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Local Access Forums
What are Local Access Forums?
In England their 81 Local Access Forums which are statutorily prescribed bodies, introduced by s94 and s95 of the Countryside and Rights of Way (CROW) Act 2000.
Their main function is to advise their appointing authority, ie either a local highway authority or a national park authority for their area, as to the improvement of public access to land in that area for the purposes of open-air recreation and the enjoyment of the area.
In carrying out its functions, a Local Access Forum must also have regard to the needs of land management and the desirability of conserving the natural beauty of the area for which it is established, including the flora, fauna and geological and physiographical features of the area.
Local Access Forums comprise appointed members who must be representative of both users of local rights of way or access land and owners and occupiers of access land or land encompassing local rights of way.
For more information on Local Access Forums check out this link on Natural England website and read this post on the Members and Site Blog.
Main Local Access Forums in the North West of England:
Cumbria Local Access Forum, Lake District Local Access Forum, Yorkshire Dales Local Access Forum, Lancashire Local Access Forum, Peak District Local Access Forum, Cheshire and Warrington Local Access Forum, North Yorkshire Local Access Forum, West Yorkshire Local Access Forum and Derby and Derbyshire Local Access Forum for full list of Local Access Forums in the North West check out this link out on Natural England Website.