#masstrespass — Public Fediverse posts

Protesters to hold #MassTrespass of #CirencesterPark over charging plans
'#RightToRoam campaigners organise demonstration amid anger at #BathurstEstate’s introduction of £4 fee to visit park.'

'According to campaigners, the Bathurst Estate has received millions of pounds in farm #subsidies in recent years and the family fortunes ultimately rest on the slave trader Benjamin Bathurst'
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/11/mass-trespass-protest-cirencester-park-charging-plans-bathurst-estate
#RightToProtest #SlaveTrade #PublicCostPrivateProfit #England

Ramblers unite at Scots Dyke to protest against England’s draconian #RightToRoam laws

English and Scottish walkers meet in #massTrespass to call for greater public access to #land in #England and #Wales, like the more generous laws of #Scotland

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/23/ramblers-unite-at-scots-dyke-to-protest-against-englands-draconian-right-to-roam-laws?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

#Ramblers unite at #ScotsDyke to protest against #England’s draconian #RightToRoam laws

#English and #Scottish #walkers meet in #MassTrespass to call for greater #PublicAccess to land in #England and #Wales, like the more generous laws of #Scotland
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/23/ramblers-unite-at-scots-dyke-to-protest-against-englands-draconian-right-to-roam-laws

Here's a #postcard of St Andrews University, alma mater of Arthur Hobhouse MP, who chaired the parliamentary committee which led to the establishment of National Parks in the UK

Why today? Well, its the anniversary of the 1932 #MassTrespass on #KinderScout, which protest underpinned the moves towards greater access to the countryside

#HigherEducation
#HigherEducationPostcard
#NationalParks
#StAndrews

Walkers are Welcome Town - Hayfield

Hayfield is a beautiful village (population 2,700) nestling in stunning Peak District scenery. Its proud association with the Kinder Mass Trespass, and vibrant community offers events throughout the year and facilities to accommodate walkers including six pubs, three cafes, an Italian restaurant, a campsite, and various small artisan shops.

https://walkersarewelcome.org.uk/waw-towns-e-k/waw/558

#WalkersareWelcome #Hayfield #PeakDistrict #Derbyshire #KinderScout #MassTrespass #Walking

A *hedge fund manager* (!!!) has overturned centuries of access for wild camping on Dartmoor. There needs be a new mass trespass over this. Anyone organising? #DartmoorWildCamping #MassTrespass #DartmoorMassTresspass #Dartmoor

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/15/something-beautiful-has-been-taken-away-campaigners-vow-to-fight-ban-on-dartmoor-camping

Reading an interesting book on the #MassTrespass on #Kinder which highlights the many links between the #Ramblers and the #InternationalBrigades