Spitchwick Access Protest, Right to Roam - my head was turned though!
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2023
- This is just my opinion, I went there fully to support and record the event, what I found made me change my mind and if it was my land I'd probably do the same if that was the only way to keep the idiots from ruining it out.
This is what I found on the walk in from the car park, I didn't check the other routes in or the wooded areas.
1 x pair of shorts
4 bagged dog poo's left on the path or thrown in the hedge.
10 large scorch marks, some with broken glass in (liability if hurt?)
A box of glass, cans, plastic, mixed in with food that would attract wild animals.
lots of litter (the protesters carried out a litter pick before the BBC and ITV cameras started rolling, that said a lot to me.
human waste just off the main common.
a messy camping group of very polite young men.
All that on a cursory look around.
Below is a short synopsis of the CRoW act 2000.
The Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 (CRoW Act) is a piece of legislation in the United Kingdom that significantly expanded public access to the countryside in England and Wales. Here's a short synopsis of its key provisions:
Access Land: The CRoW Act designates certain areas as "access land," including mountains, moorland, heath, and downland. In these areas, the public has a legal right to roam, walk, and engage in recreational activities.
Public Rights of Way: The Act preserves existing public rights of way, such as footpaths and bridleways, and protects them from obstruction or closure. It also established a process for creating new rights of way.
Responsibilities: While granting access rights, the Act imposes responsibilities on individuals to respect the environment, wildlife, and property. It prohibits activities that could harm the land or wildlife and requires people to take care not to cause damage.
Exemptions: Some areas, such as private gardens, cultivated land, and certain protected wildlife sites, are exempt from the right to roam. Landowners have the right to apply for restrictions or closures of access land under certain circumstances.
Maps and Marking: Access land is marked on maps, and the public can easily identify where they have the right to roam. Local authorities maintain and update these maps.
Conservation: The CRoW Act includes provisions for the conservation and protection of the natural environment. It aims to strike a balance between access rights and environmental preservation.
Overall, the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 was a significant piece of legislation that expanded public access to the countryside in England and Wales while also establishing rules and responsibilities to ensure the protection of the environment and the rights of landowners.
This was great upload bud, nice topic! Here in Sweden you can hike, swim and even camp wherever you want! There is even a law that clearly allows it.
Sadly we only have a few places like that but lots of people ruin it but leaving such a mess.
Such a shame that we are going to continue to loose many more places like this because groups of people have no respect for what we all share
Yep, there will always be wild places to go but I feel for the less able who need these accessible places.
I completely agree - I've spent a lot of my life living and working on land, having to clear mess and repair damage.
I also wild camp and swim, but in far more isolated areas - I also never leave anything behind!
Right to roam where I lived in Scotland worked - there was mutual respect, riders and walkers always listened when we closed tracks for silaging etc, as they were kept in great condition for everyone the rest of the year.
Another difference is shear numbers - there are just far fewer people in Scotland per acre.
Thanks for that perspective. Give Oti a stroke for me! X
Will do ☺️ x
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I've been on the land owners side for the last few years as I've seen the absolute mess after every weekends ,bank holidays and it's not always the young people. But I love itbyhere out of season.The land owners have tried everything to sort this .
They must be so upset to see it used like this. It’s a terrible shame that people have so little respect for areas like this. X
Thoughtful. Nice one.
Thank you kindly
Ay up buddy, I finally found it, lol.
Gotta say I totally agree with you my friend 👍
Thanks, it’s a sad state of affairs but the land and wildlife are more important than our right to a nice location.
Really good video.
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the feedback.
I’m with you on this.
I thought the comments would be full of people disagreeing with me.
No. My gran had a farm near Cadover bridge on Dartmoor I spent most of my childhood up there, wouldn’t dream of going there now its bbq city. Used to fish there all day and not see anyone. Half of Plymouth up there now.
@lesliejury1019 that’s such a shame.
1:52 I think you're being generous to those lads. Anyone who has the intention to leave the place tidy would not have bottles strewn all over the place like this. And they would have had the forethought not to scorch the ground. Anyone who is planning to take everything away with them and leave no trace would have a rubbish bag and everything would have gone in it as it was discarded. The only people who just abandon items all over the place like this are people who don't care and won't be walking all over the place to gather up their rubbish. It's a certain mentality. Incredibly frustrating for everyone else.
I completely agree with your assessment on "Right To Roam" as well. With every right comes an equal responsibilty; you have the right to own property and not have that property foribly taken from you. With that comes the responsibility to respect other people's property and you can't steal from people.
While it would be great to have consequences for people who claim the right without holding themselves accountable for the responsibilty that comes with it (barring certain people who leave a dsigusting mess at Spitchwick), I don't think it's enforcable on a such a large scale and so we all lose out. Yes, if it was my land, I would be disgusted and unable to tell who was going to do what. These people should be ashamed but they don't even seem to be able to comprehend why, let alone do anything to change.
Shut up
“You can’t teach the stupid!” Someone said to me today, sadly I think they’re right.
Thanks for the brilliant points you make.