Right To Roam in Britain
Many land owners in Britain have, in the past, strongly defended their property rights (see Inclosure Acts). Even uncultivated and unenclosed land was formerly heavily protected in some areas, mostly to preserve the land owner's hunting or fishing rights. This in turn left the general public with little access to natural areas. Even such popular sites as Chrome Hill and Parkhouse Hill in the Peak District – although of very little economic interest to the owner – had been out of access to the public, until the enactment of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. The Ramblers' Association works to increase the rights of walkers in the United Kingdom and has been a driving force behind the recent legislation increasing the public's access to the wilderness.
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