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12/07/2004

NFU gives thumbs up to new countryside code



The new Countryside Code has the full endorsement of the National Farmers' Union.

The NFU hopes farmers and walkers will adopt the principles of the code when the new open access rights are introduced on National Walking Day, September 19.

Open access rights will be granted in parts of the south-east and in the lower north-west regions of England under the Countryside and Rights of Way (CROW) Act on that day.

The NFU has worked closely with the Countryside Agency to help draw up the code, which replaces the original Country Code, last updated in 1975. NFU Deputy President Peter Kendall, who is attending the launch ceremony for the code today, welcomed it.

Mr Kendall said: "We wholly support the code's key messages and welcome visitors to the countryside to see for themselves what a fantastic job farmers are doing. All we ask in return is responsible access, where visitors keep their dogs under control, take their litter home with them and remember that as well as being a beautiful place to visit the countryside is also a workplace and haven for wildlife."

The brief Countryside Code says:
· Be safe - plan ahead and follow any signs
· Leave gates and property as you find them
· Protect plants and animals, and take your litter home
· Keep dogs under close control
· Consider other people




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