Common Land around Twyning
Twyning is lucky to have a lot of common land around the village as this protects it from development and provides a ready wilded area that encourages flora and fauna to proliferate. We have several types of deer, badgers, foxes, otters, rodents by the score and lots of birdlife.
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Land around Twyning
There is legislation that covers the use of Common Land and this provides for the maintenance of it, and the rights of commoners, and the responsibilities of the freeholders. This is steeped in Common Law, dating back in some cases centuries, Statute and the Rights of Commoners. Around Twyning they are known as the Pasture Holders. They have the right to graze certain livestock in certain places. The Rights vary Holder to Holder and location to location. These are ancient Rights handed down often father to son, sometimes through sales of a farm or property with Rights, and even sold by one Pasture Holder to another. As a Parish we strive to ensure these Rights are maintained.
In reality, they are rarely exercised. Grazing sheep on the Village Green, whilst a Right could be seen as lacking sympathy with the Village if done regularly and without thought for the enjoyment of the resource for all.