![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Plastic, poison, pesticides and sewage clog our rivers the largesse of our wildlife steadily depleted. As Joni Mitchell wrote, ‘You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.’ And our countryside isn’t faring so well. First, the Enclosures, written about movingly by the Romantic poet John Clare, then urbanisation, industrialisation, followed by the curse of the screen, whether TV, laptop or iPhone. Our generational disconnect from nature has been occurring for over two centuries. But that 8% is a powerful reminder of how much remains effectively off limits, and the abilities of landowners to exclude people from the land. ![]() The Right to Roam is the core of what the Ramblers are built on. Well, that we have access to 8% of England is huge testament and thanks to the work of the Ramblers. Guy, north of Wistman’s Wood, after a night spent wild camping Your book Who Owns England? states that 92% of land does not have open access and 97% of our rivers are off limits, tell us more. The writer and environmental campaigner uncovered the secrets of land ownership in England in his recent book and is leading a campaign with author Nick Hayes to expand our right to roam. ![]()
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