The Baldstones area is owned by Staffordshire Wildlife Trust who manage the moorland for nature conservation. The forested area to the east is gradually being cleared and returned to moorland and native woodland.
On Open Access land. See maps here; 
The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) is the representative body that exists
to protect the freedoms and promote the interests of climbers, hill walkers and
mountaineers, including ski-mountaineers. The BMC recognises that climbing, hill
walking and mountaineering are activities with a danger of personal injury or death.
Participants in these activities should be aware of and accept these risks and be
responsible for their own actions.