Village greens are protected by ancient law. Now, though, housing developers are claiming that all kinds of areas are being labelled village greens – just to keep them off. They cite the examples of a disused railway and a former mine slag heap. But local communities claiming land as greens argue that they are merely recording long-enjoyed recreation rights. So what counts as a village green and what doesn't?
Onslow Road, Newent, Gloucestershire - a site claimed by campaigners as a village green.
