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Re:Half of England Is Owned by Less Than 1% of Its Populatio... by Brakenshire on Sunday April 21, 2019 @03:58AM (#19711066)
Right to roam laws clearly don’t include the right to do damage by driving an offroad vehicle anywhere you like.
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Re:Half of England Is Owned by Less Than 1% of Its Populatio... by jacobolus on Sunday April 21, 2019 @04:12AM (#19711108)
Yes, but the existence of jerks with offroad vehicles explains some of the fences.

There are plenty of places where just having visitors regularly hike across the ground off-trail does significant damage to the ecosystem, which is why fragile or popular parks restrict public access to marked trails and designated campsites.

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