§ Mr. WalterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is the total area of common land in England; and what is the total area of common land over which the public has rights of access by(a) statute and (b) individual access agreements. [34605]
§ Angela EagleThe total area of common land in England is approximately 370,000 hectares. Members of the public have statutory access rights to about 20 per cent. of this land. We do not have details of the area of common land subject to individual access agreements.
§ Mr. WalterTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is the total area of each national park and within those national parks the total area of(a) common land and (b) common land covered by agri-environmental schemes. [34606]
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§ Angela EagleThe total area of each National Park, the total area of common land and the total area of common land covered by agri-environmental schemes in each Park is set out in the table.
Square kilometres National Park Total area Total area of common land Total area of common land covered by agri-environmental schemes Exmoor 693 46.3 46.1 Dartmoor 953 349.7 349.7 Lake District 2,292 620 618 Northumberland 1,050 0 0 North York Moors 1,436 233.8 222.1 Peak District 1,438 15.3 13.2 Yorkshire Dales 1,769 468.1 102.2