The Green Laning community does tend to bandy a lot of abbreviations and acronyms about.

Here's a list to help you make sense of them:

4WD - Four-Wheeled Drive Vehicles

AONB - Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

BAP - Biodiversity Action Plan

BHS - British Horse Society

BOAT - Byway Open To All Traffic

BR or BW - bridleway

BVPI - Best Value Performance Indicator

BVPP - Best Value Performance Plan

CPA - Comprehensive Performance Assessment

CROW - Countryside and Rights of Way - usually refers to CROW Act of 2000

CROW2000 - Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000

CSS - County Surveyors' Society

CTC - Cyclists' Touring Club

DDA - Disability Discrimination Act

DEFRA - Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

DMMO - Definitive Map Modification Order

DORA - Disabled Off Road Association

EEDA - East of England Development Agency

EERA - East of England Region

EERAF - East of England Rural Affairs Forum

EH - English Heritage

FP - Footpath

GIS - Geographical Information System(s)

GLASS - Green Lane ASSociation

GPG - Good Practice Guide

GWT - GroundWork Trust

H&S - Health and Safety

IADP - Integrated Access Development Project

IIP - Investors in People

IPROW - Institute of Public Rights of Way Management

LAF - Local Access Forum

LARA - Land Access Recreation Association

LEMO - Legal Event Modification Order

LGA - Local Government Association

LTP - Local Transport Plans

MO - Modification Order (definitive map)

MOD - Ministry of Defence

MPV - Mechanically-Propelled Vehicle

NERC - Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006

NMR - National Monuments Record

NMU - Non-Motorised User

Non-MPV - Non-Mechanically-propelled Vehicle

NPA - National Park Authority

NPACA - National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949

OS - Ordnance Survey

OSPAI - Ordnance Survey Positional Accuracy Improvement

P3 - Parish Paths Partnership

PACE - Police and Criminal Evidence Act

PIs - Performance Indicators or Public Local Inquiries

PINS - Planning Inspectorate

PPO - Public Path Order

PPP - Parish Paths Partnership

PPS - Planning Policy Statement

PRoW and PROW - Public Rights of Way

PSA - Public Service Agreement

PTROs - Permanent Traffic Regulation Orders

RA - Ramblers' Association

RB - Restricted Byway

RoW and ROW - Rights of Way

ROWA - Rights of Way Act 1990

ROWIP - Rights of Way Improvement Plan

RPG - Regional Planning Guidance

RUPP - Road Used as a Public Path (often converted into a RB)

s.25 - Highways Act 1980, Section 25

Public Path Creation Agreement (dedication)

s.31 - s.31 Deposit (made under WCA81)

s.38 - Highways Act 1980, Section 38 Adoption Agreement (dedication)

SLA - Service Level Agreement

SRO - Side Roads Order

SSSI - Site of Special Scientific Interest

TCPA - Town and Country Planning Act 1990 - diversion and extinguishments for planning

TRF - Trail Riders Fellowship

TROs - Traffic Regulation Orders

TTROs - Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders

UCR - Unclassified County Road