattle (1). Other rights are: turbary (17); piscary (1); common in the soil (16 - as stone); pannage (9). One entry is held in gross (i.e. by a specified party rather than attached to land/property).

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Also lies within the West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors SSSI, which is being considered for addition to the North Pennine Moors pSPA. Measured area less than registered area. 

Contiguous with CLs 34, 109 and 417.


OWNERS:
Parts owned by two private owners. Remainder of the land owned by the Parish Trustees of Litton.


GNOTES:
No rights. Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Not included in survey: measured area less than registered area and also less than survey threshold of 1.0ha.


GEN:
A major portion of the Oxenber and Wharfe Woods SSSI. Habitats include limestone pavement and calcicolous grassland, broadleaved woodland, wood-pasture and acidic grassland.

ANOTES:
A track/public footpath skirts the northern edge of the common, otherwise there appears to be no public access.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI/scientific files: Oxenber and Wharfe Woods. Not visited.

GNOTES:
There are 12 rights of pasture, all of which specify sheep. In addition, 2 entries also allow cattle and two allow horses. Grazing is limited to the period between May 10th and December 31st. There is a single right of estover for "pea sticks" and one right of common in the soil (for stone) - both of these being held by the Parish Council. One rights entry is cross-referenced with CL 291. A total of 8 rights entries are held in gross (i.e. by a specific party, rather than attached to land/property). The owner has a grazing right registered through a tenant.

There is one claim in the land section to "exclusive right of shooting, fowling, fishing, sporting and game". 

Contiguous with CLs 190 and 291. Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park and forms a significant part of the Oxenber and Wharfe Woods SSSI, which is in turn a constituent part of the Ingleborough Complex pSAC. Limestone pavement on the common is subject to a Limestone Pavement Order.


GEN:
An area of grazed marshy grasslands, acidic flushes and streams.

ANOTES:
Footpaths and tracks cross the common. A footpath lies along the eastern boundary of the common.

GNOTES:
Rights: There is one right the grazing of sheep and cattle and one for sheep only. Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.


GEN:
Part of an extensive area of moorland to the NE of Grassington. Large areas of blanket mire on plateau. South-western part has much mine spoil set within acidic grassland. Other habitats also represented.

ANOTES:
The area associated with the old mine workings is crossed by a number of access tracks. Otherwise there do not appear to be any routes across the common, which is unlikely to have significant recreational use.

SOURCE:
Upland habitat survey, Birks and Ratcliffe/NCC, 1984. Yorkshire Dales National Park Phase 1 survey (1987?). Brief site visit (PD).

GNOTES:
There are 38 rights of pasture, all for sheep only. Other rights are: turbary (25); pannage (1) and "sporting" (3). Three entries are cross-referenced with CL 344. In addition, there are also three entries held in gross (i.e. by a specified party rather than attached to land/property). There is also a claim in the land section to shooting rights.

Contiguous with CL 118. Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.


GEN:
This common comprises a mosaic of calcareous, neutral and acidic grassland with areas of outcropping carboniferous limestone. There is also a sizeable disused quarry.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by the B6255 Ingleton to Hawes Road and also a track/public bridleway. There is a well-used path alongside the river Doe; this providing a route to Snow Falls, about 750m upstream of the CL boundary. The remainder of the common is probably not much visited by the public.

SOURCE:
Yorkshire Dales National Park Phase 1 survey. Field survey (PD).

GNOTES:
There are 22 rights of pasture: 19 entries specify sheep, 10 permit cattle, 5 permit horses, 4 are for hens and 3 are for geese. In some cases, the rights are given in gaits - for sheep, cattle or horses. Other rights are as follows: estovers (2 - one entry each for wood and "peasticks"); common in the soil (3 - as stone); turbary (1).  

There is one claim by the Lord of the Manor of Ingleton to minerals, timber and other rights reserved for the Lord of the Manor of Ingleton under schedule 12 of the Law of Property Act, 1922. 

Contiguous with CL 131. Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.


GEN:
A section of woodland along the eastern side of the river Doe to the north-east of Ingleton.

ANOTES:
A path to the Snow Falls runs through the common from the southern boundary. At the time of survey, a notice at the gate there read "Waterfall Park private property". The path appears to be heavily used by tourists. Land bordering the NE side of the common is used for quarrying, and there are warning signs along the path about blasting.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI/scientific files: Thornton and Twistleton Glens. Field survey (PD).

GNOTES:
There are 4 rights of estover for "fallen deadwood and underwood". There is also one right of common in the soil for stone.

Contiguous with CL 129. Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park and also the Thornton and Twistleton Glens SSSI.


GEN:
Comprises the eastern side of Burn Moor, encompassing a large area of {\it Calluna} heath managed as grouse moor. Smaller areas of acidic and marshy grassland, blanket mire and dense bracken.

ANOTES:
There are no public rights of way crossing the common.

SOURCE:
Craven Phase 1 survey (1990?). Not visited (apart from viewing distantly through binoculars from Keasden Road to the east).

GNOTES:
There are 47 rights of pasture. Of these, all but one entry is for sheep only. The other is given as stock equivalents for sheep, cattle, horses and geese. A total of 21 rights entries are cross-referenced as follows: CLs 136 (7); 209 (14); 270 (14); 304 (14) and 305 (9). Note that the cross-references with CL 136 should have been deleted, as the entries to which they relate have been cancelled.

Lies within the Bowland Fells AONB. Contiguous with CLs 136 and 209.


GEN:
An area of open fell on the southern side of the Wenning Valley. Habitats include acidic grassland, dry heath, blanket and valley mire plus acidic/neutral flush.

SOURCE:
Craven Phase 1 survey (1990?). Not visited.

GNOTES:
There are 11 rights of pasture for sheep only. The common has to be cleared of stock between the dates of 14th November and 14th December each year. Two apportioned entries are held in gross (i.e. by a specific party rather than attached to land/property).

Contiguous with CLs 114 and 275. Lies within the Forest of Bowland AONB.


GEN:
A section of the South Pennine Moors, to the west of Keighley. Main habitats include blanket mire, dry dwarf shrub heath, dense bracken and acidic flush. Smaller areas of other habitats.

ANOTES:
The northern part of the common is crossed by two minor, metalled roads. The most northerly of these has a small lay-by with an adjacent seat, while the southerly one has a small fenced car parking area. This northern portion of the common has apparent {\it de facto} access over much of the area. Paths lead to the top of a steep north-facing hillside, which has a series of gritstone outcrops offering spectacular views across the Aire Valley. A small stone tower, known as Wainman's Pinnacle has been constructed here and forms a prominent skyline feature from the valley below. A network of steep paths lead up the hillside from the northern road, while there is a fairly easy walk from the southerly car park to the top of the crags. This area is popular for informal recreation, with local residents coming to enjoy the view and walk dogs etc. There may be rock climbing on the crags. There has been quite a lot of rubbish dumped in the vicinity of the crags - drinks cans etc. A fenced area within an old quarry adjacent to the northern road is used for motorbike scrambling (GR 982 432). 

A path leads from the southern car park across moorland to the south, towards a large (erratic?) boulder known as the Hitching Stone. This appears fairly well-used, but it does not continue beyond the stone itself. The public footpath which runs across the open moorland to the south-west of this point does not appear to be used by the public.

A further public footpath skirts the NW edge of the common, leading westwards from Brow Beck (976 419). A seat has been installed on this route, offering views northwards across the valley. This section of the path probably used by a small number of local residents. The path then joins the Pennine Way at the point where a portion of CL 589 is reached. The Pennine Way then progresses westwards, eventually crossing onto the contiguous CL 15.

The greater part of the common, however, is not crossed by any public rights of way, and being managed as grouse moor, is unlikely to be visited much by the public.

GNOTES:
There are 4 rights of pasture for sheep only. Other rights are: turbary (3); common in the soil (2); estovers (1) - for "bracken, rushes and moss". There are 13 claims to shooting and sporting rights. Note dumping of rubbish around the small car park. Internal fencing at various points to the north of the common.

Major part lies within the South Pennine Moors SSSI/pSPA.

Contiguous with CLs 15 (North Yorkshire) and 600 (West Yorkshire).


GEN:
A section of the South Pennine Moors, to the west of Keighley. Main habitat is dry {\it Calluna} heath. Smaller areas of dry modified bog, acidic flush and acidic grassland.

ANOTES:
Two rough tracks lead onto the common from the NW and are associated with a series of grouse shooting butts. There is only one public right of way crossing the common, this being the Pennine Way long distance footpath, which crosses the common in a generally north-south direction. There has been some erosion along this route on sections crossing the blanket bog. Parts of the affected areas have recently been repaired by laying a "causeway" comprising a string of recycled gritstone flags along the peat surface, these being placed using a helicopter. There are no other rights of way across the common, which is managed as grouse moor and is unlikely to be visited by members of the public.

GNOTES:
There are 28 rights of pasture for sheep only. Other rights are: turbary (74); estovers (1) - "rushes for bedding"; stone (3); shooting/sporting (24); mineral rights (5).

A total of 48 of the rights entries are held in gross (i.e. by a specified individual or group, rather than attached to land/property).

A total of 6 entries relate to part of the unit only. There are 62 claims to shooting and psoprting rights. 

Cross-references: CL 589 (1), CL 11 (15). 

Major portion lies within the South Pennine Moors SSSI/pSPA. Contiguous with CLs 11 (North Yorkshire) and 600 (West Yorkshire).


GEN:
A small peripheral part of a larger expanse of {\it Calluna} dry heath.

ANOTES:
A track/public footpath runs along the south-western edge of the common.

SOURCE:
Yorkshire Dales National Park Phase 1 survey. Brief site visit along footpath.

GNOTES:
There are 4 rights of common in the soil (for stone and gravel - "for repair of roads, fences, drains for owners of land in the Hebden Township".

One rightholder is the Parish Council - on behalf of owners of land in the township of Hebden (per Hebden Moor Inclosure Award, 1857). 

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Measured area greater than registered area.


OWNERS:
Owned by Burton in Lonsdale Parish Council.


GEN:
A peripheral portion of Rathmell Common. Comprises acidic and marshy grassland.

ANOTES:
Crossed by a minor, metalled road. Unlikely to have any public use.

SOURCE:
Craven Phase 1 survey (1991). Not visited.

GNOTES:
There are 8 rights of pasture for sheep only. Five of these entries are cross-referenced with CL 114. There are also 3 rights of estover - "rushes for bedding". Two rights entries are held in gross (i.e. by a specified party, rather than attached to land/property). The common is closed during the months of November, February and March. The rights entries are limited to parts of the common only.

Contiguous with CL 195. Lies partially within the Forest of Bowland AONB.


OWNERS:
Owned by the Representative Body of Hurst Courtney.


OWNERS:
Owned by Newton upon Ouse Parish Council.


OWNERS:
Part owned by The Trustees of Kirkby Moorside War Memorial Hall.


OWNERS:
Owned by H.M. Queen (through Her Duchy of Lancaster).


OWNERS:
Owned by H.M. Queen (through Her Duchy of Lancaster)


GEN:
A large grazed field of improved grassland bounded by hedge and fence. Part is separated off for public amenity. There is a small section of road verge with tree-planted bank.

ANOTES:
Part of the Common is a sports ground and play area. The grazed section is crossed by 3 footpaths. A small section is separated off by a minor road.

SOURCE:
Oxford Biological Records Centre. 
Field survey.

GNOTES:
Rights: Total (5)
Cattle and sheep (1) Cattle 6th May-10th Oct.     
					 Sheep 10th Oct - 25th March
					 
Cattle (4)	Two entries limited to 6th May-10 Oct


GEN:
A village green that straddles a minor road and accommodates planted trees and a war memorial.

OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner (application). Remainder of the land owned by Swyncombe Parish Council.

ANOTES:
One claim of access exists. There is general open access to all parts for walkers. At the time of survey people were cycling, using rope swing, collecting wood and walking dogs.


GEN:
Most of the site is an old chalk pit that has been used as a land fill site and is now capped to be restored for wildlife and leisure use.

OWNERS:
Owned by Bullingdon Rural District Council. (Successor: South Oxfordshire District Council).

ANOTES:
Restored public access and path improvements are in progress. Icknield Way/Ridgeway path is adjacent to the site.


GEN:
A varied Common that follows the minor roads between Shepherd's Green and Greys Green.It includes road verges, woodland and scrub.

ANOTES:
De facto access to most areas of the Common.      
Walking and some horse-riding.

SOURCE:
BBONT Habitat survey cards.
Oxfordshire Biological Records Centre.
Field survey.

GNOTES:
Rights   Total (2)
1  'Herbage and pasture'
2  'Grazing'......neither specified or quantified   
There is one claim of access.

The common is within the Chilterns AONB.


GEN:
This Common has a great diversity of habitats from SSSI status ancient semi-natural woodland to the north, relict heathland, improved grassland, a pond and medieval beech coppice.

ANOTES:
A minor road skirts and crosses the Common. A bridleway passes East-West to Russell's Water, and footpaths traverse Pishill Bank. There is 'de facto' access to much of the higher grassland.

SOURCE:
SSSI Citation for Pishill Woods.
BBONT. 
Oxfordshire Biological Records Centre.
Field survey.

GNOTES:
3 claims to access
Rights: Total (15)  Total grazing (6)  Total Non-grazing (9)
Cattle (2)
Cattle,pigs,sheep. (2)
Geese (1)
Pasture (2)
Estovers (11)
Firewood peasticks (1)
Scrub bracken (1)
Turbary (3)
Pannage (3)

Rights DISPUTED  6 void

In Chilterns AONB
Northern section part of Pishill Woods SSSI
No contiguous commons.


GEN:
A narrow, elongated common consisting of verges and small patches of deciduous woodland along side a track.

ANOTES:
A RUPP runs the entire length of the common, which adjoins a minor road at its northern end.  Contains tracks and paths.

GNOTES:
No rights.  The NCB/British Coal claim ownership of any coal in this unit.  Measured area larger than that registered.


GEN:
A small common within the town of Bridgnorth, containing deciduous woodland, semi-improved neutral grassland and scrub.

OWNERS:
Owned by former Bridgnorth Rural Borough Council. (now Bridgnorth District Council).

ANOTES:
Adjacent to an A-class road, and crossed by tracks and public footpaths.  The common is much used for informal recreation such as walking and walking dogs.  Adjoins a built-up area.

GNOTES:
No rights.  The NCB/British Coal claim ownership of any coal in this unit.


GEN:
Slopes bearing scrub, neutral grassland, deciduous woodland and scattered bracken with an old motte and bailey in the northern area.

OWNERS:
The land is subject to the protection of the Local Authority under Section 9 of the Commons Registration Act 1965.

ANOTES:
Adjacent to minor roads and crossed by paths. Areas near the road in the north-east part of the common are used by walkers and people walking dogs.  Some erosion has occurred on the motte and bailey probably due to trampling.

GNOTES:
No rights.  Occurs within the Shropshire Hills AONB and ESA. Includes archaeological interest (motte and bailey).  The NCB/British Coal claim ownership of any coal in this unit.


GEN:
Common on a north-east facing slope, mostly dominated by Juncus effusus marshy grassland.

ANOTES:
No rights of way.  Partially enclosed by fences and hedges.

GNOTES:
1 right of turbary, 1 pasture right for cattle and sheep. Entry claims sole grazing right.  There is unity of rights and ownership on this unit.  Occurs within the Shropshire Hills AONB and Clun ESA.  The NCB/British Coal claim ownership of any coal in this unit.  Measured area less than that registered.


GEN:
A fragmented common consisting of 8 lengths of roadside verge and 3 small areas of deciduous woodland.  The woodland contain a diverse flora.

ANOTES:
Adjacent to and crossed by minor roads, tracks and public footpaths.  The common occurs within and adjacent to the village of Homer.  The woodland in area (1) (see map) has a signpost, steps and walkway. A telephone box occurs on one of the verges.

GNOTES:
No rights.  Occurs within the Shropshire Hills AONB. The NCB/British Coal claim ownership of any coal in this unit.  Measured area is less than that registered.


GEN:
A steep west-facing slope of the Long Mynd plateau, containing areas of bracken, flush, dry heath, and acid grassland. Part of the Long Mynd SSSI and SWT Prime Site.

ANOTES:
Crossed by minor road, bridleway and paths. Used by walkers. Close to runway used by Midland Gliding Club.

SOURCE:
Field survey and Shropshire Wildlife Trust files.

GNOTES:
1 pasture right for sheep.  Part of the Long Mynd SSSI and SWT Prime Site, and occurs within the Shropshire Hills AONB and ESA.  The NCB/ British Coal claim ownership of any coal in this unit.


GEN:
A very large area of common land comprising virtually the entire Northern half of the Quantock massif with two detached areas to the South. The site is most important for its heathland and woodland, and is also an important recreational centre.

OWNERS:
Part owned by the National Trust. Part owned by former Williton Rural District Council. Six parts owned separately by six private owners.

ANOTES:
Crossed by two minor roads and numerous unsurfaced tracks, footpaths and bridleways. A popular area for hiking, riding etc., with car parks along the road providing the focus for many people. Stag hunting takes place, although the future of this activity is, at present, uncertain.

GRAZINT:
Overall grazing intensity low. Local intensity ?

SOURCE:
English Nature files: SSSI file (The Quantocks)

GNOTES:
46 rights of pasture for sheep, horses, goats, cattle, pigs & animals; 39 of estovers (including timber and fern) 21 of turbary, 5 of pannage, 1 of piscary, and 3 of common in soil (quarrying/mineral). 13 rights cross referenced to CLs 26, 85, 88, 93, 152 & 168. 6 rights held in gross. Church commissioners claim rights and interests of Lord of Manor of Bicknoller other than ownership. 2 woods are grade 2 NCR sites. Measured area more than that registered.


GEN:
A comparatively large area of marshy grassland with heath, bracken and woodland, managed as a county trust nature reserve.

ANOTES:
Traversed by 2 minor roads and 3 public footpaths. Managed as a nature reserve by STNC. Numerous tracks cross the site, there are two car parks, provision of information boards, and a small grassy picnic area and bench at ST105225 (approx.). A small area in the SE is managed as a cricket pitch/recreation ground with benches. A sign indicates byelaws in operation.

GRAZINT:
Grazing intensity high over limited area.

SOURCE:
English Nature Files: Langford Heathfield SSSI

GNOTES:
7 rights of pasture for cattle, pigs, goats and sheep. 6 rights of estovers, including one for wood. 3 rights of turbary. One right cross-referenced to CL 98. There are also claims to rights of shooting and sporting. Church commissioners claim to be owners in fee simple of any minerals. One claim to right of access. 72.8 ha of SSSI is common land.


GEN:
Two rounded limestone hills, capped with acidic rock, with a steep wooded limestone gorge in between. Several caves and swallets present. Two small, detatched green-like areas are included.

ANOTES:
B3134 (excluded) bisects the main unit, which is crossed by many paths. Popular recreation area, with car parks at the Rock of Ages and Ellick House, plus refreshment facilities. The Down is used by pony-trekkers and the caves are popular potholing centres. Good views of Somerset and the Bristol Channel from the summit of Blackdown. Other units of CL much less used for public recreation.

SOURCE:
English Nature Files: SSSI File (Burrington Coombe). ISR:Grades B/undass. sites (Burrington/Blackdown). Field survey of non

GNOTES:
34 rights of pasture for cattle, horses, donkeys, geese and fowls. 29 of estovers (fern, furze, heather, long grass),  29 of common in soil (stone and gravel, including shell or shale). Pasture rights held in stints under Burrington Commons Award 1913. 3 rights relate to part of the unit only; 1 cross referenced to CL 162 which is contiguous. Site of geological importance. 126.9 ha lie in Avon, including all of Havyatt & Langford Greens.


GEN:
The South and West facing slopes of a hill, with woodland at its foot, and a mixture of scrub, bracken and species-rich limestone grassland on the slopes.

ANOTES:
Crossed by an A-road, with parking and viewpoint available. Footpaths cross the hill, one of which is planned to be upgraded to a bridlepath. This part of the Mendips has much use by horse-riders.

GRAZINT:
Moderate (in NCC memo.), but local poaching.

SOURCE:
National Trust Biological Survey (1990). English Nature files: Crooks Peak-Shute Shelve Hill SSSI; ISR; Rare Plant File

GNOTES:
34 rights of pasture for sheep, cattle, horses and goats. 2 rights of estovers, 2 rights of turbary. Also registered is a right for coneys. 26 rights relate to part of unit only, 32 rights cross-referenced to CLs 23, 64 and 65, the former two being contiguous. Lies within Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill SSSI. Measured area greater than that registered.


GEN:
A large area of uniform neutral pasture with a small pond.

ANOTES:
Crossed by a public footpath to north and east, but this is probably comparatively little used.

GRAZINT:
Moderate. Severe poaching at access points.

SOURCE:
Field survey.  CEGB survey of Hinkley Point (1986).

GNOTES:
Five rights of pature for beasts (cattle) and sheep held in gross.  Grazing varies: beasts 7 May - 4 June, 2 July - 5 Aug and 24 Sept - 22 Oct.  Sheep 11 Nov - 1 Feb, but all dates may vary with agreement of rightholders.  Contiguous with CLs 83, 84 and 104.  Lies within Bridgwater Bay SSSI.  Measured area greater than that registered.


GEN:
A large area of neutral grassland, partitioned by ditches and fences.

OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner. Remainder registered under the Land Registration Acts 1924 and 1936.

ANOTES:
Crossed by two public footpaths, but these are probably little used.

SOURCE:
Field survey.  CEGB Survey of Hinkley Point (1986).

GNOTES:
One right of pasture for bullocks, 7 rights of estovers (for rights to forshear), relating to part unit only.  Three rights cross-referenced to CLs 82 and 104.  CLs 35, 36 and 82 are contiguous, the two former being small lots surrounded by CL80, but not distinguishable on the ground.  Lies within Bridgwater Bay SSSI.  Fences erected on the common. Measured area greater than that registered.


GEN:
A small common to the north of Horton-in-Ribblesdale comprising acidic grassland. Small limestone outcrops with associated calcicolous grassland.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by a track/public bridleway that lies along the course of the Pennine Way long distance footpath.

GNOTES:
No rights. Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.


GEN:
A series of road verges alongside the Settle-Airton road at the southern edge of Scotsthrop Moor.

ANOTES:
An unclassified public road runs the entire length of the common. Unlikely to have any recreational use as such.

GNOTES:
No rights. Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.  Measured area greater than registered area.


GEN:
A small site encompassing what appears to be a basin mire. Partly wooded.

ANOTES:
The common is adjoined by a track/public footpath and is also crossed by a public footpath. Unlikely to have much (any?) public use, as it is situated in a rather 'quiet' part of the county.


GEN:
A common of acidic and marshy grasslands with some areas of dry modified bog 3 miles ESE of Settle.

ANOTES:
Footpaths cross the common to the south of the minor roads. At the point where the two roads meet, there is a small bare-ground parking area.

SOURCE:
Brief site visits (PD - 28.07.96; KAC - 25.06.99). Yorkshire Dales National Park Phase 1 survey (1987).

GNOTES:
There is one finalized rights entry as pasture for '3 cattle or 3 beasts'. Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.


OWNERS:
Owned by Kettlewell and Starbotton Parish Council.


GEN:
An attractive gill containing a section of broadleaved woodland, complete with waterfalls and impressive rock outcrops. Part followed by a "green lane", plus associated other habitats. The stream apparently flows entirely underground.

ANOTES:
This common can be reached via a green lane (which is also a public bridleway) from the nearby hamlet of Calton. This track runs about half of the way along the site before branching off to the north. A path continues along the gill from this point, crosses to the other side (the stream now running underground), and proceeds as far as a waterfall about 10m high. The gill is an extremely attractive feature and, being rather out of the way is probably only frequented by local people.

SOURCE:
Yorjshire Dales National Park habitat survey (1987-88). Field survey.

GNOTES:
No rights. There are two claims to a right of way. Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Contiguous with CL 429.


GEN:
A portion of the Embsay/Barden Moor complex. Main habitat is dry {\it Calluna} heath. Small pockets of blanket mire. Acidic grassland and flush along valley to south.

OWNERS:
Owned jointly by the Duke of Buccleuch and the Duchess of Devonshire.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by a single bridleway. This land lies within the Barden Moor and Barden Fell Access Area. The public have open access to the commons in this block under the terms of an access agreement between the owners and North Yorkshire County Council. The area is patrolled by National Park wardens to ensure observance of various byelaws, essentially being extensions of the Country Code. There is particular emphasis on the need to prevent accidental fires and to this aim, the use of picnic fires or stoves is not permitted and smoking is discouraged. The Minister of Agriculture may close these moors at times of high fire risk.

In addition, dogs are not permitted on the Access Areas, in order to prevent disturbance to sheep, grouse and other birds. 

A clause in the access agreement permits the owners to close the Access Areas to the public on not more than 30 days in any year. The actual dates, which never include Sundays, are publicised at Access Points in the local press. Such closures occur between August and December.

GNOTES:
There is a single right of pasture specified as "herbage for 230 sheep". This is held in gross by the "Freeholders of Rylstone" (i.e. by a specified party rather than attached to land/property).

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Also lies within the West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors SSSI, which is being considered for addition to the North Pennine Moors pSPA. Contiguous with CLs 109, 417, 244 and 243.


GEN:
A stretch of the busy B6265 immediately to the south of the village of Rylstone.

OWNERS:
Owned by the representative body of the Parish of Rylstone.

ANOTES:
Comprises a stretch of the B6265 to the south of the village of Rylstone. An extremely busy road, with many heavy limestone-transporting lorries travelling at great speed. No recreational use.

GNOTES:
There is a single right of pasture for cattle and sheep. This is held in gross by the owners (i.e. by a specified party, rather than attached to land/property). This also means that there is unity of rights and ownership.

Lies entirely within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.


GEN:
A major portion of Embsay Moor. Habitats include dry {\it Calluna} heath, acidic grassland, dense bracken, flush and valley mire.

OWNERS:
Part owned by the Duke of Devonshire. Remainder owned by one private owner.

ANOTES:
The common adjoins a minor, metalled road at its easternmost point. The site is crossed by two public bridleways (one of which follows a track) and one public footpath. There appear also to be other access tracks and paths.
This land lies within the Barden Moor and Barden Fell Access Area. The public have open access to the commons in this block under the terms of an access agreement between the owners and North Yorkshire County Council. The area is patrolled by National Park wardens to ensure observance of various byelaws, essentially being extensions of the Country Code. There is particular emphasis on the need to prevent accidental fires and to this aim, the use of picnic fires or stoves is not permitted and smoking is discouraged. The Minister of Agriculture may close these moors at times of high fire risk.

In addition, dogs are not permitted on the Access Areas, in order to prevent disturbance to sheep, grouse and other birds. 

A clause in the access agreement permits the owners to close the Access Areas to the public on not more than 30 days in any year. The actual dates, which never include Sundays, are publicised at Access Points in the local press. Such closures occur between August and December.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI files: West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors. English Nature Phase 2 survey of Northern Pennines: Embsay Moor, sub-block 16 (ii); Report no. 16/4. NCC Phase 1 survey, 1986. Yorkshire Dales National Park: Barden Moor and Barden Fell; public leaflet relating to access agreement. Bolton Abbey Heritage Landscape Management Plan: Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement; Yorkshire Estate, 1993. Brief site visit.

GNOTES:
There are 13 rights of pasture registered as follows: sheep only (12); sheep or horses (1). Other rights are: turbary (3); common in the soil (1 - as stone); piscary (1); pannage (1); estover (1 - as "mosses"). There are 8 cross-referenced entries: CL 307 (8); CL 418 (1) and CL 417 (1).

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Also lies within the West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors SSSI, which is being considered for addition to the North Pennine Moors pSPA. Contiguous with CLs 307, 158, 417 and 418.


OWNERS:
Part owned jointly by three private owners.


GEN:
A small parcel of land on hills to the north of the hamlet of Lotersdale. Northern tip is a mosaic of dry heath/acidic grassland. Most of the remainder comprises an enclosed field of semi-improved acidic grassland.

ANOTES:
This small, narrowly triangular common is adjoined along its eastern edge by a minor, metalled road and along its western edge by an unmetalled track. There are no rights of way crossing the site. The greater part has the appearance of an enclosed field of permanent pasture and is unlikely to have any public access. The northern tip is unfenced from the adjacent road and track, but is too small to have any recreational use.


GEN:
An area of improved permanent pasture with the same general appearance as the surrounding enclosed farmland, from which it is indistinguishable.

ANOTES:
Crossed by a public footpath. This is not signposted from a nearby road and appears unused by the public. Therefore, the common is unlikely to have any recreational use. The eastern edge lies alongside, and is unfenced from the track leading to Newlands Farm.

GNOTES:
The parish council have registered a right of common in the soil (on behalf of the inhabitants of the village of Bradleys, to "gather stones"). Therefore this right is held in gross (i.e. by a specified party/ies, rather than attached to land/property.

Note internal boundary, this being a dry stone wall, apparently the consequence of an enclosure award.     

Measured area greater than registered area.


GEN:
An area of moorland forming part of Beamsley Moor. Main habitat is dry {\it Calluna} heath, with smaller areas of dense bracken, blanket mire, acidic grassland and acidic/neutral flush.

ANOTES:
The south-western edge of the common is crossed by a minor, metalled, unfenced road, which is cattle-gridded at GR SE 087 527. There are three public footpaths on this portion, one of which ascends onto Beamsley Beacon. 

On the small, westerly, outlying portion, there has been parking of cars on the common, adjacent to the road and this area appears popular for walking dogs.  

The remainder of the common is not crossed by any public rights of way and is unlikely to be visited by the public.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI files: West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors. Survey of Upland Habitats of the Northern Pennines, English Nature, 1993: Barden Fell, report no. 16/1. Phase 1 survey, NCC, 1986. Brief site inspection.

GNOTES:
There are 10 rights of pasture for sheep only. One rightholder has the right to cut bracken/rushes (i.e. estover) for bedding between September 1st-December 31st. There is also one right of turbary.

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Major portion also lies within the West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors SSSI, which is being considered for addition to the North Pennine Moors pSPA. 

Contiuguous with CLs 46 and 481.


GEN:
A section of the Upper Barden Reservoir.

OWNERS:
Part owned by the Duke of Buccleugh and part owned by the Duchess of Devonshire.

ANOTES:
Lies within the Barden Moor/Barden Fell Access Area.

SOURCE:
English Nature Phase 2 survey of Northern Pennines: Embsay Moor, sub-block 16 (ii); Report no. 16/4. NCC Phase 1 survey, 1986. Yorkshire Dales National Park: Barden Moor and Barden Fell; public leaflet relating to access agreement. Bolton Abbey Heritage Landscape Management Plan: Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement; Yorkshire Estate, 1993. Not visited.

GNOTES:
No rights. Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Contiguous with CL 158.


OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner and part owned by the Duchess of  Devonshire.


GEN:
A major portion of the Embsay/Barden Moor complex. Habitats include dry {\it Calluna} heath, dense bracken, acidic/neutral flush and valley mire.

ANOTES:
The south-eastern tip of the common is crossed by a minor, metalled road. From here, a public bridleway follows close to the south-western boundary of the site. There are also a number of other tracks/paths on various parts of the common.

This land lies within the Barden Moor and Barden Fell Access Area. The public have open access to the commons in this block under the terms of an access agreement between the owners and North Yorkshire County Council. The area is patrolled by National Park wardens to ensure observance of various byelaws, essentially being extensions of the Country Code. There is particular emphasis on the need to prevent accidental fires and to this aim, the use of picnic fires or stoves is not permitted and smoking is discouraged. The Minister of Agriculture may close these moors at times of high fire risk.

In addition, dogs are not permitted on the Access Areas, in order to prevent disturbance to sheep, grouse and other birds. 

A clause in the access agreement permits the owners to close the Access Areas to the public on not more than 30 days in any year. The actual dates, which never include Sundays, are publicised at Access Points in the local press. Such closures occur between August and December.

GNOTES:
There is one right of pasture for sheep only. Other rights are: turbary (1) and common in the soil (1). One entry is cross-referenced to CLs 418, 307 and 243.

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Also lies within the West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors SSSI, which is being considered for addition to the North Pennine Moors pSPA. Contiguous with CLs 213, 158, 243 and 418.


GEN:
A peripheral portion of Embsay Moor. Habitats include dry {\it Calluna} heath, acidic grassland and dense bracken.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by an unfenced minor road, with cattle grids provided where it passes onto the common. A public brideleway runs northwards from here. This block of common land as a whole lies within the Barden Moor and Barden Fell Access Area. The public have open access to the commons in this block under the terms of an access agreement between the owners and North Yorkshire County Council. The area is patrolled by National Park wardens to ensure observance of various byelaws, essentially being extensions of the Country Code. There is particular emphasis on the need to prevent accidental fires and to this aim, the use of picnic fires or stoves is not permitted and smoking is discouraged. The Minister of Agriculture may close these moors at times of high fire risk.

In addition, dogs are not permitted on the Access Areas, in order to prevent disturbance to sheep, grouse and other birds. 

A clause in the access agreement permits the owners to close the Access Areas to the public on not more than 30 days in any year. The actual dates, which never include Sundays, are publicised at Access Points in the local press. Such closures occur between August and December.

There are pull-ins on the common alongside the minor road, together with a larger car parking area at GR SE 037 555, this forming one of the formal Access Points. There are excellent views across Wharfedale from this point.

GNOTES:
There are two rights of pasture for sheep only. Other rights are: estovers (1 - as "heather"); common in the soil (2 - as stone), turbary (2). Cross-references: CLs 243, 307 and 417.

Major portion lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Also lies partially within the West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors SSSI, which is being considered for addition to the North Pennine Moors pSPA. 

Contiguous with CLs 243 and 417.


GEN:
Part of a block of moorland to the north of Ilkley, supporting extensive areas of dry {\it Calluna} heath. Other habitats include valley mire and flush, plus dense bracken.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by several tracks on the eastern part. There do not appear to be any public rights of way and the area is probably not visited to any great extent by the public.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI files: West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors. Survey of Upland Habitats of the Northern Pennines, English Nature, 1993: Barden Fell, report no. 16/1. Phase 1 survey, NCC, 1986. Not visited.

GNOTES:
There is a single right of pasture for sheep only. 

Major part lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Also lies within the West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors SSSI, which is being considered for addition to the North Pennine Moors pSPA. Contiguous with CL 563.


GNOTES:
Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Not included in survey: measured area less than registered area and also less than survey threshold of 0.3ha.


GEN:
A part of the plateau of Burnsall and Thorpe Fell. Areas of blanket mire surrounded by dry {\it Calluna} heath.

ANOTES:
The common is not situated close to any public roads and neither is it crossed by any public rights of way. However, the land lies within the Barden Moor and Barden Fell Access Area. The public have open access to the commons in this block under the terms of an access agreement between the owners and North Yorkshire County Council. The area is patrolled by National Park wardens to ensure observance of various byelaws, essentially being extensions of the Country Code. There is particular emphasis on the need to prevent accidental fires and to this aim, the use of picnic fires or stoves is not permitted and smoking is discouraged. The Minister of Agriculture may close these moors at times of high fire risk.

In addition, dogs are not permitted on the Access Areas, in order to prevent disturbance to sheep, grouse and other birds. 

A clause in the access agreement permits the owners to close the Access Areas to the public on not more than 30 days in any year. The actual dates, which never include Sundays, are publicised at Access Points in the local press. Such closures occur between August and December.

GNOTES:
Rights entries are as follows: pasture rights - 5 (two entries for cattle and two for sheep). In addition, there are also three provisional grazing rights - sheep only (2); sheep and cattle (1).  There is also a single right of turbary and two rights of common in the soil (as "stones").

Three of the final and two of the provisional entries are cross-referenced with CL 34. One right is held in gross (i.e. by a specified party rather than attached to land/property).

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Also lies within the West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors SSSI, which is being considered for addition to the North Pennine Moors pSPA. Measured area greater than registered area.

Contiguous with CLs 34, 158 and 213.


GEN:
A peripheral portion of Embsay Moor. Habitats are dry {\it Calluna} heath, dense bracken, acidic grassland and acidic flush.

OWNERS:
Part owned by The Duke of Devonshire. Remainder owned jointly by two private owners.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI files: West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors. English Nature Phase 2 survey of Northern Pennines: Embsay Moor, sub-block 16 (ii); Report no. 16/4. Yorkshire Dales National Park: Barden Moor and Barden Fell; public leaflet relating to access agreement. Bolton Abbey Heritage Landscape Management Plan: Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement; Yorkshire Estate, 1993. Not visited.

GNOTES:
There are 7 rights of pasture registered as follows: sheep only (6); sheep or horses (1). Other rights are: turbary (3); common in the soil (1 - as stone); piscary (1); pannage (1); estover (2 - 1 as "mosses").

A total of 8 entries are cross-referenced to other commons: CL 243 (8); CL 417 (1); CL 418 (1). 

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Also lies within the West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors SSSI, which is being considered for addition to the North Pennine Moors pSPA. Contiguous with CL 243.


GEN:
An area of semi-improved pasture underlain by Carboniferous limestone. Parts of the site have small, diffuse base-rich flush features, which are high in species-diversity and include the nationally scarce {\it Primula farinosa}.

ANOTES:
This common is remote from any roads and is not crossed by any forms of public rights of way. It is therefore unlikely to have any public access or recreational use.

SOURCE:
Yorkshire Dales National Park habitat survey (1987-88). Scarce Plants in Britain, Pearman et al., JNCC, 1994. Not visited.

GNOTES:
There are two rights of pasture for sheep or cattle. Other claimed "rights" are for "shooting and sporting". One entry is cross-referenced with CL 613. Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Contiguous with CLs 141 and 613.


GEN:
An area of moorland north of Skipton. Principal habitats are {\it Calluna} dry heath, dry-modified bog and acidic grassland.

GNOTES:
There are 10 rights of pasture registered as follows: sheep only (7); cattle and sheep (3). Other rights are: Common in the soil (2 - for stone) and turbary (1). One entry is cross-referenced with CL 109. Two entries are held in gross (i.e. by a specified party, rather than attached to land/property). 

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Contiguous with CLs 109 and 213.


GEN:
This common contains areas of acid grassland, marshy grassland, dry heath and dry bog. Used for sheep and cattle grazing.

OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner, part owned by private estate.

ANOTES:
Crossed by two minor public roads (joining). One of these runs north-south for the whole length of the common. The northern part of the common may be used occasionally by local residents. The major portion of the southern part of the common appears unlikely to have any public access. However, there are several pull-in points along the side of the minor road - e.g. at the point where the minor road crosses the southern boundary of the common. From here there are excellent views of the surrounding landscape, taking-in Ingleborough to the north, the rest of the Bowland Fells to the south-west and Pendle Hill to the south.

SOURCE:
(1). Field survey (PD). (2). Craven District Habitat Survey (1990?).

GNOTES:
There are 32 rights of pasture, all of which specify sheep. In addition, 15 entries also include cattle, whilst 12 include horses. Entries for cattle and horses are given in gaits, where 4 sheep = 1 cow and 6 sheep = 1 horse. Other rights are: estover (2 - one as "rushes"); turbary (1). One estover entry includes rushes. Grazing allowances are given in sheep 'gaits' with other stock equivalents. 

Cross-references are as follows: CLs 211 (14); 270 (25); 304 (20) and 305 (2). The owner has 12 entries in the rights section through tenants. 

The moor is closed from 15th November to 15th December in each year. 

Contiguous with CLs 211, 270, 275 and 304. 

Lies within the Forest of Bowland AONB and includes the entire area of the Keasden Moor SSSI.


OWNERS:
Owned by Horton in Ribblesdale Parish Council.


GEN:
A small area of blanket mire dominated by {\it Eriophorum vaginatum} and {\it Calluna vulgaris}.

SOURCE:
Yorkshire Dales National Park Phase 1 survey. Not visited.

GNOTES:
There are 9 rights of pasture for sheep only. One entry is held in gross (i.e. by a specified party rather than attached to land/property).

Contiguous with CL 367. Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.


GEN:
An area under arable production lying within the flood-plain of the River Ouse.

OWNERS:
Owned by the Churchwardens of the Parish of Riccal.

GNOTES:
There are two rights of pasture for "beasts". There is also a right "for one year every six years to graze.....".

Note that a pipeline was being laid across the site at the time of the site visit.


OWNERS:
Owned by Saxton cum Scarthingwell Parish Council.


OWNERS:
Parts owned separately by two private owners.


GEN:
Part of a plateau area lying along the southern side of Bishopdale. Habitats include various types of blanket bog plus acidic grassland. Small area of dry heath.

ANOTES:
A public bridleway crosses the common leading up from the hamlet of Newbiggin in Bishopdale. No other rights of way evident.

SOURCE:
Upland vegetation survey using Ratcliffe and Birks method, NCC, 1984. Site visit (PD).

GNOTES:
There are a total of 24 pasture rights, mainly for sheep, although one entry also specifies cattle and horses. There are also 13 shooting/sporting "rights" registered. A total of 21 of the entries are held in gross (i.e. by a specified party, rather than attached to land/property).

Contiguous with CLs 41 and 44. Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.


GEN:
Part of the plateau area around Naughtberry Hill, situated along the southern side of Bishopdale. Blanket bog on plateau with acidic grassland on steep northern slope.

ANOTES:
No public rights of way crossing the common.

GNOTES:
There are a total of 14 pasture rights. All entries specify sheep, whilst one also allows cattle and horses. Other "rights" are for shooting/sporting (10), plus one of estover ("forestal rights"). Thirteen of the entries are held in gross (i.e. by a specific party rather than attached to land/property). Of the registered rightholders, 14 are the same as those given for CL 40, although there are no cross-references.

Contiguous with CLs 40, 44 and 220. Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.


GEN:
A major portion of a block of fells lying in the area between Buckden and Aysgarth. Habitats include various types of blanket bog and acidic grassland, with smaller areas of dry heath and dense bracken.

ANOTES:
A public bridleway crosses the common from the head of the valley of Walden Beck, heading south-westwards towards the hamlet of Starbotton in Wharfedale. There is also probably a walking route onto the summit of Buckden Pike.

SOURCE:
Upland vegetation survey using Ratcliffe and Birks method, NCC, 1984. Brief site visit (N. edge only - PD).

GNOTES:
There are 15 rights of pasture, all of which specify sheep, cattle and horses. Originally there were only 14 entries, but one of these was apportioned into two. One of the latter is held in gross (i.e. by a specified party rather than attached to land/property). 

Contiguous with CLs 40, 41, 220 and 78. Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.


OWNERS:
Owned by Thornton Steward Parish Council.


GEN:
Two areas of open fell on either side of Coverdale: to the north, part of Braidley Moor with, to the south, the northern flanks of Little Whernside.

ANOTES:
The northern portion is crossed by a public bridleway, while a public footpath runs along the edge of the southern portion, probably providing a route for walkers onto the summit of Little Whernside - this route also used for vehicular access and therefore quite obvious from the Coverdale road.

SOURCE:
Upland vegetation survey using Ratcliffe and Birks method, NCC, 1984. Brief site inspection from Coverdale road.

GNOTES:
There are 8 rights of pasture, all entries specifying sheep and 7 also specifying cattle. Pasture rights for 6 entries are held in gaits, where one gait equals 1 cow or 4 sheep. There are also two rights of turbary and one of "sporting", including fishing (i.e. piscary). One entry is held in gross (i.e. by a specific party, rather than attached to land/property).

Contiguous with CL 44. Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.


OWNERS:
Owned by the Parish Trustees of West Scrafton.


OWNERS:
Owned by the Parish Trustees of Low Abbotside.


GEN:
A strip of upland fell straddling the boundary with Cumbria, at the head of Arten Gill. Habitats include dry modified bog, acidic and marshy grasslands and part of the limestone pavements at Wold Fell.

ANOTES:
A track/public bridleway crosses the common at the head of Arten Gill. This appears badly rutted/eroded by vehicular use. There is also access onto the southern part of the common by another bridleway.

SOURCE:
North Yorkshire and Cumbria Phase 1 surveys. Aerial photographs (provided by Yorkshire Dales National Park). Limestone Pavement Notification for Wold Fell (YDNP). Site visit.

GNOTES:
There are 7 rights of pasture, all for cattle only. There are also 5 rights of turbary "to cut and take peat". Two entries are held in gross (i.e. by a specified party, rather than attached to land/property).

Includes a part of the limestone pavements at Wold Fell, which are now protected by a Limestone Pavement Order under Section 34 of the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act. Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Part of the common is situated within Cumbria.


OWNERS:
Two parts owned by Bellerby Parish Council. Part owned by one private  owner.


GEN:
A small common largely comprising dry modified bog. Smaller areas of acidic grassland, dense bracken and acidic/neutral flush.

ANOTES:
No formal public rights of way cross this common.

SOURCE:
A Survey of Upland Habitats in the Northern Pennines: Report no. 8/4 - Barlingham and Holgate Moor, English Nature, 1993. Not visited.

GNOTES:
There is one finalized right for sheep only. The right is held 'in gross' (i.e. is not attached to land ownership). Contiguous with CL 43 and at one point, with CL 127 in County Durham. 

Measured area less than registered area.  

Apparently lies within County Durham.


GEN:
The common is split into 5 detached sections on a north facing slope (see map). 2 of these sections are tracks with dry stone boundary walls, 2 are disused quarries and one is grassland.

ANOTES:
A public footpath runs along High Lane and the Lane below Nossill Scars.

SOURCE:
1). YDNP Phase 1 survey map.
2). Field survey (PD).

GNOTES:
No rights. High Lane is contiguous with a detached section of CL96 (the track to Morpeth Scar). 

Measured area greater than registered area. 

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.


GEN:
A section of the plateau lying along the southern side of Bishopdale. Main habitats are blanket bog and acidic grassland. Some outcropping Carboniferous limestone with associated calcicolous grassland.

SOURCE:
Upland vegetation survey using Ratcliffe and Birks method, NCC, 1984. Not visited.

GNOTES:
There are 5 rights entries, all for pasture. All entries specify sheep. In addition, there are also single rights to graze cattle and horses.  One rightholder has an entry in gaits which gives the possibility of cattle/horse equivalents. All entries are held in gross (i.e. by a specified party rather than attached to land/property). There are also 4 sporting rights. Note that the owner is also a rightholder.

Contiguous with CLs 41 and 44. Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.


OWNERS:
Part owned by Muker Parish Council. Two other parts owned separately  by two private owners.


OWNERS:
Owned by Hawsker cum Stainsacre Parish Council.


GEN:
Part of a block of heather moorland. Other habitats include acidic grassland, dense bracken, acidic flush and valley mire.

ANOTES:
Adjoins and is crossed by a minor road (unfenced) at the south-western edge. This part of the common is also crossed by a public footpath and two other paths. The remainder of the site has no public rights of way and appears unlikely to be visited by the public.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI files: West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors. Survey of Upland Habitats of the Northern Pennines, English Nature, 1993: Blubberhouses Moor, report no. 16/5. Phase 1 survey, NCC, 1986. Brief site inspection.

GNOTES:
There are 28 rights of pasture registered as follows: sheep only (24); cattle and sheep (4); "other grazing" - geese (4). Other rights are: turbary (5) - this sometimes given in "cart-load" figures; estovers (4 - "rushes/bracken" for bedding). For one rightholder the entries for turbary and estover are restricted to the period between September 1st and December 31st.

Four entries are cross-referenced to CL 47.

Major portion lies within the West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors SSSI, which is being considered for addition to the North Pennine Moors pSPA. Contiguous with CLs 47, 48 and 234.


GEN:
Part of a larger block of common land. Habitats include wet and dry heath, dense bracken and acidic grassland.

ANOTES:
The south-western portion of the common is crossed by a minor, metalled road (unfenced), and there appear also to be unmetalled tracks. There are several public and other paths crossing the site, which may be used to some extent by walkers. The minor road crosses a cattle grid at GR SE 106 504 and there is a small car parking area situated here just beyond the boundary of the common.

GNOTES:
There are 15 rights of pasture registered as follows: sheep only (14); sheep, cattle or geese (1). "Other grazing" right for geese (1). There is also a single right of turbary. Four entries have been cross-referenced to CL 46.

Northern portion lies within the West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors SSSI, which is being considered for addition to the North Pennine Moors pSPA. Contiguous with CLs 46 and 48.


GEN:
A section of Middleton/Langbar Moor. Habitats include dry {\it Calluna} heath, dense bracken, acidic grassland, plus acidic/neutral and base-rich flush.

ANOTES:
The western margin is closely-followed by a public bridleway and the northern margin is followed by a public footpath. There is also another path to the east. In addition, the course of a Roman Road also crosses the common. These rights of way may be used to some extent by walkers etc., but areas away from these are probably not much visited by the public.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI files: West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors. Survey of Upland Habitats of the Northern Pennines, English Nature, 1993: Blubberhouses Moor, report no. 16/5. Phase 1 survey, NCC, 1986. Not visited.

GNOTES:
There are two rights of pasture for sheep only. One entry relates to part of the unit only and is cross-referenced to CL 481.

Lies within the West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors SSSI, which is being considered for addition to the North Pennine Moors pSPA. Contiguous with CLs 46, 47 and 481.


OWNERS:
Owned by High and Low Bishopgate Parish Council.


OWNERS:
Owned by former Ripon and Pately Rural District Council.


OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner. Remainder owned by Kirkby Malzeard, Laverton and Dallowgill Parish Council.


OWNERS:
Owned by Kirkby Malzeard, Laverton and Dallowgill Parish Council.


GEN:
A snmall area of unmanaged ground, mainly comprising a mixture of marshy and acidic grassland. This is surrounded by neutral grassland and scattered scrub etc.

OWNERS:
Part owned by the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of Leeds.

ANOTES:
The common is bounded on two sides by minor, metalled, roads, from which it is unfenced. The site lies immediately adjacent to a large car park created for visitors to Fewston/Swinsty Reservoirs and adjacent forestry plantations. However, the common itself appears largely unvisited by the public. The only evidence of any recreational use was in the NE corner, where a number of small bonfire sites were noted, with beer cans and other litter scattered herabouts.

GNOTES:
No rights. Note bonfire site to one edge. Part of common apparently used as a short-cut by farm vehicles.


OWNERS:
Part owned by H.M. Queen (through Her Duchy of Lancaster).


OWNERS:
Owned by H.M. Queen  (through Her Duchy of Lancaster).


OWNERS:
Owned by former Ripon and Pateley Bridge Rural District Council.


OWNERS:
Owned by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of Leeds.


GEN:
The common is divided into some 25 enclosures which contain cattle and sheep grazed pasture (mostly improved) or arable land. Acid grassland is generally confined to the steeper ground where outcropping rock is frequent. Farm buildings (North Oaks and Kingston Farm) are included in the area of the common.

ANOTES:
Adjoins 2 minor public roads. Crossed by 1 public footpath.

GNOTES:
There are shooting and sporting rights, which are held in gross.


GEN:
An area of upland moorland to the north of Ilkley. Mainly dry {\it Calluna} heath. Other habitats include dry modified bog, acidic flush, dense bracken and acidic grassland.

OWNERS:
Part owned jointly by three private owners. Part owned by the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of Leeds.

ANOTES:
The common is dissected by the (fenced) A59 Skipton-Harrogate road and a minor road crosses Kex Gill Moor, the northern portion. Crossed by several public footpaths and bridleways, but much of the moor is distant from any rights of way and is probably not visited by the public. Lay-by at edge of the A59, but no access onto the common from this point. The course of a Roman Road crosses the southern part of the common. Several rows of grouse-shooting butts noted.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI files: West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors. Survey of Upland Habitats of the Northern Pennines, English Nature, 1993: Rocking Moor, report no. 16/3; Blubberhouses Moor, report no. 16/5. Phase 1 survey, NCC, 1986. Brief site inspection.

GNOTES:
There are 2 rights of pasture for sheep only. The Trustees of the Chatsworth Settlement are one of the rightholders. One entry is cross-referenced to CL 48.

Major portion lies within the West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors SSSI, which is being considered for addition to the North Pennine Moors pSPA. Contiguous with CLs 48, 234 and 563.

Note internal fencing.


GEN:
Lies along a tributary valley of the river Wharfe. The valley bottom has broadleaved woodland. Adjoining slopes mainly bracken-dominated, but with a variety of other habitat types also present.

ANOTES:
The two smaller portions of the common lie alongside a minor, metalled road in the hamlet of Nesfield, which lies on the eastern side of the Wharfe Valley. These area are cut as amenity grassland/road verges.

A track, which is also a public footpath, leads onto the larger portion of the common from this road. This track leads up as far as a house situated within an area excluded from the registration. Beyond this point it continues as a footpath only, along a hillside to the west of the valley. At one point, it diverges into two separate routes, but eventually these re-combine to proceed along the upper reaches of the valley. This route appears to have occasional use by walkers etc. A second path branches-off down into the valley and subsequently crosses onto the contiguous CL 615. This appears only occasionally used.

GNOTES:
There is one right of pasture for cattle, sheep or geese. There is also one right of turbary. One entry is cross-referenced with the contiguous CL 615. 

Measured area greater than registered area.


GEN:
Several apprarently enclosed fields, largely supporting acidic grassland of various kinds. Some areas of acidic/neutral flush and one portion occupied by dense bracken.

ANOTES:
The larger portion is crossed by a public footpath. This may see occasional use, but otherwise there is probably no public use of the common.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI files: West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors. Survey of Upland Habitats of the Northern Pennines, English Nature, 1993: Rocking Moor, report no. 16/3. Phase 1 survey, NCC, 1986. Not visited.

GNOTES:
No rights. Small part lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Two small portions also lie within the West Nidderdale, Barden and Blubberhouses Moors SSSI, which is being considered for addition to the North Pennine Moors pSPA.  Contiguous with CLs 481 and 553.

Note apparent internal boundaries, pre-dating registration.


GEN:
Slopes adjacent to a beck that cuts into the fellside at the edge of the Wharfe Valley. Habitats include broadleaved woodland, which thins elsewhere to give a wood-pasture appearance.

OWNERS:
Parts owned separately by three private owners.

ANOTES:
A single public footpath crosses the main part of the common. This appears seldom-used. Unlikely to have any recreational use.

GNOTES:
There is a single right of pasture for sheep, cattle and geese. There is also a right of turbary. One rights entry is cross-referenced with the contiguous CL 502.

Note dumping of rubbish on the common. Measured area less than registered area.


GNOTES:
Not included in survey: measured area less than registered area and less than survey threshold of 1.0ha.


GEN:
Forms one small element of the Ingleborough massif. Habitats include a small area of limestone pavement, Carboniferous limestone outcrops and associated calcicolous grassland. Remainder comprises a mosaic of dry modified bog and acidic grassland.

ANOTES:
The southern edge of the common lies alongside the main public footpath from the village of Horton-in-Ribblesdale to the summit of Ingleborough. This is very heavily-used. Otherwise, the remainder of the common appears unlikely to see much recreational use.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI/scientific files: Ingleborough SSSI. Not visited, but the area familiar to compiler from several previous recreational visits to the area.

GNOTES:
There are 9 rights of pasture for sheep, with three entries also specifying cattle. Two entries are held in gross (i.e. by a specific party, rather than attached to land/property). Three entries are given in gaits with cattle equivalents - 4 sheep gaits equal to one beast.

The land section contains one claim to shooting and sporting rights. 

Contiguous with CLs 85, 113 and 339. Lies within the Ingleborough SSSI, itself forming a part of the "Ingleborough Complex" pSAC. Also lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Notified limestone pavement (Sulber, Moughton, Thwaite, Clapdale) - accounting for 49 per cent of the area of the common.


GEN:
A peripheral portion of the Bowland Fells. Main habitat is dry {\it Calluna} heath. Other habitats include wet heath/acidic grassland, valley mire and acidic/neutral flush, plus dense bracken.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed to the west by a minor, metalled, unfenced road which leads southwards from the village of High Bentham, onto the Bowland Fells. This road is cattle gridded at the northern boundary of the common. The western portion is also crossed by a number of tracks and public footpaths. These appear to see much use by the public. To the north-east, a further minor road crosses the common and there is a nearby track/public footpath. The remainder (i.e. greater portion) of the common appears to have no public access at all, and is largely managed as grouse moor.

SOURCE:
Craven Phase 1 survey (1990?) - Judith Allinson. Brief site visit (part - KAC).

GNOTES:
There are 24 rights of pasture. All entries specify sheep, with 28 allowing cattle and 24 allowing ponies (n.b. equivalents: 4 sheep = 1 cow and 6 sheep = 1 horse). Other rights are: estover (3 - as bracken for bedding); turbary (3) and common in the soil (1 - as stone). The common is closed to grazing during November. One entry relates to part of the unit only. 

Contiguous with CL 211. Unfenced from adjacent land in Lancashire. 

Lies within the Forest of Bowland AONB.


GEN:
The common supports an outstanding complex of wetland communities reflecting a wide variation in land form, soil and water conditions.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by a number of unfenced roads which include the A65 Skipton-Kendal road, the B6480 Clapham-Lancaster road and other minor roads and unmetalled tracks. There are also a number of public footpaths. There are several lay-bys situated ajacent to the main road. Occasional use by parts of the common by large parties of travellers. Use by walkers may be increasing and there is extensive use of the site by groups of students, which may be resulting in some disturbance to ground-nesting birds. Some shooting.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI/scientific files: Newby Moor. Not visited, but the compiler has driven along this stretch of the A65 on numerous occasions.

GNOTES:
There are 40 rights of pasture. Of these, 39 entries include sheep, 35 include cattle, 30 include ponies, 34 include geese and 1 includes poultry. Rights entries are given in gaits for sheep: 4 sheep = 1 cattlegait, 6 sheep = 1 horsegait, 6 goosegait = 1 cattlegait. Other rights are: turbary (1); estovers (1 - for "bedding"). All of the rights entries have been cross-referenced: CLs 134 (1); 208 (1); 273 (40) and 276 (37).

The owner also has rights registered.

Contiguous with CL 276. Major portion lies within the Newby Moor SSSI.


GEN:
Largely comprises a mixture of broadleaved woodland and wood-pasture. Areas of acidic/neutral flush and acidic grassland to the north.

ANOTES:
A public footpath runs along the eastern edge of the common, otherwise there appears to be no public access.

GNOTES:
There are 6 rights of pasture registered as follows: sheep, cattle or horses (5); sheep or cattle (1). One entry is held in gross (i.e. by a specified party, rather than attached to land/property). Grazing periods are specified as follows: Jan. 1st - Feb. 14th; May 22nd - June 22nd; July 22nd - December 31st.

Contiguous with CL 34. 

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Also lies within the Oxenber and Wharfe Woods SSSI, itself forming a contituent part of the Ingleborough Complex pSAC.


GEN:
A marginal portion of the Bowland Fells. Includes the major portion of a large valley mire complex. Remainder is largely acidic grassland.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by a public footpath. However, with the common lying away from any popular recreational areas, this appears seldom, if at all used by the public.

SOURCE:
Craven District Phase 1 survey. Site visit.

GNOTES:
There are 10 rights of pasture for sheep only. Grazing is limited to the following periods: April 1st - August 15th (sheep and followers); August 16th - October 30th (sheep only); December 1st - January 31st (sheep only). There are also two rights of estover for "rushes, bracken and bedding". 

Contiguous with CLs 114 and 278 in addition to one common which is both situated within and registered in Lancashire, namely CL 286.  

Lies within the Forest of Bowland AONB.


GEN:
A significant portion of the Ingleborough SSSI. Habitats represented include limestone pavement, rock outcrops and associated calcicolous grassland. Extensive areas of blanket mire and acidic grassland.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by a number of well-used public footpaths which lead onto the summit of Ingleborough, one of the "Three Peaks" of the Yorkshire Dales. There has been a considerable problem of footpath erosion, especially where routes cross areas of deep peat. The area is also extremely popular with cavers and potholers and the well-known sink hole of Gaping Gill is situated on this particular common.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI/scientific files: Ingleborough SSSI. Not visited, but the area familiar to compiler from several recreational visits in past.

GNOTES:
There are 53 rights of pasture, all of which specify sheep. In addition, one entry also permits grazing by cattle, horses or geese, and a further entry also permits grazing by cattle as well as sheep. Grazing periods are restricted as follows: April 1st - August 15th; August 16th - October 31st; December 1st - March 31st. There is no grazing allowed during November. 

A total of 36 entries have been cross-referenced: CLs 302 (21); 303 (12); 134 (3); 137 (1); 273 (1); 276 (1). Two rights entries are held in gross (i.e. by a specified party rather than attached to land/property).  

Contiguous with CLs 134, 290, 302 and 339. 

Lies for the most part within the Ingleborough SSSI (i.e. 99 per cent coincidence), itself forming a part of the "Ingleborough Complex" pSAC. Also lies entirely within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Notified limestone pavement (Northwest Ingleborough) - accounting for 9 per cent of the area of the common.


GEN:
Marshy grassland and acid grassland, with small, peripheral areas of calcareous and improved grassland. Used for sheep and cattle grazing. Divided into 3 detached sections.

ANOTES:
One public footpath crosses the northern section, from its N. boundary to the R. Wenning; this continues across the section between the river and the railway. Stepping stones allow access accross the river. The southern section is crossed by a public footpath and two minor public roads (joining).

GNOTES:
There are 25 rights of pasture. All entries specify sheep, with seven allowing cattle and 5 allowing horses. 

There are 2 rights of estovers (one specified as 'rushes') and 1 right of turbary. The Moor is closed from 14th November to 14th December in each year. Some rights entries relate to part of the unit only.

Cross-references are as follows: CLs 304 (20); 305 (2); 211 (14) and 209 (25).

The owner has some rights entries regsietered on behalf of tenants.

The southernmost section is contiguous with CLs 209 and 304.


GEN:
A significant portion of the Whernside SSSI. Includes the important areas of limestone pavement/calcicolous grassland at Scales Moor/Twistleton. Other habitats include adidic grassland and blanket mire.

ANOTES:
A public bridleway runs the length of the common. The area is popular in general with walkers and potholers. Adjoins a lane to the south-west.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI/scientific files: Whernside. Habitat survey of SSSI by P. Kelly and N. Willcox, 1981: "Survey and Conservation Assessment of the Whernside SSSI and some adjoining areas". Yorkshire Dales National Park: Limestone pavement notifications (Scales Moor and Twistleton Scars). Not visited.

GNOTES:
There are 11 rights of pasture registered as follows: sheep only (7); sheep and cattle (4). Grazing is limited to the following periods: April 6th-August 16th (sheep with folowers); April 17th-November 10th; December 10th-April 5th. The moor is closed to grazing between the dates of November 10th-December 10th.

Other rights are turbary (2); estovers (2 - as "rushes").

Lies within the Whernside SSSI and the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The limestone pavements of "Scales Moor and Twistleton Scars" await confirmation of a Limestone Pavement Order (70 per cent of the area of the common). In addition, this common lies entirely within a section of the Whernside SSSI that forms a part of the "Ingleborough Complex" pSAC.

Contiguous with CLs 529 and 668.


GEN:
An area of open fell on the northern fringe of the Bowland Fells. Habitats include dry heath and acidic grassland, blanket mire, marshy grassland and valley mire/flush.

GNOTES:
There are 15 rights of pasture registered as follows: sheep only (13); sheep and cattle (2). One of the latter entries is limited to the month of May with respect to one rightholder. Other rights are: estover (2 - one entry specified as 'rushes'); turbary (1). Two rights entries are held in gross (i.e. by a specified party, rather than attached to land/property). The Moor is closed in November.

Lies within the Forest of Bowland AONB. Contiguous with CLs 209 and 104.


GEN:
Comprises an area of calcicolous grassland forming part of the Oxenber and Wharfe Woods complex.

ANOTES:
A track, which is also a public footpath, runs along the northern edge of the common. Otherwise, there appears to be no public access onto the common.

GNOTES:
There is one right of pasture for sheep only. There are also two rights of estover (one specified as "peasticks") and one of common in the soil, specified as "stone". The common is closes to stock between the dates of January 1st-May 10th. The owner has a right registered through a tenant and this entry is cross-referenced with CL 84.

Lies entirely within the Oxenber and Wharfe Woods SSSI, itself forming a constituent part of the Ingleborough Complex pSAC. Also lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Measured area less than registered area.


GEN:
A small parcel of land on the periphery of the Ingleborough massif. Habitats comprise Carboniferous limestone outcrops/calcicolous grassland, plus marshy grassland.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI/scientific files: Ingleborough SSSI. Not visited.

GNOTES:
There are 21 rights of pasture. All entries specify sheep, whilst one also permits cattle. All the rights entries are cross-referenced to three other commons as follows: CL 208 (21); CL 303 (12); CL 134 (1). The moor is closed during November. The owner has 19 entries registered in rights section under the names of tenants.

Lies partially within the Ingleborough SSSI, itself forming a part of the "Ingleborough Complex" pSAC. Also lies entirely within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.


GEN:
Acid and marshy grassland with scattered scrub. Used for sheep grazing. Split into 4 detached sections.

ANOTES:
A minor public road crosses the section at SD 730 664, the other two sections are situated adjacent to minor public roads.

GNOTES:
There are 20 rights of pasture registered as follows: Sheep only (16); sheep or cattle (1); sheep, cattle or horses (3). There are also single rights of estovers and of turbary.

The moor is closed during November each year and some of the rights relate to part of the unit only. Some of the rights registsred by the owner on behalf of tenants.

The two southernmost sections are contiguous with CL209; the other two are contiguous with CL270.

Measured area less than registered area.


GEN:
A fairly extensive hillside lying on the eastern flank of Whernside. Blanket bog on upper slopes gives way to acidic grassland on lower slopes. Includes the limestone outcrops/grassland of the Greensett Crags.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by the main path leading onto the summit ridge of Whernside that lies on the route of the "Three Peaks" long distance footpath. From personal memory, this appears to have created quite a visible scar on this steep hillside. Otherwise there are no other rights of way across the common.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI/scientific files: Whernside. Habitat survey of SSSI by P. Kelly and N. Willcox, 1981: "Survey and Conservation Assessment of the Whernside SSSI and some adjoining areas". Birks and Ratcliffe survey of Whernside, NCC, 1984. Yorkshire Dales National Park limestone pavement notification: Greensett Craggs.

Not visited as part of common land survey, but KAC has done the "Three Peaks".

GNOTES:
There are 3 rights of pasture registered as follows: sheep only (2); sheep and cattle (1). Two entries are held in gross (i.e. by a specified party rather than attached to land/property).

Lies within the Whernside SSSI and the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Includes an area proposed for granting of Limestone Pavement Order at Greensett Craggs. 

Contiguous with CLs 437, 473 and 530.


GEN:
The common comprises a small section of the eastern flank of Whernside. Main habitat is acidic grassland with smaller areas of blanket mire and acidic flush.

ANOTES:
No recreational use apparent on this part of Whernside.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI/scientific files: Whernside. Habitat survey of SSSI by P. Kelly and N. Willcox, 1981: "Survey and Conservation Assessment of the Whernside SSSI and some adjoining areas". Not visited.

GNOTES:
There are 4 rights of pasture registered as follows: sheep only (3); sheep and cattle (1). Other rights are: turbary (2); estovers (2 - as "rushes"). One entry is held in gross (i.e. by a specified party rather than attached to land/property). Three entries are cross-referenced to CL 530.

Lies within the Whernside SSSI and the Yorkshire Dales National Park. 

Contiguous with CLs 368, 529 and 530.


GEN:
A small area of common land near to the village of Chapel-le-Dale. Habitats include improved and acidic grassland, dense bracken and broadleaved woodland.

GNOTES:
There are 3 rights of pasture registered as follows: cattle only (1); sheep or cattle (2). Other rights are: estovers (2 - as rushes), turbary (2); common in the soil (2- as stone). One entry is held in gross (i.e. by a specified party rather than attached to land/property).

Lies partially within the Whernside SSSI and entirely within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. This part of the SSSI also lies within a suite of sites known as the "Ingleborough Complex" pSAC.

Contiguous with CL 668.


GEN:
A block of upland habitat stretching from the Whernside summit ridge in the west to the summit of Blea Moor in the east. Extensive areas of blanket mire and acidic grassland. Other habitats include a small exposure of limestone pavement and associated calcicolous grassland.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by a number of rights of way. These include a track/public bridleway that leads alongside the course of the Settle-Carlisle railway line past Blea Moor sidings and then heads north-westwards across Great Wold (CL 501 in Cumbria) and into Dentdale. This route lies on the course of the Dales Way long distance footpath. 

From near the southern portal of Blea Moor tunnel, a public footpath follows the line of the tunnel across the eastern flank of the Crag of Blea Moor, leading eventually to the northern portal of the tunnel at the head of Dentdale. These routes appear popular with walkers (and cyclists?), in no small way due to this being one of the scenically most spectacular sections of the Settle-Carlisle railway line. The area is also extremely porular with walkers in general.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI/scientific files: Whernside. Habitat survey of SSSI by P. Kelly and N. Willcox, 1981: "Survey and Conservation Assessment of the Whernside SSSI and some adjoining areas". Evaluation of aerial photographs from collection held by Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. Brief site visits to part (PD 11.08.96/KAC 21.05.99). Yorkshire Dales National Park - Limestone Pavement Notifications.

GNOTES:
There are 3 rights of pasture registered as follows: sheep only (2), sheep and cattle (1). Two entries are held in gross (i.e. by a specified party rather than attached to land/property).

Lies entirely within the Yorkshire Dales National Park and partially within the Whernside SSSI. Includes an area of notified limestone pavement at Greensett Craggs.

Measured area greater than registered area. 

Contiguous with CLs 368, 529 and CL 501 (this latter being situated in Cumbria and registered with Cumbria County Council).


GEN:
A section of the summit ridge of Whernside. Main habitat is acidic grassland with smaller areas of blanket mire. Also includes sandstone outcrops at Combe Scar.

ANOTES:
The main path along the route of the "Three Peaks" long-distance walk crosses the common. This route is heavily-used.

GNOTES:
There are 4 rights of pasture registered as follows: sheep only (3); sheep and cattle (1). Other rights are: turbary (3); estovers (3 - as "rushes").

Lies within the Whernside SSSI and the Yorkshire Dales National Park. 

Contiguous with CLs 473, 530, 368, 437 and 272.


GEN:
A small section of the Whernside SSSI comprising part of an area of blanket mire.

ANOTES:
No apparent recreational use of this part of Whernside.

GNOTES:
There are 3 rights of pasture registered as follows: sheep only (2); sheep or cattle (1). Other rights are for turbary (2) and estover (1 - as "rushes"). All entries are cross-referenced with CL 437.

Lies within the Whernside SSSI and the Yorkshire Dales National Park.  

Contiguous with CLs 529, 368 and 437.


GEN:
A small area of common land close to the village of Chapel-le-Dale. Habitats include broadleaved woodland, acidic grassland, plus a small area of limestone pavement and other outcrops.

GNOTES:
There are two rights of pasture registered as follows: sheep only (1); sheep and cattle (1). Other rights are: turbary (2); common in the soil (2 - as stone); estovers (2 - as rushes). The rights are held by the same rightholder in respect of different properties.

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park and major portion also within the Whernside SSSI. The latter area forms a section of this SSSI lying within a suite of sites that form the "Ingleborough Complex" pSAC.

Contiguous with CLs 272 and 466.


GNOTES:
Not included in survey: all parcels of land making up the common are individually less than one hectare in size.


GEN:
A large common supporting dry modified bog with acidic flushes and a band of acid grassland along the route of the Pennine and Dales Way long distance footpaths.

ANOTES:
Crossed by the Pennine and Dales Way long distance footpaths and two other public footpaths.

SOURCE:
Brief site visit (PD). Yorkshire Dales National Park Phase 1 survey: habitat map and target notes (1987).

GNOTES:
7 rights entries. All rights of pasture for sheep, 4 can be for cattle instead. 

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Adjoins CL102 to the south.


ANOTES:
The common lies near to a minor road but no public rights of way cross it.

SOURCE:
Yorkshire Dales National Park Phase 1 survey (06.07.87). Not visited.

GNOTES:
There is one right held in gross by Appletreewick Parish Council for the parishioners to take stone. Supports plantation woodland. 

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.


GEN:
An area of moorland supporting blanket bog on the higher ground and a complex mosaic of heathland and grassland elsewhere, with areas of disused mine workings and spoil heaps.

ANOTES:
The common is disected by two minor roads. The western section is crossed by two public bridlepaths and the eastern part by 4 public bridlepaths and 3 public footpaths. The area is popular with tourists (Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines, block 7).

SOURCE:
Limited field survey (PD). Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines; Nine Standard's Rigg - Rogan's Seat - Melbeck's Moor, K. Graham, M. Webb, D. Horsfield, 1992.

GNOTES:
100 rights entries. 99 rights of pasture. Rights are held in stints and/or rateable value system. 

Stints vary with time of year and between Reeth Low Moor and Reeth High Moor. On Reeth Low Moor, in summer, 1 stint equals a beast of two year old and upwards, 1 colt or filly, 1 geld hard sheep, 3 hard ewes, 3 geld mug sheep, 2 mug ewes and followers, ass, mule, 10 geese or 2 rams (to be taken off by 1st September). 2 stints equals one horse or 3 yearling stirks and 2.5 stints equals one horse plus foal. In winter, 1 stint equals 3 hard geld sheep. 

On Reeth High Moor, in summer, 1 stint equals 3 geld sheep, 2 ewes plus followers, 2 scoth tups, 2 half bred hogs or one beast. 2 stints equals 1 horse. In winter, 1 stint equals 2 hard geld sheep. 1 stint is also equal to 8 pounds in value. 11 rights are held in gross, the rest are attached to properties. All rights, except one (given in stint numbers for High/Low Moor), are given in rateable values. 

Each rightholder (except two) also has the rights of turbary, ling, cowlings, bracken, rushes, stone, wild animals and birds (except game) and to carry a gun for this purpose. 9 right holders have more than one rights entry relating to different land. There is also a right to take wild animals and birds (other than game) and to carry a gun, confined to the inclusive period Dec. 11th to March 31st. 

The owner owns 8 properties or land to which rights are attached amounting to 410 pounds, 13 shillings and 6 pence which is equivallent to 511 3rd gaits on Moor (1 gait equals 1 stint). The Trustees of an Estate claim absolute ownership of mines, veins, lead, copper, potters ore and iron ore and to work these specified in a lease 04.10.1738 and a re-lease 05.10.1738. Adjoins CLs 42 and 43.

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.


GEN:
A large area of blanket bog with areas of unimproved acid and unimproved calcareous grassland.

ANOTES:
Askrigg Common is crossed by two minor roads, three public bridlepaths and a public footpath.

SOURCE:
Site visit (PD). Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines: Abbotside Common-Askrigg Common-East Bolton-Redmire Moor, K. Graham, M. Webb and D. Horsfield (1993). Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor SSSI citation.

GNOTES:
104 rights entries. 11 rights of pasture for sheep only, 94 of estovers (ling), 198 other rights: peat (98), turbary (1), stones (98), sporting (1). 5 rights are held in gross. This unit is in two parts and the rights relate to the two parts. Grazing rights are cross-referenced with CL91. There is one claim to a right of way (Beckbury Hall). 

The common lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park and also the Lovely Seat and Stainton Moor SSSI/North Pennine Moors pSPA. 

Contiguous with CLs 158, 17 and 91.


GEN:
An area of blanket bog between CLs 96 and 33.

SOURCE:
Yorkshire Dales National Park Phase 1 survey (1986?). Not visited.

GNOTES:
1 rights entry including 1 right of pasture for sheep and two other rights of turbary/stone. The right is held in gross by the owner. There are six claims to a share in manorial shooting rights, including one which also has fishing, coursing and hunting. 

Contiguous with CLs 33 and 96. Measured area greater than registered area. 

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.


GEN:
An area supporting dry dwarf shrub heath and unimproved acid grassland (locally unimproved calcareous where influenced by underlying limestone) on the lower slopes with a large area of blanket mire on the plateau above.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by a minor public road and 5 public bridlepaths. According to the Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines report the large number of public footpaths and bridleways which cross the survey area are a legacy of the extensive mining activities in the past.

SOURCE:
Site visit (PD). Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines: Abbotside Common-Askrigg Common-East Bolton-Redmire Moor, K. Graham, M. Webb, D. Horsfield, 1993. English Nature SSSI files: Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor (SSSI citation).

GNOTES:
20 rights entries including 20 rights of pasture for sheep, 2 of estovers and 3 other rights (turf). All pasture rights are given in gaits (one gait equals 1 sheep or in one case 1 barren sheep or 3 lambs until 1st October). 10 rights of pasture are restricted to part of the unit only. One of the rights of estovers and one of the other rights are also restricted to part of the unit only. 2 of the rights are held in gross. 

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park and also the Lovely Seat-Stainton Moor SSSI/North Pennine Moors pSPA.


OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner. Remainder under the protection of the Local Authority under section 9 of the Commons Registration Act, 1965.

ANOTES:
There are no public rights of way on either part of the common. The southern section lies close to the Pennine Way.

SOURCE:
Field survey (PD - southern portion). Yorkshire Dales National Park Phase 1 habitat survey (1986 - northern portion).

GNOTES:
6 rights entries including 6 of turbary (Spilling Moss part) and 2 of stone (Quarry part). There is a claim to the manorial rights (minerals included). The southern part adjoins CL72. 

The common lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

Measured area greater than registered area.


GEN:
Part of a block of heather moorland close to the county boundary with North Yorkshire. Other habitats include acidic grassland, bracken, blanket mire and flush.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by an unclassified, metalled road, several unmetalled tracks, plus a public bridleway and a number of public footpaths.

SOURCE:
Site visit (PD - date??). Phase 2 survey of Upland Habitats in the Northern Pennines, English Nature, 1993 - Report no. 8/4, Barlingham and Holgate Moor.

GNOTES:
3 rights entries including 3 rights of pasture and 1 other right of turbary (peat). Grazing rights are held in stints: 1 sheep stint equals 3 sheep plus followers or 5 sheep, 1 cattle gait equals 1 beast or horse. Rights are given for various parts of the Moor. There is one entry in the rights section to take water. 

Contiguous with CL 43.


GEN:
An intricate mosaic of dry dwarf shrub heath, unimproved acid grassland, continuous bracken and blanket bog with a small amount of unimproved calcareous grassland.

ANOTES:
Grinton Moor is crossed by two minor roads, 8 public bridleways and 4 public footpaths. The large number of footpaths and bridlepaths are a legacy of the extensive mining activities in the past (Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines).

GNOTES:
9 rights entries including 2 rights of pasture, 13 of estovers (incl. 4 of ling and 2 of bracken) and 11 other rights (turbary - 8, shooting rabbits - 2 and stones - 1). One of the grazing rights is for sheep and horses and the other for sheep only. Registered in consequence of rights (incl. minerals). 

The common lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park and Lovely Seat-Stainton Moor SSSI/North Pennine Moors pSPA.


GEN:
An area dominated by dry modified bog with frequent flushes and areas of acid grassland on the steeper slopes.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by 3 public footpaths including the Coast to Coast long-distance footpath and 2 public bridlepaths. It is bisected by a minor road.

SOURCE:
Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines; Nine Standard's Rigg - Rogan's Seat - Melbeck's Moor, K. Graham, M. Webb, D. Horsfield, 1992.

GNOTES:
8 rights entries including 8 rights of pasture and 6 other rights (stone - 2, turbary - 4). Pasture rights are for cattle plus calves and sheep and 7 of the entries also have the right of pasture for horses. Rights of pasture for cattle and calves are limited to between 12th May and 31st August except for one entry where grazing is allowed all year round. There is also a claim to mineral rights (see CL11) and 1 claim to water from spring, a water ram and to construct a septic tank. 

Adjoins CLs 43, Durham CL 1001 and Cumbria CL 121.

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.


GEN:
An area of blanket bog with heath, acid grassland, continuous bracken and areas of spoil along Gunnerside Gill.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by 5 public footpaths and a public bridlepath. Gunnerside Gill is a particularly popular tourist attraction (Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines).

GNOTES:
23 rights entries including 23 rights of pasture for cattle and 17 other rights (turbary - 11, stone - 6). Rights are given in values i.e. 1 pound equals the right to graze 1 sheep. 1 rightholder appears 6 times and two twice but for different rights and properties. There is a claim to mineral rights (see CL11). Adjoins CLs 29, 42 and 155. 

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.


GEN:
An area of moorland with acid grassland on the lower slopes and dry modified bog above with small areas of continuous bracken, acidic flush, dry dwarf shrub heath and bare peat.

ANOTES:
The common lies adjacent to a minor road and is crossed by the Pennine Way.

SOURCE:
Brief site visit (PD). English Nature SSSI files: Mallerstang-Swaledale Head (SSSI citation). Yorkshire Dales National Park Phase 1 survey (1986?).

GNOTES:
15 rights entries including 15 rights of pasture for sheep (15) and cattle (14), 2 rights of estovers (bracken - 1, not specified - 1) and 26 other rights (turbary - 14, stones - 12). Rights are held in gaits with 1 gait equal to 4 hard sheep or 3 hard sheep plus followers; 3 halfbred sheep or 2 halfbred sheep plus followers; 2 hard tups; or 1 yearling beast. For one right only, 1 gait is equal to 1 sheep only. The Trustees of an Estate claim absolute ownership of minerals etc. (see CL11). 

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park and also the Mallerstang - Swaledale Head SSSI (which is also listed in 'A Nature Conservation Review'). 

Contiguous with CLs 17, 29 and 152.


GEN:
An area of moorland on the edge of Swaledale, bordered by Oxnop Scar to the east, supporting a large area of blanket bog and dry modified bog on the plateau with small areas of dry heath on the plateau edge and acid grassland (locally calcareous) on the lower slopes.

ANOTES:
A minor road crosses the common and a public bridlepath leads up onto the Beacon.

SOURCE:
Brief site visit (PD). Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines; Abbotside Common-Askrigg Common-East Bolton-Redmire Moor, K. Graham, M. Webb and D. Horsfield, 1993. English Nature SSSI files: Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor (SSSI citation).

GNOTES:
6 rights entries including 4 rights of pasture for sheep only, one for sheep or cattle and one for sheep and horses and 5 rights of turbary (turf and peat). 1 right is held in gross. There is a claim to the mineral rights (see CL11). 

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Lovely Seat to Stainton Moor SSSI/North Pennine Moors pSPA. 

Contiguous with CLs 158, 32, 17, 29.


GEN:
A common largely supporting dry modified bog on the higher ground giving way to acidic and calcareous grassland on the lower slopes and around Oxnop Scar.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by a minor road. There are no other public rights of way.

SOURCE:
Brief site visit (PD). Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines: Abbotside Common-Askrigg Common-East Bolton-Redmire Moor, K. Graham, M. Webb and D. Horsfield, 1993. English Nature SSSI files: Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor (SSSI citation).

GNOTES:
7 rights entries including 7 rights of pasture for sheep, 1 of estovers (rushes) and 5 other rights (turbary - 4, stone - 1). There is a claim to the mineral rights (see CL11). 

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Lovely Seat to Stainton Moor SSSI/North Pennine Moors pSPA. 

Contiguous with CLs 157, 32 and 110. Note internal fencing on the common.


GEN:
A common in 4 parts, only two greater than 1ha. The largest part supports acidic, dry dwarf shrub heath with scattered bracken and the smaller acid, dry dwarf shrub heath and an area of limestone quarry.

ANOTES:
There are no public rights of way on either of the sections surveyed although both parts lie near to a minor road.

GNOTES:
28 rights entries of turbary and limestone for burning. The rights are held over separate parts of the unit; turbary on Hassocks Moss and limestone from Township Quarry. There is internal fencing on the common. 

Major portion lies within the Loveley Seat SSSI/North Pennine Moors pSPA.


GEN:
An area of acidic, dry dwarf shrub heath bordering onto an area of continuous bracken with acidic flush.

ANOTES:
There are no public rights of way on the common. A public bridlepath passes close to the northern corner.

SOURCE:
Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines, 1993, Scargill High Moor-Kexwith Moor-Marske, K. Graham, M. Webb and D. Horsfield.


GEN:
A low plateau shelf supporting dry dwarf shrub heath with an area of mine spoil and unimproved acid grassland.

ANOTES:
The common lies adjacent to a minor road and is crossed by two public footpaths. Fremington Edge Top is a popular route for walkers.

SOURCE:
Field Survey (PD). Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines, K. Graham, M. Webb, D. Horsfield, 'Scargill High Moor-Kexwith Moor-Marske', 1993.


GEN:
An area of high plateau supporting blanket bog with acid grassland (locally calcareous) and relic woodland on the steep slopes bordering the River Swale.

ANOTES:
There are no public rights of way on Muker Common although a public bridlepath leads up to the edge of the common. This section borders a minor road to the west. 2 public footpaths, a public bridlepath and a minor public road (excluded from the registered common) cross the Ivelet Moor section.

SOURCE:
Limited field survey (PD). 

Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines, K. Graham, M. Webb, D. Horsfield:

1). Nine Standard's Rigg - Rogan's Seat - Melbeck's Moor (1993).

2). Abbotside Common - Askrigg Common - East Bolton - Redmire Moor (1993).

English Nature SSSI files: Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor (SSSI citation).

GNOTES:
At the time the following information was gathered, Ivelet Pasture was still a provisional common and therefore its rights were also provisional. This section has become finalised but it has not been possible to clarify whether the rights have also been finallised. 

Of the provisional rights entries, 9 were disputed and 9 not disputed. There were 41 rights of pasture held in gaits on the different tracts of land. On Ivelet Moor, 1 gait equals 1 sheep plus followers, 8 gaits equals 1 horse, 4 gaits equals 1 cow or 8 geese, 9 gaits equals one mare plus foal. For Muker Common, 1 gait equals 1 ewe or 3 lambs and 4 gaits equals 8 geese. In total there were 41 final rights of pasture for sheep, 12 for cattle, 12 for ponies and 7 for geese. There were 17 provisional rights of pasture on Ivelet Pasture also held in gaits with 1 gait equal to 1 cow or 3 sheep plus followers or 4 sheep plus one horse. There were 2 final rights of estovers; bracken (1), firewood (1) and one provisional right for firewood. There were 52 other final rights: peat (35), stones (16), piscary (1) and 17 other provisional rights for peat (13), stone (2), piscary (1), shooting rabbits (1). The Trustees to an estate have mineral rights (as CL11). 

The common lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Most of the southern portion lies within the Lovely Seat - Stainton Moor SSSI/North Pennine Moors pSPA. Part of northern portion appears to lie within the Pennine Dales ESA.

Contiguous with CLs 156, 17, 127, 154, 155.


GEN:
An area of moorland supporting blanket mire on the higher ground with large areas of heathland to the south and smaller areas of acid grassland, dry heath/acid grassland mosaic and spoil.

ANOTES:
Crossed by numerous public footpaths and bridlepaths. The area is popular with tourists (Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines, block 7).

SOURCE:
Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines; Nine Standard's Rigg - Rogan's Seat - Melbeck's Moor, K. Graham, M. Webb, D. Horsfield, 1992. Not visited.

GNOTES:
14 final rights entries including 14 rights of pasture, one right of estovers and 2 other rights (turbary). Pasture rights are given in stints, these vary according to the tract of land to which they apply. Grazing is for sheep. At the time this data was collated this common was still provisional and, in additional to the above there were 65 provisional rights entries, only 6 of which were in dispute. These included 65 rights of pasture for cattle (64), sheep (65), horses (40), geese (18) and poultry (1) (also given in stints and varying according to the tract of land to which they apply) 22 rights of estovers (ling - 2, firewood - 1, estovers - 19) and 30 other rights (turbary 24: turf - 22, peat - 2; rabbits (shooting) - 6). 2 of the provisional rights were held in gross. The common has since been finalised but it is not known what the outcome of the rights has been. 

There were also 18 claims of access/rights of way and one claim to mineral rights etc. as for CL11.

Contiguous with CLs 43, 11, 154, 155.

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.


GEN:
A large area of moorland supporting blanket bog or dry modified bog on the higher ground with acid grassland or heath on the lower slopes and bracken on the steep gill sides with some derelict mine workings and spoil heaps.

ANOTES:
Crossed by a number of public footpaths and bridlepaths and three minor public roads. The area is popular with tourists (Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines, block 7).

SOURCE:
Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines (Nine Standard's Rigg - Rogan's Seat - Melbeck's Moor report, K. Graham, M. Webb, D. Horsfield, 1993).

GNOTES:
At the time the following information was collated this common was still provisional. It has since been finalised but it has not been confirmed whether the rights have also become finalised. 5 out of a total of 38 rights entries only were in dispute. There were 38 provisional rights of pasture (beasts - 13, sheep - 26, horse - 3), 26 provisional rights of estovers (estovers - 1, bracken - 24, cowlings - 1) and 31 other provisional rights (turbary - 2, stones - 2, quarrying - 1, use of sheepfolds - 1). Two of the provisional rights were cross-referenced with CLs 196 and 306. The owner also had a provisional right of pasture for 294 sheep plus 14 beasts in respect of one farm and 150 sheep plus two beasts in respect of another. The Trustees to an estate have mineral rights (as CL 11). 

Adjoins CLs 11, 151, 292, 196, 142 and 1001 (Durham).

Major portion lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Tiny part lies within the Pennine Dales ESA (0.85 per cent of the area of the common).


GEN:
A spur of moorland supporting blanket bog with some heathland on the higher ground, acid grassland on the steeper slopes and two wooded valleys.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by two public bridleways and numerous public footpaths. A minor public road crosses the southern edge of the common (excluded from registration). Gunnerside Gill is a particularly popular tourist attraction (Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines).

SOURCE:
Field survey (PD). Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines (Nine Standard's Rigg - Rogan's Seat - Melbeck's Moor report, K. Graham, M. Webb, D. Horsfield, 1993).

GNOTES:
28 rights entries including 23 rights of pasture for sheep and cattle, 3 rights of estovers and 23 other rights. Pasture rights are held in gaits where 1 gait equals 1 cow, stirk, heifer or calf from 10th May to 26th September and 5 sheep from 26th September to 31st March. 

Other rights are as follows: piscary (3), turbary (10), stone (7), rabbits (3). The Trustees to an estate have mineral rights (as CL11). 

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. 

Contiguous with CLs 29, 42, 154.


GEN:
The majority of the common supports dry modified bog with some areas of blanket bog. Acid grassland, flushed in places, occurs in the bottom of gills and dry heath occurs in two areas.

ANOTES:
There are no public rights of way on the common. A public footpath runs close to the north-western boundary. An unfenced track leads up onto the moor.

SOURCE:
Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines; Buckden Pike-Great Whernside-Heathfield Moor (eastern half), K. Graham, M. Webb and D. Horsfield, 1992.

GNOTES:
9 rights entries of pasture for sheep. One right is held in gross. Owner holds two of the rights. The common adjoins CLs 165 and 77.

Lies within the Nidderdale AONB.


GEN:
An area supporting large extent of blanket bog with dry heath on the steeper slopes with some areas of continuous bracken and acid grassland on gill sides.

ANOTES:
There are no public rights of way on the common. An unfenced track leads to a shooting box.

GNOTES:
6 rights entries (pasture for sheep). 1 right is held in gross. The owner has registered 3 rights. 1 right is over part of the unit only. The common adjoins CLs 118, 166 and 357. 

Lies within the Nidderdale AONB.


GEN:
An area of moorland supporting dry modified bog on the higher ground and dry heath on the lower parts with bracken and acid grassland on the steep gill sides.

ANOTES:
There are no public rights of way on the common. A few tracks lead up onto the common.

SOURCE:
Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines; Buckden Pike - Great Whernside - Heathfield Moor, K. Graham, M. Webb, D. Horsfield, 1992).

GNOTES:
3 rights entries including 1 right of pasture for sheep, 1 right of estovers (bracken for bedding) and 1 right of turbary. The latter two rights belong to the same rightholder but are registered separately. Adjoins CL165 to the north.

Lies within the Nidderdale AONB.


GEN:
An area dominated by dry heath with extensive flushes.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by 3 public footpaths and borders two unfenced minor public roads. A notice near the road says "Private land - Please keep off - Dallowgill Estate". According to the Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines, the track crossing the moor from Dallowgill provides vehicular access for the public and is frequented by walkers. There are also tracks crossing the area to shooting lodges.

SOURCE:
Limited field survey (PD). Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines; Colsterdale Moor - Hambleton Hill - Pateley Moor, K. Graham, M. Webb, D. Horsfield, 1992.

GNOTES:
No rights. Lies within the Nidderdale AONB. Adjoins CLs 73 and 212 to the north.


GEN:
The eastern section supports blanket bog on the high ground giving way to acidic grassland on the lower ground with a large area of calcareous grassland overlying limestone.

ANOTES:
The eastern section is crossed by a minor road, a public bridlepath and a public footpath. Two further public bridlepaths lead up onto the common, but end on the common. The western section is crossed by the Pennine Way long distance footpath, also a second public footpath, two public bridlepaths and a Road Used as a Public Path (RUPP). A second public bridlepath comes to an abrupt end on the common.

SOURCE:
Site visit (eastern part only - PD). English Nature SSSI citations; Mallerstang to Swaledale Head and Lovely Seat to Stainton Moor. Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines: Abbotside Common-Askrigg Common-East Bolton-Redmire Moor. Yorkshire Dales National Park Phase 1 habitat survey (1986?).

GNOTES:
69 rights entries including 67 rights of pasture, 3 rights of Estovers (thatching) and 5 rights of turbary. Rights are given in gaits (sheep gaits) but can be given in equivalents for cattle, horses and geese. 53 rights are held in gross. Regulated by the Commons Regulation (Abbotside Common) Provisional Order Confirmation Act (43 and 44 Victoria CL xiv) pursuance of Inclosure Acts 1845 and 1878. 

The common lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The eastern section lies within the Lovely Seat and Stainton Moor SSSI/North Pennine Moors pSPA and part of the western section lies within the Mallerstang to Swaledale Head SSSI. The common also includes within its boundaries, part of an area at Hell Gill Green, that has been granted a Limestone Pavement Order under the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act (accounts for 0.2 per cent of the area of the common).

Contiguous with CLs 152, 156, 29, 157, 32 and 93 (Cumbria).


GEN:
A large area of moorland supporting blanket bog with acid grassland and dry modified bog on the steeper slopes and numerous flushes to the north-east of Birk Dale and predominantly dry modified bog with areas of acid grassland, particularly on the steep gill sides to the south-west.

ANOTES:
The Coast to Coast long-distance footpath crosses the common, which is also subdivided by the B6270 and a minor public road.

SOURCE:
Limited field survey (PD). Survey of Upland Habitats in the North Pennines; Nine Standard's Rigg - Rogan's Seat - Melbeck's Moor, K. Graham, M. Webb, D. Horsfield, 1992. Yorkshire Dales National Park Phase 1 survey (1986?).

GNOTES:
10 rights entries including 10 rights of pasture, 1 right of estovers (rushes) and 7 other rights (turbary - 4, stone - 3). 10 pasture rights include the right of pasture for sheep, 8 also to graze cattle and 7 to graze ponies. 2 of the grazing rights are limited by time (1 to May, June and July and the other to 10 weeks). The registration includes minerals (see also CL11). 

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park and also the Mallerstang - Swaledale Head SSSI (which is listed in 'A Nature Conservation Review'). 

Continuous with CL 152 and the Cumbrian commons 93, 95, 103, 121.


GEN:
The higher ground supports dry modified bog with acidic grassland along the gills and a sizeable block of dry dwarf shrub heath in Great Sled Dale.

ANOTES:
A short stretch of the Pennine Way long-distance footpath crosses the common near Great Shunner Fell. There are no other public rights of way on the common.

SOURCE:
English Nature SSSI files: Mallerstang-Swaledale Head. Yorkshire Dales National Park Phase 1 habitat survey (1986?).

GNOTES:
15 rights entries including 15 rights of pasture for sheep (15) and ponies (9), 1 right of estovers (rushes) and 24 other rights (turbary - 14, stone - 10). Grazing is limited for 3 of the rightholders from 1st November to 6th April. The Trustees of an Estate claim absolute ownership of mines etc. (see CL11). 

Lies within the Yorkshire Dales National Park and also the Mallerstang - Swaledale Head SSSI (which is also listed in 'A Nature Conservation Review'). 

Contiguous with CLs 17, 124, 149 and 156.


GEN:
A common of dry and wet heaths, acidic and marshy grasslands.

ANOTES:
A bridleway passes across the northern parts of this common. Footpaths and a track cross the southern parts.

SOURCE:
Brief field survey. English Nature Phase 1.

GNOTES:
Rights: There are 4 rights for sheep grazing. Two rights are held in gross i.e. are not attached to land ownership. One right is cross-referenced to CL 100.  Contiguous with CLs 100, 101, 196.


GEN:
This common appears to be all wet modified bog south of Ougtershaw Tarn.

ANOTES:
No formal public rights of way pass through this common.

GNOTES:
Rights: There is one finalized right to cut peat (turbary). No grazing rights. In Yorkshire Dales National Park.


GEN:
A common of wet heath, acidic flushes, streams and some exposed Millstone Grit.

ANOTES:
A bridleway runs along the northern boundary.

GNOTES:
Rights: There are 5 finalized rights of turbary. 3 of the rightholders are as CL81 - but for different rights. 1 rights entry is for 'inhabitant householders of the township of Hebden' (as per Hebden Moor Inclosure Award 1857).


GEN:
A common of rock exposure, scree, and dense bracken.

GNOTES:
Rights: There is one final right to graze to sheep. There are 6 rights to stone/gravel. The Parish Council holds one right ( per the Hebden Inclosure Award 1857).


GEN:
A common of wet heaths, acid flushes and old quarries West of Grassington.

OWNERS:
Owned by the Freeholders of Rylstone Township Meeting.

ANOTES:
Minor roads, tracks and a public footpath cross this common.

GNOTES:
No rights. In Yorkshire Dales National Park.


GEN:
A common of marshy grasslands and bog near Malham.

ANOTES:
A public bridleway crosses this common (used by cyclists).

GNOTES:
No rights. In the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Contiguous with CL 409.


GEN:
A small rectangular area of broad-leaved woodland and a small area of improved grassland on the SW side of the River Skirfare in Littondale.

ANOTES:
A public footpath runs just inside the NE boundary, along the bank of the River Skirfare.

GNOTES:
The Parish Meeting hold a right of common watering. The right is held 'in gross' i.e. is not attached to land ownership. In Pennine Dales ESA.


GEN:
A common of wet and dry heath with some old quarry sites.

ANOTES:
A track passes through the common though this appears not be a public right of way.

GNOTES:
Rights: 4 entries are finalized. There are 4 rights of pasture. 2 for sheep only. 1 for Sheep and Cattle and 1 for Sheep, Cattle or Ponies or Donkeys. 2 rights are given in 'sheep days' and one given in 'gaits' (cattle or sheep - 4 sheep = 1 cattle). 

Within Yorkshire Dales National Park.


GEN:
A common of wet heaths and marshy grasslands South of Settle.

ANOTES:
No formal footpaths on the main section but the common land to the south alongside roads have {\it de facto} access with footpaths branching off.

GNOTES:
Rights: There 5 finalized rights for sheep grazing only - given in 'sheep days' 1day = 1 sheep. Grazing is limited to the months of January to May inclusive.


GEN:
A common of acidic grassland and marshy grassland with flushes and some disturbed land.

ANOTES:
Access status unknown. No public footpaths. Surveyed from road only.

GNOTES:
Rights: There are 3 finalized rights for sheep or cattle. 2 rights are held in gross i.e. are not attached to land ownership.


GEN:
Sheep-grazed calcareous grasslands NW of Settle. In a candidate SAC.

ANOTES:
A bridle path and footpaths cross this common.

GNOTES:
Rights: There are 5 final rights for sheep and/or cattle grazing. Grazing limited to 1st Jan to 26th April and 15th May to 31st Dec. In Yorkshire Dales National Park. About 70 per cent of this common is in the proposed 'Limestone Pavement Order' area for Sulber, Moughton, Thwaite and Clapham'.


GEN:
A small enclosed area of grassland used for cattle grazing.

ANOTES:
Crossed by two public roads (joining) and one public footpath.

GNOTES:
Rights are held in sheep 'gaits' with stock equivalents for cattle, horses or geese.       There is one claim to the rights and interests of Lord of the Manor of Ingleton including minerals timber and other rights reserved for Lord of the Manor under Law of Property Act 1925.


GEN:
A common of dry heaths, wet heath/acid grasslands, acid flushes and small streams 2 miles South-West of Grassington.

ANOTES:
A bridleways and footpaths cross this common.

SOURCE:
Partial field survey. Phase 1 survey (English Nature).

GNOTES:
Rights: There 5 rights of pasture. 3 are for sheep only and 2 for sheep and/or cattle. One right is held 'in gross' i.e. is not attached to the ownership of the land. Contiguous with CL 30.


GEN:
A disused limestone quarry with a small surrounding area of calcareous grassland.

OWNERS:
Owned by Thornton in Lonsdale Parish Council.


GEN:
A sheep-grazed common of grasslands and some flushes wtih some exposed Millstone Grit.

GNOTES:
Rights: There are 11 finalized rights of pasture for sheep (1st. April - 14th August, 15th. August - 31st October and 1st December - 31st January. The moor is closed during February, March, November.)  There are two other rights - one for turbary and one for stone (same rightholder for both). The two rights of estovers are for 'rushes for bedding' one right of which is held 'in gross'i.e. are not attached to land ownership. There is one cross reference to CL 278. In Forest of Bowland AONB. Contiguous with CL 195, 104 and 286 (at a point).


GEN:
A thin strip of common land within the Ingleborough SSSI.

SOURCE:
Field survey. Ingleborough SSSI citation.

GNOTES:
Rights: There are 12 final rights for sheep grazing. There are cross references to Cls 302 and 208. Some of the rights are over part of the unit only. The moor is closed in November. In Ingleborough SSSI and Nature Conservation Review site. Contiguous commons - CL 290, 85, 339. Part of a candidate Special Area of Conservation site.


ANOTES:
No formal access. A minor road passes along the northern edge of the common.

GNOTES:
Rights: There are eight finalized entries for pasture of cattle or sheep. Contiguous with CL247 and CL399.


GEN:
Marshy grassland with some acidic grassland.

GNOTES:
Rights: One final right for grazing of sheep or cattle.


GEN:
Broad-leaved woodland and some grasslands on a SW facing slope, situated below exposed limestone.

ANOTES:
Situated adjacent to a main public road. There are no public footpaths.

GNOTES:
No rights. In Yorkshire Dales National Park (boundary of the common is contiguous with Park boundary).


GEN:
Sheep-grazed common of marshy, acidic grasslands with acid flushes.

GNOTES:
Rights: There are two finalized rights for sheep grazing. Contiguous with CL 458.


GEN:
Semi-improved acidic grasslands West of Swarth Moor.

ANOTES:
A footpath crosses the common and a minor road passes to the south.

SOURCE:
Brief field survey. Phase I survey English Nature.

GNOTES:
Rights: 3 entries finalized. There are 3 finalized rights of pasture, 2 for sheep only and one for sheep or cattle. One right is held 'in gross' i.e. is not attached to the ownership of the land. Contiguous with CL 247, 309.


GEN:
A common on wet modified bogs, acid grassland, some areas of bare peat and calcareous grassland.

ANOTES:
No formal public right of way passes through this common.

SOURCE:
English Nature Phase 1 maps and target notes.

GNOTES:
There are 2 finalized rights of pasture for sheep only. Other final rights are for turbary, minerals (excluding coal). The Commons Schedule mentions a sporting right but this is not normally a right in common. In Yorkshire Dales National Park. Contiguous with CL 174.


GEN:
Sheep-grazed acidic grasslands with some acidic flushes and wet modified bog.

ANOTES:
A footpath passes along the SW facing side of this common.

GNOTES:
Rights: There is one right for sheep grazing only and one for sheep or 'beasts'. Contiguous with CL  367. In Yorkshire Dales National Park. Measured area is larger than registered area.


GEN:
An upland common used for sheep grazing. Dry modified bog covers most of the area, with acid grassland, small areas of calcareous grassland occasional flushes and {\it P. aquilinum} on the lower slopes.

ANOTES:
1 public bridleway crosses the common. A minor public road runs almost parallel with the NE boundary.

SOURCE:
1)Field survey. 2)YDNP Phase 1 habitat survey.

GNOTES:
There is 1 right of turbary, 1 right of common in the soil and 1 sporting right. The right of common in the soil relates to minerals, excluding coal.

Contiguous with CL 245.


GEN:
Marshy acidic grasslands and raised bog, North of Swarth Moor.

ANOTES:
A footpath passes along the southern edge of this common.

GNOTES:
Rights: There is one finalized right for cattle and sheep grazing. Contiguous with CL247. Within Yorkshire Dales National Park. In Swarth Moor SSSI.


GEN:
Improved and semi-improved grasslands South of Lodge Farm near Settle.


GEN:
A common of wet modified bogs, bare peat, acid grasslands and small tarns North of Yockenthwaite.

ANOTES:
No formal public footpaths or bridelways cross this common.

SOURCE:
English Nature Phase 1 map and target notes.

GNOTES:
Rights: There is one finalized right for sheep grazing, one for turbary, one for minerals (excluding coal). The Commons Schedule lists a right for 'sporting' but this is not normally a common right. In Yorkshire Dales National Park. Continuous with CL 512.


GEN:
A common of wet modified bog, acid and calcareous grasslands and flushes.

GNOTES:
Rights: There are 2 finalized rights of sheep pasture, one for sheep only and one for sheep and calves. There are provisional rights for sheep, minerals and turbary. In the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Contiguous with CL 515.


GEN:
A common of marshy and acidic grasslands.

GNOTES:
Rights: There are two rights for sheep and cattle, and another right for sheep/estovers only.  

In Yorkshire Dales National Park.


GEN:
A common of improved and semi-improved grasslands, (improved from rough grassland and bogs), with acidic flushes.

OWNERS:
Part owned jointly by three private owners. Remainder owned by one private owner.

ANOTES:
A public bridleway passes along the western and northern sides of this common.

SOURCE:
Brief field survey and English Nature surveys.

GNOTES:
Rights: There are 4 finalized rights for grazing sheep and cattle. One right exists for grazing ponies. Three rights are held 'in gross' i.e. are not attached to land ownership. In Yorkshire Dales National Park. Contiguous with CL 140.


GEN:
A common of rank grasslands, scrub, hedges and old ponds. Part of the common is Heslington Tillmire SSSI.

ANOTES:
A bridleway passes along the western edge of the common and a 'Road used as a public path' (RUPP) passes along the NE facing side.

GNOTES:
No rights. Part of this common is Heslington Tillmire SSSI (Notified 6 9 1990). Contiguous with CL 54.


GEN:
This common is used as a golf course (as is CL 83) with peripheral areas of acidic grassland and old {\it Betula} spp. coppice.

GNOTES:
Right holder. Mayor, Alderman and Citizens of City of York. '2 cattle gaits'. Attached to a property - (Wakefield Cottages).


GEN:
This common is used as part of a golf course but has some acid grassland, scrub and planted conifers.

ANOTES:
A bridleway now passes along track to the NE of the common (relocated from within common boundary?).


GEN:
A common of rank grassland, ruderal species, hedges and scrub.

OWNERS:
Part owned by three private owners and part owned jointly by two private owners.

ANOTES:
A 'Road used as a Public Path' (RUPP) passes along the western edge of the common.

GNOTES:
No rights. Measured area is greater than registered area.


GEN:
Most of this common is grazed grassland with some possible hedgerow wildlife interest.

ANOTES:
Access denied by owner at time of survey.

GNOTES:
Rights: 2 rights of pasture for cattle. The same rightholder holds both rights but attached to different pieces of land.


GEN:
A small common of wood and scrub adjacent to a minor road.

ANOTES:
No formal footpaths cross this common though there is evidence of informal access.


GEN:
Part of this common supports tall ruderal species and grassland and part is restored to grasslands from industrial use.

ANOTES:
A footpath passes along the western side of the common.


GEN:
A wide, rough track, almost a kilometre long SW of Appleton Roebuck.

ANOTES:
A bridleway passes along the entire length of this common.


GEN:
A common of track and bridelway with associated verges south of Appleton Roebuck.

ANOTES:
Access throughout as a bridleway passes along the entire common.


GEN:
A common of road verges and scrub woodland along minor roads east of Appleton Roebuck.

ANOTES:
No formal access to the common but {\it de facto} from roadway.


GEN:
A common of two sections either side of a minor road northeast of Appleton Roebuck.

ANOTES:
There is a bridleway that crosses from the road to the eastern boundary of the common and {\it de facto} access from the road to this section of the common but not on the arable section.


GEN:
A small area of woodland within cultivated fields.


GEN:
Tall herb vegetation with dense and scattered scrub.

ANOTES:
Situated adjacent to the B1249. No public rights of way cross the common according to the OS Landranger map.


GEN:
A small section of grassland with some trees NW of the village of Ganton.


GEN:
A common of dry and wet heath with scattered trees.

OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner. Part owned by the Ministry of Agriculture.

SOURCE:
Field survey. N. York Moors Upland Vegetation survey.

GNOTES:
There are 2 finalized rights for sheep grazing, two finalized rights for estovers. There are 11 other rights for Shooting (3), Turbary (4), Stones (4). The rights are over part of the unit only.

The common is almost surrounded by land designated as part of the N. Yorkshire Forest Park.


GEN:
A small area of poor semi-improved grassland in the hamlet of Little Barugh. Grazed by tethered goats.

ANOTES:
An access road to Prospect Farm runs N-S accross the common. The common appears to be used by local people for informal recreation.

GNOTES:
There are 6 rights to graze sheep, which are all attached to property. One right was modified to cover only part of the unit.


GEN:
A common of heathland and dry modified bog with occasional acidic flushes.

ANOTES:
There are no public footpaths but a minor road crosses the common.

GNOTES:
There is one finalized right of pasture for sheep. In North York Moors SSSI. In N York Moors National Park.


GEN:
A sheep-grazed common of dry heath with acidic flushes.

ANOTES:
A footpath crosses the common and a minor road passes along the eastern boundary.

GNOTES:
One finalized right exists for sheep grazing. Russell's Wood (adjacent to this common) is part of the North Yorkshire Forest Park. In N York Moors SSSI (1998) and N York Moors National Park.


GEN:
Split into four detached sections. Only the largest section, north of the A170 was surveyed. This contains dense, continuous {\it P. aquilinum} with scattered scrub, fringed with small areas of dense scrub and poor semi-improved grassland. Broad-leaved woodland occupies a disused quarry at the northern end.

ANOTES:
Situated adjacent to a farm access track, which is also a public footpath.


GEN:
Amenity grasslands, road verges and scrub in and around Flaxton.

ANOTES:
Access available to almost all sections of the common.

GNOTES:
Rights: There are 19 finalized rights to graze cattle.


GEN:
Improved fields and arable land divided by fencing and discontinuous hawthorn hedges.

ANOTES:
Crossed by 1 public footpath. A public footpath runs along the track on the western boundary.

GNOTES:
Grazing is limited from 1st May to 31st October each year. Rights are not attached to land.


GEN:
A common of dry heathland and dry modified bog with a few acidic flushes.

SOURCE:
Phase 1 survey of North York Moors National Park.

GNOTES:
There is one finalized right for sheep grazing. In N York Moors SSSI (1998) and N York Moors National Park.


GEN:
This common is the site of a disused quarry that has been infilled and partly used as Wombleton Household Waste Site.


GEN:
Most of Spaunton Moor is dry modified bog, and dry or wet heath, with some broadleaved woodland by old quarries to the south.

OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner.  Part unclaimed.

ANOTES:
There many tracks, footpaths, bridleways and minor roads across this common.

SOURCE:
Partial field survey. NY Moors National Park information.

GNOTES:
This common is contiguous with part of the North Yorkshire Forest Park at its SE corner. The common is in the North York Moors National Park and N York Moors SSSI (1998).

Rights: From Commons Schedule: 116 entries finalized. There are 89 finalized rights of pasture ( Sheep only 43, Sheep, cattle and horses to a number of 'gaits' and 2 rights for geese only.). Other rights are for estovers (80) Turbary (110) and Stones (75). All rights are attached to properties. 'Gaits' are given for each rightholder namely 8 gaits equals one cow or horse. 1 gait equals 1 sheep.


GEN:
The largest section of this common (greater than 1 Ha.) and one small section were visited. The largest section ( on Terrington Moor) is birch woodland. The smaller section visited ( West of Terrington) is now varied broadleaved woodland and scrub.

OWNERS:
Part owned by Terrington and Wiganthorpe Parish Council. Two other parts owned separately by two private owners.

ANOTES:
Public footpaths pass to the north of the Terrington Moor site, though there is no public access to the common itself. A minor road passes alongside the smaller section visited.

SOURCE:
Brief field survey from nearest point on public footpaths.

GNOTES:
Rights: 14 finalized rights: 7 for turbary on Little Carr. and 7 for stone from Two Acre Quarry.


GEN:
A small, disused chalk pit situated about 4.5km NNW of Pickering. Contains dense scrub with small areas of calcareous grassland.


ANOTES:
Bridleways and a minor road cross this common.

GNOTES:
Rights: There is one finalized right for sheep grazing only. There is one right of turbary. In N. York Moors National Park and N York Moors SSSI (1998). Contiguous with CL63 and CL125.


GEN:
This common is in three small sections most of which are regenerating woodland on disturbed land/old quarries.

ANOTES:
A bridleway passes along the western side of the western section. There is no formal access to the other sections.

GNOTES:
No rights. In North York Moors National Park.


GEN:
Mown grass verges in the village of Sutton-on-the-Forest. Split into several small detached sections.

ANOTES:
Situated adjacent to a public road (B1363) passing through Sutton-on-the Forest.


OWNERS:
Land subject to the protection of the Local Authority under Section 9 of the Commons Registration Act of 1965.

GNOTES:
The one finalized right is for sheep and cattle. Cross reference to CL 128.


GEN:
A common in three sections most of which are broad-leaved woodland.

ANOTES:
Informal paths pass through the southern section of the common.

GNOTES:
Six finalized rights of 'quarrying and right to take stone, lime and gravel.' In N. York Moors National Park.


GEN:
A common of arable fields with some scattered scrub.

ANOTES:
A minor road passes along the SE facing side of the common. No formal access to the common.

GNOTES:
There are 5 rights 'of quarrying to take stone'.


GEN:
Road verges and small areas of scrub and woodland  between Little Habton and Newsham.

ANOTES:
{\it De facto} access to most parts of the common. The common land surrounds minor roads.

GNOTES:
There are two finalized rights of pasture. One over the whole unit, one for only part of the unit. The rights are for sheep and cattle and horses.


GEN:
A common of dry heathland fringed with dense {\it P. aquilinum}.

GNOTES:
Rights: One finalized right for sheep grazing and one for turbary. Contiguous common: CL 53. In N York Moors National Park and N York Moors SSSI.


GEN:
A series of cattle and sheep grazed fields.

GNOTES:
No rights. Within N. York Moors National Park.


GEN:
Improved grasslands and dry heath adjacent to the former Hole of Horcum SSSI.

ANOTES:
A public footpath crosses the common and there is a viewing point/car park by the A169 to the northern end of the common.

GNOTES:
No rights. Contiguous with the Hole of Horcum SSSI. In North York Moors National Park.


GEN:
A common of 3 sections, 2 which are scrub woodland contiguous with Stony Moor CL 52. The third section lies along a track north of Pickering.

ANOTES:
There is a track along the southern section (North of Pickering) though this may not be public footpath along the whole common.

SOURCE:
North York Moors Upland Vegetation survey for the two northern parts and brief field survey of southern section north of Pickering.

GNOTES:
No rights. The two parts that are contiguous with CL 52 are in the N Yorks National Park, the remaining section is not.


GEN:
Rank semi-improved neutral grassland, with scattered scrub.

ANOTES:
Situated along a minor public road, unfenced.


GEN:
A common of broad-leaved woodland with old quarries in the northern parts.

ANOTES:
There are paths and evidence of recreation in these woods.


GEN:
This common is hedge and grassland either side of a green track called Scarth Lane.


GEN:
A disused quarry, partly used for the storage of hay bales and farm equipment.


GEN:
Most of Clifton Ings is semi-improved neutral grassland, fringed with scrub.

OWNERS:
Parts owned by Yorkshire Water Authority and by Church Commissioners for England. Four other parts owned by total of five private owners.

ANOTES:
Footpaths pass along riverside and eastern edges.


GEN:
Four small sections of common land east of York.

ANOTES:
Access only to track alongside pieces of common land.


GEN:
Semi-improved grassland, marshy grassland and scrub along Moor lane south of Newsham.

ANOTES:
A footpath passes along the whole length of the common.

GNOTES:
No rights. 

The map here included is complete except for 0.5 km. of verges at the SW end. Most of the common land is a line of verge, flush and scrub either side of Moor Lane but the edge expands to a wide swathe along the southern side of the central section.


GEN:
Dry heath and wet modified bog with peripheral aeas of unimproved acid grassland and continuous bracken. A large upland common, used for sheep grazing.

ANOTES:
The common is crossed by 1 public road and 1 public footpath.

SOURCE:
1)Field survey.
2)YDNP Phase 1 habitat survey.

GNOTES:
Contiguous with CL62 to the west and a detached section of CL52 to the east. 
Rights are given in sheep 'gaits'; 1 gait is equivalent to 1 sheep. 3 rights are held in gross. 

There is one claim to the rights and interests of the Lord of the Manor. In Yorkshire Dales National Park.


GEN:
Unimproved acid grassland on a NE facing valley slope, which grades into bog on a plateau above the slope. Used for sheep grazing.

OWNERS:
Part owned by one private owner. 
Remainder of the land subject to the protection of the Local Authority under Section 9 of the Commons Registration Act 1965.

ANOTES:
Crossed by 3 public footpaths (2 joining) and 1 public bridleway.

GNOTES:
Rights: There are two finalized rights of pasture for sheep only. Other final rights are for minerals and 'shooting' though the latter is not normally a right held in common. The rights are attached to properties. Contiguous with 2 Cumbria commons: CL29 (Baugh Fell) and CL94 (Mallerstang). In Yorkshire Dales National Park.


GEN:
This common includes a diversity marshy grasslands, blanket bog, acid grasslands, and flushes on an extensive area of hill grazing. A small section to the northeast is an SSSI.

ANOTES:
A public footpath passes along a section of the NW facing boundary.

GNOTES:
Rights: There are 6 finalized rights of pasture and 18 other rights. The grazing rights are given in 'gaits'. One gait = 1 head of cattle, 5 geld ewes or 4 ewes and lambs. 2 gaits = 1 horse over 3 years. One gait over part of the unit gives the right to graze one spring calf born after January 1.

There are 6 mineral rights, 6 rights for turbary and 6 for shooting (not normally a right in common). All rights are attached to properties.


