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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Sandra Laville

Momentum building for Scottish-style land access rights in England, says film

line of hikers zigzagging up a hill
People walk from Edale to Kinder Scout to mark the 90th anniversary of a mass trespass. Photograph: Supplied

Anger and momentum are building for Scottish-style rights of access to farmland, rivers and woodlands in England, where the public has the statutory right to roam on just 8% of land, a new documentary suggests.

Our Land, a film whose title is a nod to the protest song by Woody Guthrie, explores the rise of the right to roam movement in England.

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