Fears over right to roam in England as ministers wind up review
by Helena Horton Environment reporter from Environment | The Guardian on (#5YC2Q)
Campaigners had hoped access to nature would be extended in England, where 92% of land is privately owned
The government has quashed a review into the right to roam in England's countryside, amid anger from campaigners that the law of trespass stops people from walking freely around the country.
It was revealed last year that the Treasury had commissioned Lord Agnew to lead a review into access to nature, asking respondents for radical, joined up thinking" to achieve a quantum shift in how our society supports people to access and engage with the outdoors".
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