Skip to main content

Open Access - Dedicated Forests (CRoW Act)

Publisher
Natural Resources Wales
Updated
16 September 2026
Topic
Not set
Licence
Not set

Summary

Dataset showing forests that comprised the freehold public forest estate dedicated by former Forestry Commission Wales (FCW), now Natural Resources Wales (NRW), under section 16 of the Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act in 2005. Some forest that was dedicated has since been sold and is now in private ownership.

When using this data to understand the extent of Open Access , it should be used in conjunction with Open land, Open Country, Registered Common Land, Other Statutory Access Land, and Other Dedicated Land from the same years.

Data links

Link Format Preview Updated
Web Mapping Service 16/9/2026
View and Download 16/9/2026

Is this data useful? Give us feedback

Additional information

Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
14 August 2026
Harvest GUID
NRW_DS112114
Extent (Latitude)
53.512067° to 51.240829°
Extent (Longitude)
-5.777741° to -2.608865°
Dataset reference date (publication)
2026-08-11
Frequency of update
10-Yearly
Access constraints
There are no access restrictions on this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
Responsible party
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) (owner, custodian, distributor); Forestry Commission (FC) (originator)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng