| Re: Walking - and the right to roam. Posted by ChrisB at 16:36, 30th July 2026 |     |
From Gov.uk via Google
Right to Roam in the UK
In England and Wales, the right to roam is limited compared to Scotland. Access is primarily granted on open access land, which can be used for walking, horse-riding, and cycling under certain conditions. Dogs must be kept on a lead no longer than 2 meters, and some areas, called excepted land, remain private and are not accessible even if they appear on maps of open access land
Public rights of way, common lands, and the foreshore of beaches often provide additional access opportunities
In England and Wales, the right to roam is limited compared to Scotland. Access is primarily granted on open access land, which can be used for walking, horse-riding, and cycling under certain conditions. Dogs must be kept on a lead no longer than 2 meters, and some areas, called excepted land, remain private and are not accessible even if they appear on maps of open access land
Public rights of way, common lands, and the foreshore of beaches often provide additional access opportunities
| Walking - and the right to roam. Posted by grahame at 16:28, 30th July 2026 | |
From The BBC
Retracing the defiant walk that changed Britain
Molly Gorman
Seventy-five years after the Peak District became Britain's first national park, visitors can retrace the mass trespass that helped open the countryside to everyone.
[snip]
Having grown up on the fringes of the Peak District, I have always delighted in walking across its dramatic landscapes, while being largely unaware of its role in shaping public access to the English countryside. Today, I'm retracing those bold rebels' steps where it all began.
[snip]
"We have this idea that England's crowded, England's full. That's not the case, but it may feel like it, because there's very little land that most of us can legally access" – Jon Moses
However, the Kinder mass trespass of 24 April 1932 is often cited as the catalyst that led to the birth of England's own national park system.
[snip]
Molly Gorman
Seventy-five years after the Peak District became Britain's first national park, visitors can retrace the mass trespass that helped open the countryside to everyone.
[snip]
Having grown up on the fringes of the Peak District, I have always delighted in walking across its dramatic landscapes, while being largely unaware of its role in shaping public access to the English countryside. Today, I'm retracing those bold rebels' steps where it all began.
[snip]
"We have this idea that England's crowded, England's full. That's not the case, but it may feel like it, because there's very little land that most of us can legally access" – Jon Moses
However, the Kinder mass trespass of 24 April 1932 is often cited as the catalyst that led to the birth of England's own national park system.
[snip]
As I understand it, there is a "Right to Roam" in Scotland, but in England it's much more restricted - perhaps to National Parks. Would anyone with a bit of knowledge on this be able to fill me in?
