You can access some land across England and Wales without having to use paths - this land is known as ‘open access land’ or ‘access land’. Explains what you can and can't do on access land.

People across England now have approximately 865,000 hectares of land across which they can walk, ramble, run, explore, climb and watch wildlife as they are given the freedom to access land, without having to stay on paths.

Your rights to access lakes, rivers etc for fishing and other purposes.

Information on access to open country, public rights of way, nature conservation and areas of outstanding natural beauty.

Information about the right, or freedom, to roam.