Naturenet: The Countryside Agency
The Countryside Agency
T
he Countryside Agency no longer exists. It was succeeded on 2 October 2006 by Natural England.
See our Natural England
page for the current information on functions formerly
undertaken by the Countryside Agency.
The Countryside Agency functioned from 1 April 1999 until 1 October 2006.
Prior to 1999 it was partly known as the Countryside Commission. The Agency
was a government-funded advisory and promotional body in England. It owned
no land and managed no facilities. The Countryside Agency worked with other
bodies, such as local authorities, landowners and other public agencies, to
provide grants and advice to conserve the natural beauty of the landscape,
promote rural economies and make the countryside more accessible for public
enjoyment.
The Countryside Agency had special responsibility for designating National
Parks, and Areas
of Outstanding Natural Beauty, defining Heritage Coasts, and
establishing long distance walks for walkers and riders. See the excellent
National Trails website.
The Countryside Agency promoted the Country
Code, one of the first, and best
known, attempts to painlessly integrate visitors into the countryside.
How to contact the Countryside Commission / countryside agency:
You can't contact either the Countryside Agency or the Countryside
Commission. They don't exist. And we can't get messages to them either -
as they are no more. So please stop sending them to us. The best you can
hope for is to ask Natural
England if
they can help.
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