Countryside code

  • Enjoy the countryside and respect its life and work.

  • Guard against all risk of fire.

  • Fasten all gates.

  • Keep your dogs under close control.

  • Keep to public paths across farmland.

  • Use gates and stiles to cross fences, hedges and walls.

  • Leave livestock, crops and machinery alone.

  • Take your litter home.

  • Help keep all water clean.

  • Protect wildlife, plants and trees.

  • Take special care on country roads.

  • Make no unnecessary noise.