. The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 may provide access to 'only' 8 per cent of the English countryside but to this should be added more than 140,000 miles of public rights of way across England and Wales, countless permissive footpaths on farms and the huge resource of accessible fields, woods and riverbanks provided free of charge by environmental charities such as the Woodland Trust, National Trust and Wildlife Trusts. The relatively small population of Scotland means that any open access conflicts of interest can generally be absorbed in the immensity of the landscape. With a){kind=link}
Sir, I disagree with the proponents of extending the Scottish-style right to roam to England (“Two thirds want a wider right to roam”, news, Jul 6). The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 may provide access to “only” 8 per cent of the English countryside but to this should be added more than 140,000 miles of public rights of way across England and Wales, countless permissive footpaths on farms and the huge resource of accessible fields, woods and riverbanks provided free of charge by environmental charities such as the Woodland Trust, National Trust and Wildlife Trusts.
The relatively small population of Scotland means that any open access conflicts of interest can generally be absorbed in the immensity of the landscape. With a
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