Re:Cities Need More Trees
by shiroiushi on Monday July 01, 2024 @05:20AM
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Huh? I've read multiple times that in the UK, private land can't be "fenced off" and the general public has the right to roam on it, as long as they aren't causing a nuisance or getting too close to peoples' homes. Is that only for pastures or something?
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Re:Cities Need More Trees
by helsinkiandrew on Monday July 01, 2024 @05:31AM
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> and the general public has the right to roam on it
There's no right to freely roam in the UK unlike Finland and other countries [1], although there are public footpaths/rights of way that cross private land [2]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_to_roam
[2] https://www.gov.uk/right-of-way-open-access-land/use-public-...
That applies outside of Scotland as far as I'm aware, whereas in Scotland there is a right to roam on all land as long as you're not disturbing housing/farm activities etc.
Re:Cities Need More Trees
by helsinkiandrew on Tuesday July 02, 2024 @04:50AM
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Good point
Generally, only undeveloped land is covered by freedom to roam. Forests, cultivated land and gardens aren't necessarily freely accessible by law, if they are privately owned they can be fenced.
There is much more expansive freedom to roam in Scotland, but then most of the land there is undeveloped anyway.
Re:Cities Need More Trees
by globular-toast on Monday July 01, 2024 @06:30AM
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Only in Scotland.
sheep dictatorship basically