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    RADICAL REVIVAL: the rebirth of England’s access movement

    Jun 10, 2022 4 minutes

    IF THERE WAS any idea that the struggle for access in England had been ‘won’ and was now a thing of the past, the recent revival of the ‘right to roam’ movement has shown that it is still very much alive.

    A host of protests, trespasses and controversies this spring have highlighted the legal and social problems that continue to exist in a country where 92% of the land is off-limits to the public, 97% of rivers are also prohibited, and social factors contribute to large sections of the population being under-represented in the countryside.

    Campaigning around these issues is nothing new; but this year has seen a significant step up in the intensity of grassroots activity around them, with events and

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