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June 11, 2026
# Eco Insight: Site information
#### Public Rights of Way
Public Rights of Way are legally protected paths that allow anyone to cross private land. These can be categorized by their permitted use: footpaths (walking), bridleways (walking, riding, cycling), restricted byways (non-motorized transport), and byways open to all traffic.
Each local authority is responsible for ensuring public rights of way are mapped accurately and correctly.
Data source: Local authorities
Data update schedule: Quarterly
#### Road
This data is taken from Ordnance Survey’s National Geographic Database (NGD). The data is defined as features representing, describing or limiting the extents of roadways, tracks and pathways. A road is a metalled way for vehicles. A track is an unmetalled way that is clearly marked, permanent and used by vehicles. A path is defined as any established way other than a road or track.
The data has been categorised and symbolised on the map using the Description field within the data.
Data source: Ordnance Survey
Data update schedule: Monthly
#### Open Access Land
This data is made up of four data layers provided by Natural England under the heading of the Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act 2000. The CRoW Act gives the public right of access to land mapped as 'open country' (mountain, moor, heath and down) or registered common land. These areas are known as 'open access land'. The input layers are as follows:
##### **Section 4 Conclusive Open Country**
Land that has been conclusively mapped as open country by The Countryside Agency (now dissolved and part of Natural England)
##### **Section 4 Conclusive Registered Common Land**
Land that has been registered as common land under the Commons Registration Act 1965
##### **Section 16 Dedicated Land**
Land that has been dedicated as open access under section 16 of the CRoW Act
##### **Section 15 Land**
Land subject to pre-existing public access rights that on CRoW access land apply instead of the CRoW rights
Data source: Natural England
Data update schedule: Quarterly
#### Streetlights
This data is taken from Ordnance Survey’s National Geographic Database (NGD). Street lights are defined as a point representation of a pole mounted light which is positioned to artificially illuminate sections of a road or path.
Data source: Ordnance Survey
Data update schedule: Monthly
#### Field Boundaries
This data is taken from Ordnance Survey’s National Geographic Database (NGD). These are defined as line features representing the field boundary features adjacent to, or contained within, areas of agricultural land, trees, rough grassland, or heath. It also includes features adjacent to land in the Rural Payment Agency's (RPA’s) Rural Land Register that are situated within urban areas in England
The data has been categorised and symbolised on the map using the Description field within the data.
Data source: Ordnance Survey
Data update schedule: Monthly
#### Building information
This data is taken from Ordnance Survey’s National Geographic Database (NGD). These features delineate single building footprints, and also contain adjoining building parts which have been determined to be part of the same building.
The data has been categorised and symbolised on the map using the Period field within the data.
Data source: Ordnance Survey
Data update schedule: Monthly
#### Railway lines
This data is taken from Ordnance Survey’s National Geographic Database (NGD). The data represents linear feature that defines the geometry and connectivity of the Rail Network between two points in the network
The data has been categorised and symbolised on the map using the Description field within the data.
Data source: Ordnance Survey
Data update schedule: Monthly
#### Landforms
This data is taken from Ordnance Survey’s National Geographic Database (NGD). The data represents polygon features representing an area of the Earth's surface with a distinct physical morphology, such as cliffs, artificial slopes, and burial mounds.
Data source: Ordnance Survey
Data update schedule: Monthly
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