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Campaigners call for right to roam on edges of private farmland in England (www.theguardian.com)

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Give people the right to walk around the edges of privately owned fields, say campaigners seeking to open up more paths in the countryside in England and Wales.

Slow Ways, a group advocating for more access to the countryside, said people in rural areas often have to walk on roads that do not have pavements, which can be extremely dangerous.

The British public appears to agree. A poll by YouGov found seven out of 10 adults (71%) thought people should be allowed to walk along the edge of fields that were privately owned, as long as they were respectful and responsible, and if the only other option was to walk down a narrow or busy road with no pavement or legal footpath.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Integrate this with the land tax: reduced land tax for those who enable public access

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

That seems fair.