Category Archives: Open country

Defra’s double standards

Posted on 16/03/2023 by campaignerkate

The government fails to take an opportunity to revoke the 2026 cut off and instead tables amendments to delay the review of access maps. Continue reading →

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Go for it, Dartmoor National Park Authority!

Posted on 21/01/2023 by campaignerkate

It is crucial that the Dartmoor National Park Authority resolves to appeal against the high court ruling on wild camping on the Dartmoor commons. Continue reading →

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Carpe diem

Posted on 19/09/2022 by campaignerkate

I was interviewed by the Clapham Film Unit, high on the Chilterns, when everything was peaceful and quiet. Continue reading →

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Walk for a minister

Posted on 31/07/2022 by campaignerkate

We devised a walk to demonstrate to the environment minister, Richard Benyon, how agricultural payments can fund more and better access. Continue reading →

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Kinder’s legacy

Posted on 28/04/2022 by campaignerkate

The 90th anniversary of the Kinder trespass is a chance to call for a new movement for access. Continue reading →

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Access regained

Posted on 16/04/2022 by campaignerkate

Access to downland at Chawley Manor in Bucks is not to be restricted, following a campaign but the Ramblers and Open Spaces Society. Continue reading →

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Elsie’s centenary

Posted on 17/01/2022 by campaignerkate

On Elsie Gaskell’s centenary, I describe a book about her father which explains why she was an access campaigner. Continue reading →

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Access to Mountains Act: a travesty of access

Posted on 11/12/2021 by campaignerkate

The Guardian recently ran an article about the second reading of the Access to Mountains Bill 1938, but things went downhill after that. Continue reading →

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Secret access

Posted on 09/11/2021 by campaignerkate

When continuing access restrictions were proposed on land in the Chilterns I visited and decided that such proposals were unacceptable. Continue reading →

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Moorland massacre

Posted on 30/10/2021 by campaignerkate

Forty years ago the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 received royal assent. It did nothing to save moorland. Continue reading →

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