My dad, Terry Robinson, who has died aged 77, orchestrated a number of government projects that improved opportunities for people to connect with the British countryside. Having started out in his career as a ranger on the Wirral Way, he went on to give 38 years’ service to the Countryside Commission (later Natural England).
He forged progressive approaches to common land, built new policies to improve access to open space, and promoted the value of a high-quality green environment in urban locations.
