Right To Roam.

[2smokinberyls smockfrocks]

Many rights of way in our area were blocked by farmers. In recent years, local authorities have opened them up and forbidden the blockages.

are we allowed to name names? let's see.

michael butler is the local farmer near me in the foothills of the pennines...
in the past few years the signs showing the rights of way across his land have, sort of, well, fallen over, so it's difficult to tell which direction you are meant to be heading.
streams have been diverted to muddy up the rights of way, knee-deep in places.
when he is muckspreading you'd better watch yourself.
oh, and in recent years he's been grazing breeds of cattle that are known to be extremely aggressive at protecting their young offspring, and as such walkers have been gored and air ambulances needed.


edit: forgot to mention he is a rag.

 

[KS55]

are we allowed to name names? let's see.

michael butler is the local farmer near me in the foothills of the pennines...
in the past few years the signs showing the rights of way across his land have, sort of, well, fallen over, so it's difficult to tell which direction you are meant to be heading.
streams have been diverted to muddy up the rights of way, knee-deep in places.
when he is muckspreading you'd better watch yourself.
oh, and in recent years he's been grazing breeds of cattle that are known to be extremely aggressive at protecting their young offspring, and as such walkers have been gored and air ambulances needed.


edit: forgot to mention he is a rag.

One local farmer near me blocked the stile through a stone wall. Ordered to provide an alternative he placed a wooden ladder stile in such a position that you had to wade through a bog to use it.

 

[2smokinberyls smockfrocks]

One local farmer near me blocked the stile through a stone wall. Ordered to provide an alternative he placed a wooden ladder stile in such a position that you had to wade through a bog to use it.

there was a barbed wine fence across one right of way up here last year.
it was removed without the need of the help of local authorities, three times in fact, haha, then he gave up on that costly idea.

seemingly a few local walkers now have one of these

 

[hammocity]

Pretty sure I could have shown them what they were doing wrong without having to use words.

We did mate but they stayed put.

 

[Blue Boy 63]

He should go and visit the Pennines, Peak District etc.
In the Aire valley where I live, development was historically crammed on the south side, roads, houses etc. The sunny north side owned by families such as the dukes of Devonshire were generally left untouched. ……oh, and every other pub was called the Devonshire Arms, guess who profited from that?
Incidently, Ilkley moor which I know well used to have narrow designated paths and you were trespassing if you went to look at the Neolithic sites there. Now, it is RIGHT TO ROAM territory.

Was that after Bradford Council stopped issuing shooting licenses ? Hoping we get more access around the Trough of Bowland without being harassed by gamekeepers now UU have stopped issuing shooting licences on their land there .

 

[ganganvince]

Many rights of way in our area were blocked by farmers. In recent years, local authorities have opened them up and forbidden the blockages.

There's a bridge near us that is part of a public footpath which has been closed off by Tata, Council not intrested.

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

Once a year a tribe of ramblers walked one path in Rossendale it had a public footpath that went right up to the farmers front door.

Yes, up near the ski slope on the annual Round the hills 18m walk in Autumn.

He's a grumpy old bugger.

 

[KS55]

Was that after Bradford Council stopped issuing shooting licenses ? Hoping we get more access around the Trough of Bowland without being harassed by gamekeepers now UU have stopped issuing shooting licences on their land there .

No shooting there now. Not sure when it stopped. Old butts in disrepair.

 

[Slipper One]

One local farmer near me blocked the stile through a stone wall. Ordered to provide an alternative he placed a wooden ladder stile in such a position that you had to wade through a bog to use it.

As with all walks of life, you're always going to find some people that are an issue.

From personal experience, I've found most people respectful of footpaths and rights of way. On one farm we had a footpath that went right through the yard and down through the field to woods. There was always an awareness for us because of machinery and livestock, but it wasn't as though there was a constant flow of people and as I mentioned, people were respectful.

On another farm we actually cut the brambles encroaching the footpaths to keep the access clear. Our serious issue there was with dogs from time to time. I'm not sure if anybody has seen the aftermath of dogs mauling sheep, but I can assure you, it's not a pleasant sight and one I have never forgotten.

These may be open fields making up a beautiful countryside, but it's also a business and the livelihood for thousands of families. The vast majority of farmers would have no issue with people walking, as long as they didn't litter, CLOSED FUCKIN' GATES, kept dogs under control and didn't damage crops. It's just basic respect, nothing more.

I don't know the details of the examples mentioned, but I'd suggest if the actual facts were known, some would of course be bloody mindedness, but probably more to do with the farmers fed up with damage, littering and gates.

All this bollocks like, "Landowning rich fucks deny us access because they want the feudal system to continue" or "these cunts still lord it over us and continue to suck us dry." are living in some sort of envious/jealousy/insecurity ridden world. Sure there are very some wealthy inherited landowners, but the vast majority of farmers are just working hard trying to make a living in an industry where it's becoming harder and harder to do so.

I wouldn't be in favour of a broad right to roam, especially across working farmland, but I'm sure there could be many areas suitable to be opened up for walking.

 

[KS55]

As with all walks of life, you're always going to find some people that are an issue.

From personal experience, I've found most people respectful of footpaths and rights of way. On one farm we had a footpath that went right through the yard and down through the field to woods. There was always an awareness for us because of machinery and livestock, but it wasn't as though there was a constant flow of people and as I mentioned, people were respectful.

On another farm we actually cut the brambles encroaching the footpaths to keep the access clear. Our serious issue there was with dogs from time to time. I'm not sure if anybody has seen the aftermath of dogs mauling sheep, but I can assure you, it's not a pleasant sight and one I have never forgotten.

These may be open fields making up a beautiful countryside, but it's also a business and the livelihood for thousands of families. The vast majority of farmers would have no issue with people walking, as long as they didn't litter, CLOSED FUCKIN' GATES, kept dogs under control and didn't damage crops. It's just basic respect, nothing more.

I don't know the details of the examples mentioned, but I'd suggest if the actual facts were known, some would of course be bloody mindedness, but probably more to do with the farmers fed up with damage, littering and gates.

All this bollocks like, "Landowning rich fucks deny us access because they want the feudal system to continue" or "these cunts still lord it over us and continue to suck us dry." are living in some sort of envious/jealousy/insecurity ridden world. Sure there are very some wealthy inherited landowners, but the vast majority of farmers are just working hard trying to make a living in an industry where it's becoming harder and harder to do so.

I wouldn't be in favour of a broad right to roam, especially across working farmland, but I'm sure there could be many areas suitable to be opened up for walking.

You’d go a long way in my area to find a farm that wasn’t paying rent to an aristocrat or his assigns. After the harrying of the north in the 12th century (in which at least one third of the local population died) freeholds were denied to locals and assigned to aristos who remain the owners to this day.