Access to the Countryside
The natural beauty of Northern Ireland is world famous and it's not surprising that there are increasing pressures, from the local population and tourists to be able to walk in the countryside. However, all the land in our countryside is owned by someone and the public have no automatic right to go onto it. |
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NIEA supports Ireland Leave No Trace |
The Department of the Environment and the Department of Finance and Personnel have produced Occupiers Liability Law Information Leaflet in the Context of Access to the Countryside of Northern Ireland
(PDF 308KB). The purpose of this brief information leaflet is to describe the relationship between the Government’s aim in promoting managed access to the countryside and the role of occupiers’ liability legislation.
A review of barriers to participation in countryside recreation faced by specific communities in Northern Ireland has been commissioned by NIEA. The work was delivered by the Countryside Access and Activities Network and will inform the development of actions necessary to address issues of inequity. The aim of the review is twofold:
- people with a disability - people from ethnic minority communities - people living within areas of disadvantage
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Barriers to Participation |
A wide range of recommendations on how to overcome the identified barriers are detailed. These apply to all stakeholders in countryside recreation across Northern Ireland and a number of actions have been agreed and will be progressed by NIEA.
