Right to Roam believes people should respectfully explore the land on their doorstep: after all, we pay subsidies for a lot of it, says Right to Roam organiser Jon Moses
people should respectfully explore the land on their doorstep: after all, we pay subsidies for a lot of it
‘I came to see that we have lost more than just access: we have lost the chance to belong.’ Part of the River Monnow accessed by Jon Moses.‘I came to see that we have lost more than just access: we have lost the chance to belong.’ Part of the River Monnow accessed by Jon Moses.hen the barbed-wire fence began to spread across the British countryside in the late 19th century, it was not met with equanimity.
Today, barbed wire is an accepted feature of the countryside; a misanthropic aberration faded into the background of daily life. It is the symbol of a sick culture that fetishises private property rights at the expense of all that is good, humane and beautiful. That’s why I and others have taken to mass trespass.
Until two years ago I kept thoughts about the exclusion of the public from so much of the nation’s land to myself. They remained a dimly expressed irritation as I shuffled through the public footpath turned spiked gauntlet into town. Or when I snatched a glimpse of my local river – almost entirely private – where the landowner had strung barbs across the body of the water itself, dispiriting the view. I ground my teeth at the nearby council sign enjoining litterers to “Keep the Town Beautiful”.
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