Right to Roam
@righttoroam.bsky.social
Campaigning to unlock access to nature in England & Wales.
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get in touch: hello@righttoroam.org.uk
find out more: righttoroam.org.uk
This land belongs to all of us, yet too often a few control access at the expense of the many. Securing a true Right to Roam is the reform we need to ensure everyone can explore, enjoy, and connect with our countryside.
Why do you support a Right to Roam?
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Why do you support a Right to Roam?
Tell us here - forms.gle/6v9ZvxtDYJ5Q...
December 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
This land belongs to all of us, yet too often a few control access at the expense of the many. Securing a true Right to Roam is the reform we need to ensure everyone can explore, enjoy, and connect with our countryside.
Why do you support a Right to Roam?
Tell us here - forms.gle/6v9ZvxtDYJ5Q...
Why do you support a Right to Roam?
Tell us here - forms.gle/6v9ZvxtDYJ5Q...
The Government has just announced the first of their ‘nine new river walks’: a section of the River Mersey. Whilst we commend any new access, this is giving us the Boxing Day scraps, and is not the ambitious access legislation we have been promised.
December 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The Government has just announced the first of their ‘nine new river walks’: a section of the River Mersey. Whilst we commend any new access, this is giving us the Boxing Day scraps, and is not the ambitious access legislation we have been promised.
A little thread of ideas for your Boxing Day Walk (Trespass)
December 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
A little thread of ideas for your Boxing Day Walk (Trespass)
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As our big, flagship access policy this is pretty rubbish tbh: a very short walk, no new access or footpaths. Nice but...
...yeah, hardly a right to roam replacement is it? Small beer is being kind
...yeah, hardly a right to roam replacement is it? Small beer is being kind
December 26, 2025 at 8:23 AM
As our big, flagship access policy this is pretty rubbish tbh: a very short walk, no new access or footpaths. Nice but...
...yeah, hardly a right to roam replacement is it? Small beer is being kind
...yeah, hardly a right to roam replacement is it? Small beer is being kind
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Government's proposed new National River Walk a damp squib says @openspacessociety.bsky.social -it's not new, but on existing rights of way. Priority should be green paper on access to nature, and new legislation. www.oss.org.uk/new-national... @ramblers.org.uk @naturalengland.bsky.social
New National River Walk ‘a damp squib’ - Open Spaces Society
The proposed first new National River Walk, the government’s Boxing Day announcement, is a ‘damp squib’, we argue. The government claims that it will provide ‘21 kilometres of new paths’ along the Mer...
www.oss.org.uk
December 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Government's proposed new National River Walk a damp squib says @openspacessociety.bsky.social -it's not new, but on existing rights of way. Priority should be green paper on access to nature, and new legislation. www.oss.org.uk/new-national... @ramblers.org.uk @naturalengland.bsky.social
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The Government has announced the first of their ‘nine new river walks’: a section of the River Mersey near Stockport. Yet what’s being presented as a national breakthrough is, in reality, a set of long-overdue local council upgrades to existing riverside paths.
A skim through the details... 🧵
A skim through the details... 🧵
December 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The Government has announced the first of their ‘nine new river walks’: a section of the River Mersey near Stockport. Yet what’s being presented as a national breakthrough is, in reality, a set of long-overdue local council upgrades to existing riverside paths.
A skim through the details... 🧵
A skim through the details... 🧵
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It seems the first of the new 'nine river walks' the Government announced in place of a real access policy... won't actually create any new access?
They're just upgrading the existing path and adding some signs and benches. A really rubbish level of ambition.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
They're just upgrading the existing path and adding some signs and benches. A really rubbish level of ambition.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
First of nine new river walks in England announced for north-west
Mersey Valley Way takes in Manchester and Stockport on its 13-mile route with other walks to be identified in 2026
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:24 AM
It seems the first of the new 'nine river walks' the Government announced in place of a real access policy... won't actually create any new access?
They're just upgrading the existing path and adding some signs and benches. A really rubbish level of ambition.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
They're just upgrading the existing path and adding some signs and benches. A really rubbish level of ambition.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We have one goal… to secure a Right to Roam. We truly believe we can, and will achieve it, and with your support, we move a little closer every day. Don’t lose faith. A new countryside is on the horizon.
Why do you support a Right to Roam?
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Why do you support a Right to Roam?
forms.gle/NZYecM2HSCWA...
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
We have one goal… to secure a Right to Roam. We truly believe we can, and will achieve it, and with your support, we move a little closer every day. Don’t lose faith. A new countryside is on the horizon.
Why do you support a Right to Roam?
forms.gle/NZYecM2HSCWA...
Why do you support a Right to Roam?
forms.gle/NZYecM2HSCWA...
Happy Winter Solstice, where we celebrate the returning of the light, on the shortest day and longest night.
On the solstice, when the land feels closest to its oldest stories, we’re reminded how much of England’s past remains out of reach.
On the solstice, when the land feels closest to its oldest stories, we’re reminded how much of England’s past remains out of reach.
December 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Happy Winter Solstice, where we celebrate the returning of the light, on the shortest day and longest night.
On the solstice, when the land feels closest to its oldest stories, we’re reminded how much of England’s past remains out of reach.
On the solstice, when the land feels closest to its oldest stories, we’re reminded how much of England’s past remains out of reach.
The Roding is London’s largest forgotten river. It endures every modern indignity: scythed by motorways and concrete bridges; choked with sewage and rubbish; canalised, fly-tipped, thickened with the polluted slime of London clay. It is a forbidding place to call home. youtu.be/7sjOGOguq5A
A London barrister declared a river sacred. This is what happened next.
YouTube video by Right To Roam
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December 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The Roding is London’s largest forgotten river. It endures every modern indignity: scythed by motorways and concrete bridges; choked with sewage and rubbish; canalised, fly-tipped, thickened with the polluted slime of London clay. It is a forbidding place to call home. youtu.be/7sjOGOguq5A
Scotland has enjoyed a Right to Roam for decades, supported by a detailed code of access that helps people enjoy nature responsibly. We hope to learn from this and create a new system of fair and responsible access in England.
Why does a right to roam mean to you?
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Why does a right to roam mean to you?
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December 15, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Scotland has enjoyed a Right to Roam for decades, supported by a detailed code of access that helps people enjoy nature responsibly. We hope to learn from this and create a new system of fair and responsible access in England.
Why does a right to roam mean to you?
forms.gle/kqw1WSJCBmEP...
Why does a right to roam mean to you?
forms.gle/kqw1WSJCBmEP...
This past weekend saw the last of our river trespasses organised by our amazing Local Groups. The past month has seen 10 river trespasses take place across England - demanding greater access to our waterways, and pointing out that the Government’s pledge of a mere 9 river walks is inadequate.
December 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This past weekend saw the last of our river trespasses organised by our amazing Local Groups. The past month has seen 10 river trespasses take place across England - demanding greater access to our waterways, and pointing out that the Government’s pledge of a mere 9 river walks is inadequate.
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This Friday, an evening of song and story in support of the Right to Roam at Cobalt Studios, Newcastle!
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December 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This Friday, an evening of song and story in support of the Right to Roam at Cobalt Studios, Newcastle!
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebratin...
@righttoroam.bsky.social
@amyjanebeer.bsky.social
Tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebratin...
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@amyjanebeer.bsky.social
The Enclosure Acts took away centuries of shared access to land, putting fences between people and nature. Securing the Right to Roam is about reclaiming the freedom to explore, enjoy, and reconnect with our countryside once again.
Why do you support a Right to Roam?
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Why do you support a Right to Roam?
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December 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The Enclosure Acts took away centuries of shared access to land, putting fences between people and nature. Securing the Right to Roam is about reclaiming the freedom to explore, enjoy, and reconnect with our countryside once again.
Why do you support a Right to Roam?
forms.gle/6q1uu2yf7ip3...
Why do you support a Right to Roam?
forms.gle/6q1uu2yf7ip3...
On Sunday 30th November, a small group set out to find the source of the Pigeonhouse Stream - one of the hidden headwaters of Bristol’s “forgotten river,” the Malago.
December 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
On Sunday 30th November, a small group set out to find the source of the Pigeonhouse Stream - one of the hidden headwaters of Bristol’s “forgotten river,” the Malago.
As of the 1st of December The Government has announced an Access Green Paper, which will consult on how to ‘strengthen the public’s legal right to access’. This is welcome - but further delay isn't: Labour MPs & access NGOs are united on the need for access legislation now.
December 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
As of the 1st of December The Government has announced an Access Green Paper, which will consult on how to ‘strengthen the public’s legal right to access’. This is welcome - but further delay isn't: Labour MPs & access NGOs are united on the need for access legislation now.
Kernow showed up in force for river access last weekend. Twenty people gathered near Bodmin to trespass a stretch of the River Camel, while another seven walked the full 20 miles of the Camel Trail to highlight the inadequacy of the government’s proposed nine river walks.
December 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Kernow showed up in force for river access last weekend. Twenty people gathered near Bodmin to trespass a stretch of the River Camel, while another seven walked the full 20 miles of the Camel Trail to highlight the inadequacy of the government’s proposed nine river walks.
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The Government have today announced an Access Green Paper which will consult on how to ‘strengthen the public’s legal right to access’.
This is welcome - but further delay isn't: Labour MPs & access NGOs are united on the need for access legislation now.
@righttoroam.bsky.social comment:
This is welcome - but further delay isn't: Labour MPs & access NGOs are united on the need for access legislation now.
@righttoroam.bsky.social comment:
December 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The Government have today announced an Access Green Paper which will consult on how to ‘strengthen the public’s legal right to access’.
This is welcome - but further delay isn't: Labour MPs & access NGOs are united on the need for access legislation now.
@righttoroam.bsky.social comment:
This is welcome - but further delay isn't: Labour MPs & access NGOs are united on the need for access legislation now.
@righttoroam.bsky.social comment:
The Countryside Right of Way (CRoW) Act succeeded in giving partial access across the nation.
November 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The Countryside Right of Way (CRoW) Act succeeded in giving partial access across the nation.
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We're under way! Conf on Freedom to Roam 25 years on from CRoW access legislation. Here's Amy-Jane Beer from @righttoroam.bsky.social speaking. @ramblers.org.uk @campaignerkate.bsky.social @campaign4parks.bsky.social @britishmountainwmn.bsky.social @openspacessociety.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
We're under way! Conf on Freedom to Roam 25 years on from CRoW access legislation. Here's Amy-Jane Beer from @righttoroam.bsky.social speaking. @ramblers.org.uk @campaignerkate.bsky.social @campaign4parks.bsky.social @britishmountainwmn.bsky.social @openspacessociety.bsky.social
You’ve seen the signs: ‘Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted’. They lie. In the UK ‘trespass’ is a civil offence, not a criminal one. You cannot face prosecution simply for being on someone’s land, off a designated Right of Way, open access land, or land where bylaws permit access, without permission.
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
You’ve seen the signs: ‘Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted’. They lie. In the UK ‘trespass’ is a civil offence, not a criminal one. You cannot face prosecution simply for being on someone’s land, off a designated Right of Way, open access land, or land where bylaws permit access, without permission.
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Wild camping: we won the battle on Dartmoor, now what?
Listening to @lewis-winks.bsky.social, @maryannochota.bsky.social & Aila Taylor discussing extending the right to wild camp in England - at Kendal Mountain Festival, in (appropriately enough) a very big tent
Listening to @lewis-winks.bsky.social, @maryannochota.bsky.social & Aila Taylor discussing extending the right to wild camp in England - at Kendal Mountain Festival, in (appropriately enough) a very big tent
November 21, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Wild camping: we won the battle on Dartmoor, now what?
Listening to @lewis-winks.bsky.social, @maryannochota.bsky.social & Aila Taylor discussing extending the right to wild camp in England - at Kendal Mountain Festival, in (appropriately enough) a very big tent
Listening to @lewis-winks.bsky.social, @maryannochota.bsky.social & Aila Taylor discussing extending the right to wild camp in England - at Kendal Mountain Festival, in (appropriately enough) a very big tent
These wild places are our shared heritage, linking us to our past and the natural world. When we walk, swim, climb, camp, or paddle responsibly, we not only connect with them we also learn how to care for them.
What does it mean to you?
Tell us here -> forms.gle/mfLdHxx7xX8Y...
What does it mean to you?
Tell us here -> forms.gle/mfLdHxx7xX8Y...
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
These wild places are our shared heritage, linking us to our past and the natural world. When we walk, swim, climb, camp, or paddle responsibly, we not only connect with them we also learn how to care for them.
What does it mean to you?
Tell us here -> forms.gle/mfLdHxx7xX8Y...
What does it mean to you?
Tell us here -> forms.gle/mfLdHxx7xX8Y...
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An evening in celebration of a future @righttoroam.bsky.social in England in song, story, and words.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
An evening in celebration of a future @righttoroam.bsky.social in England in song, story, and words.
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Yesterday (November 16th), a group of walkers, wild swimmers, canoeists and river guardians went to explore a stretch of the River Avon. Flowing from source (The Vale of Pewsey) to sea (Christchurch), the Avon is a rare and important chalk stream habitat.
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Yesterday (November 16th), a group of walkers, wild swimmers, canoeists and river guardians went to explore a stretch of the River Avon. Flowing from source (The Vale of Pewsey) to sea (Christchurch), the Avon is a rare and important chalk stream habitat.