Countryside Code
The basic advice for walking in the
countryside, or anywhere, is given in the
Countryside Code. Based on the criteria
Respect - Protect - Enjoy, the main section
headings are:
Advice for the public: introduction
Be safe - plan ahead and follow any signs
Leave gates and property as you find them
Protect plants and animals, and take your
litter home
Keep dogs under close control
Consider other people
The code can be read in full at the Natural
England web site.
Ramblers Association
For walking in general, there is no better
source than the Ramblers Association. The
Ramblers was founded in 1935 and, as a
charity working to promote walking and to
improve conditions for all walkers, is
Britain's biggest . It has over 135,000
members in England, Scotland and Wales.
On their web site you will find useful
information on walking in Britain.
Ordnance Survey Maps
At Ordnance Survey you can buy maps and
outdoor gear – everything you need to explore,
boost your fitness and stay safe.
There is also a good value on-line mapping
resource and also, delivered by Ordnance
Survey (OS), there is free map containing data
from OS and other sources, through the
leisure mapping app and online service. This
comprehensive map of Great Britain’s
greenspaces is also available as an open
dataset, called OS Open Greenspace, for
communities, businesses and developers to
create products and services that will
encourage healthier and greener lifestyles.
https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
Open Street Map
OpenStreetMap is built by a community of
mappers that contribute and maintain data
about roads, trails, cafés, railway stations, and
much more, all over the world.
OpenStreetMap is open data: you are free to
use it for any purpose as long as you credit
OpenStreetMap and its contributors. If you
alter or build upon the data in certain ways,
you may distribute the result only under the
same licence.
https://www.openstreetmap.org/
Countryside Code
The basic advice for walking in the countryside, or
anywhere, is given in the Countryside Code. Based
on the criteria Respect - Protect - Enjoy, the main
section headings are:
Advice for the public: introduction
Be safe - plan ahead and follow any signs
Leave gates and property as you find them
Protect plants and animals, and take your litter
home
Keep dogs under close control
Consider other people
The code can be read in full at the Natural
England web site.
Ramblers Association
For walking in general, there is no better source
than the Ramblers Association. The Ramblers
was founded in 1935 and, as a charity working to
promote walking and to improve conditions for all
walkers, is Britain's biggest . It has over 135,000
members in England, Scotland and Wales. On
their web site you will find useful information on
walking in Britain.
Ordnance Survey Maps
At Ordnance Survey you can buy maps and
outdoor gear – everything you need to explore,
boost your fitness and stay safe.
There is also a good value on-line mapping
resource and also, delivered by Ordnance Survey
(OS), there is free map containing data from OS
and other sources, through the leisure mapping
app and online service. This comprehensive map
of Great Britain’s greenspaces is also available as
an open dataset, called OS Open Greenspace, for
communities, businesses and developers to
create products and services that will encourage
healthier and greener lifestyles.
https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
Open Street Map
OpenStreetMap is built by a community of
mappers that contribute and maintain data about
roads, trails, cafés, railway stations, and much
more, all over the world.
OpenStreetMap is open data: you are free to use
it for any purpose as long as you credit
OpenStreetMap and its contributors. If you alter
or build upon the data in certain ways, you may
distribute the result only under the same licence.
https://www.openstreetmap.org/