Government Publications
For more information about these publications, please refer to the Reference Documents page.
- The Trail Users Code. Natural Resources Wales. September 2020. A revised and updated version, now part of the NRW Countryside Code Family. (September 2020)
- Landscapes Review DEFRA. September 2019. The ‘Glover Report’ on the Designated Landscapes Review, commissioned by the government in response to the 25 Year Environment Plan.1. (September 2019)
- TRO Discovery Project Summary Report. DfT/GeoPlace. (August 2019)
- Public Spaces Protection Orders Guidance for councils. Local Government Association. (February 2018)
- Guidance for Local Authorities on Public Rights of Way Welsh Government. (October 2016)
- Comparison of the planning systems in the four UK countries Inter-Parliamentary Research and Information Network (IPRIN). (January 2016)
- Stepping Forward Natural England. March 2010. The Stakeholder Working Group on Unrecorded Public Rights of Way: Report to Natural England. (March 2010)
- Guidance on Local Access Forums in England DEFRA. Revised March 2009. (March 2009)
- Part 6 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 and Restricted Byways A guide for local authorities, enforcement agencies, rights of way users and practitioners. DEFRA. Version 5 – May 2008. (May 2008)
- Illegal use of public rights of way and green spaces with public access by mechanically propelled vehicles DEFRA. Final report. September 2007. (September 2007)
- Guidance for National Park Authorities making Traffic Regulation Orders under section 22BB Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 DEFRA. September 2007. (September 2007)
- Wales Off-road Motorcycling Steering Group, Annual Report Forestry Commission Wales. (January 2006)
- Regulating the use of motor vehicles on public rights of way and off road A guide for Local Authorities, Police and Community Safety Partnerships. DEFRA. (December 2005)
- Making the best of byways A practical guide for local authorities managing and maintaining byways which carry motor vehicles. DEFRA. (December 2005)
- Report of a research project on motor vehicles on byways open to all traffic DEFRA. (January 2005)
- How people interact on off-road routes Research Notes CRN32. The Countryside Agency. (March 2001)
- Improving Rights of Way in England and Wales An economic appraisal. DETR. (August 2000)
- Motorcycle Misuse on the County Durham Coast Turning the Tide. (January 1999)
- SUPERSEDED – Making the best of byways A Practical Guide on Managing the Use of Vehicles on Public Rights of Way. DETR. (July 1997)
- Unclassified County Roads An Issues Report. Countryside Commission. (January 1996)
- The Future of Byways A legal framework. Report to the Rights of Way Review Committee. (October 1992)
- Motorsport in the Community The Way Ahead. Conference Report. (March 1992)
- Northern Motorsports Project “The Way Ahead”. Sports Council. (January 1991)
- Motorised Sports in the Countryside Overcoming the Challenges. The Sports Council and the Countryside Commission. Conference Report. (October 1990)
- Access to the countryside for recreation and sport Summary report. Countryside Commission and Sports Council. (May 1986)
- Providing for Motorsports From image to reality. The Sports Council. March 1986. The “Elson Report”. (March 1986)
- Off The Road Motorcycling in the East Midlands Region Report of a working party. Sports Council. (April 1985)
- Green Lanes Countryside Commission. (June 1979)
- Report of the Footpaths Committee Ministry of Housing and Local Government Welsh Office. March 1968. The “Gosling Report”. (March 1968)