During my local government career, the nearest I came to being lynched was at a village hall meeting about a proposed footpath diversion, so I know that feelings about rights of way can run high. Even so, I've been astounded by things I've discoveredrecently.I was searching online to see if the Agnew review of public access to open land would have implications for the farm.The review was commissioned by the Treasury last year with the aim of coming up with radical proposals for public engagement with nature. But its findings are not now going to be released - instead they will inform government decisions on how to improveaccess to green spaces. This news has dismayed "right-to-roam" campaigners, who were hoping that the access permitted over certain open areas in England would be extended to all rivers, woods and green belt land.
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