- Location
- People's Republic of South Yorkshire
Just seen a bit in the angling times saying the new agricultural bill will give ppl the right to roam on any river.
Right to roam on rivers.
- Thread starter Vader
- Start date
Walking or on a boat?
Wonder what the EA would say about a RTR on rivers....
Exfarmer
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
No issue with walking at all
Bogweevil
Member
Walking on water? Saves on waders I suppose.
Here's some reading to make you happy from a right to roam enthusiast
www.theguardian.com
Forgive us our trespasses: forbidden rambles with a right-to-roam campaigner
The law excludes ordinary people from 92% of English land, but that doesn’t stop activist, artist and writer Nick Hayes
www.theguardian.com
Fiacre
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- Location
- South West England
We have a Byway Open to all Traffic that crosses a SSSI river. An element of 4x4 play crossing it causing enormous erosion and other problems. Nothing they enjoy more than getting stuck and playing with their winches. And yet it’s only agriculture that gets blamed for the diffuse pollution and damage to the rivers’ environment.
Open access and watch the habitat quality decline.
Open access and watch the habitat quality decline.
Steevo
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- Location
- Gloucestershire
Here's some reading to make you happy from a right to roam enthusiast
Forgive us our trespasses: forbidden rambles with a right-to-roam campaigner
The law excludes ordinary people from 92% of English land, but that doesn’t stop activist, artist and writer Nick Hayes
Anyone fancy camping in his garden?
lloyd
Member
- Location
- Herefordshire
You would probably have to get past the barbed wire fence and CCTV first.
farmerm
Member
- Location
- Shropshire
Can we also treat it like a public latrine and unofficial rubbish dump? It so, sign me up.
kiwi pom
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- Location
- canterbury NZ
Yep
About $100 for a fishing licence and you're away.Not sure it would work in Pom land though.
Swarfmonkey
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- Location
- Hampshire
lloyd
Member
- Location
- Herefordshire
DIY Bangalore Torpedoes and everyone wears a hoody?
I could see him coming out saying
'Hey peace man,far out,groovy this stuff must be the real s*it.'
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Swarfmonkey
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- Location
- Hampshire
I’d expect a far more militant response than that, one i’ll call hypocritical outrage.
One look at the “right to roam” lobby and you just know that they only want it to be one way. They want to wander around other people’s property, but wouldn’t want others wandering around theirs.
One look at the “right to roam” lobby and you just know that they only want it to be one way. They want to wander around other people’s property, but wouldn’t want others wandering around theirs.
ollie989898
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Here's some reading to make you happy from a right to roam enthusiast
Forgive us our trespasses: forbidden rambles with a right-to-roam campaigner
The law excludes ordinary people from 92% of English land, but that doesn’t stop activist, artist and writer Nick Hayes
Seems that guy is more interested in walking on land owned by the national trust?
- Location
- Westish Suffolk
Wish we had a decent river nearby to roam on. Nearest is the 'River' Lark in the Tesco car park in Bury St Edmunds - a national disgrace!
The Waveney is lovely though, don't see the harm in casual canoeists, but jet skis would be a step too far!
The Waveney is lovely though, don't see the harm in casual canoeists, but jet skis would be a step too far!
- Location
- Central Scotland
Yawn- The enlighted Scots already have this covered in the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (aka Freedom to Roam). Applies to land and inland waters - exclusions apply.
Tarw Coch
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- Location
- Bottom of Wats Dyke
I was at the local quad dealers a couple of years ago, a couple of lads out of a city about 70 mike away were there buying accessories for their bikes after which they were heading out into the hills, their aim to get stuck.
Pieces_of_Eight
Member
Yep
Not sure it would work in Pom land though.
Definitely wouldn't work. Our fishing licence is unenforced/unenforceable and doesn't come with permission to fish.
An added complication is that many landowners (with river frontage) wouldn't own their fishing rights. Often they are sold or leased to a club or syndicate.