The first area that the initiative will be rolled out is on the Peter Tavy Common, as well as two other commons in England. Julia Aglionby, executive director of the Foundation for Common Land and chair of the Uplands Alliance, explains: ‘First enshrined in law in the Magna Carta, and once making up nearly half of Britain, now only 3% of land in England is common land. It’s incredibly important open land, with delicate ecosystems, which we can all access and enjoy.
