Open Access land
 Open Access, or the ‘right to roam’ away from the path applies to mapped access land and includes:
- mountain
- moor
- heath land
- common land
- land dedicated for open access.
We’re a bit short on mountain, moor and down land, here in Nottinghamshire, but we do have some access land to explore, including heath land, common land and dedicated land.
All these types of access land are shown on Ordnance Survey Explorer maps. You can find out how to identify open access land on these maps in Finding your way [PDF 532KB] 
Find out which Explorer maps cover different parts of Nottinghamshire [PDF 388 KB]
We have almost 80 areas of open access land in Nottinghamshire ranging from small village greens, to larger areas over 17 hectares (42 acres).
Some of the best to visit include:
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Budby Heath, off the A616 near Budby Rainworth Heath, off the A617 near Rainworth Car Colston Common, off the A46 at Car Colston North and South Holmes, Trent riverside, near Sutton-on-Trent. |
On access land you can:
- Walk freely without needing to follow the path
- Watch wildlife
- Stop for a picnic
- Fly a kite and lots more!
But please remember not to:
- Ride a horse or bicycle (unless on a bridleway crossing access land)
- Drive a motor vehicle
- Camp, light fires or use a metal detector
- Wander close to property - to protect the privacy of people who live and work on access land there is a 20m exclusion zone around properties and buildings containing livestock.
Dogs are welcome on access land but please follow these simple guidelines:
- Keep your dog on a lead shorter than two metres between 1st March & 31st July (to protect ground nesting birds)
- Always keep your dog on a short lead in the vicinity of livestock
- Please always clean up after your dog.
Landowners have the right to close access land, so to avoid disappointment always check for any local access restrictions on the Open Access website before setting off.
For more information about Open Access visit the website: www.openaccess.gov.uk
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