Category Archives: common rights

Learning about landscape

Posted on 28/02/2024 by campaignerkate

What is landscape? was the subject of a seminar at the Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) in December, on which I lit by chance—and am glad I did. The event was organised by the ‘Changing Landscapes’ research network, originally funded … Continue reading →

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Remembering Richard Harland

Posted on 24/11/2020 by campaignerkate

Richard Harland, who died seven years ago today, was a quiet but effective campaigner for commons and access. Continue reading →

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Commons cave-in

Posted on 26/07/2020 by campaignerkate

Thirty years ago the Conservative government broke its manifesto pledge to legislate on the basis of the Common Land Forum’s agreement for common land. Continue reading →

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A TV opportunity

Posted on 02/05/2020 by campaignerkate

My first TV interview was 40 years ago, the day the first Dartmoor Commons Bill was rejected by parliament. Continue reading →

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Shield of the moor

Posted on 04/01/2020 by campaignerkate

Dartmoor’s greatest campaigner, Sylvia Sayer, died 20 years ago today. Here is a tribute. Continue reading →

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Freedom of the forest

Posted on 15/11/2017 by campaignerkate

The 800th anniversary of the Charter of the Forest provides an opportunity to campaign for more access to our land. Continue reading →

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Defending land rights: finding solutions

Posted on 16/08/2017 by campaignerkate

At the Utrecht commons conference I put together a global practitioners’ lab on defending land rights. Continue reading →

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Huge nitrate problems: we’re in deep shit

Posted on 06/08/2017 by campaignerkate

I visited Ede in the Netherlands to look at commons old and new. Continue reading →

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Come on Archers, register your greens

Posted on 02/01/2017 by campaignerkate

It’s not too late for the Archers to register their greens. Continue reading →

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What future for the forest?

Posted on 26/12/2016 by campaignerkate

I visited Ashdown Forest in East Sussex with the conservators to look at how the common is grazed. Continue reading →

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