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Accessing Land Justice


Access to land is not equitably distributed. There are huge racial and socio-economic disparities in land access in the UK, with one report showing that only 39% of BAME Britons have access to nearby green space, as opposed to 57% of the entire population – and the Covid-19 pandemic has only served to underline these disparities and the importance of access to green space. Yet the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 set a deadline of 1 January 2026 for the addition of historic rights of way to the definitive map of each local authority. At this time, rights of way which existed prior to 1949, which remain unclaimed, will no longer be able to be officially recognised. This deadline requires rapid action, given the over 49,000 miles of paths in England and Wales which remain unrecognised and thus are under threat of being lost.

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January 19

In All Our Footsteps: Tracking, Mapping and Experiencing Rights of Way in Post-War Britain – Work in Progress Seminar

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February 24

Heritage under foot: exploring the cultural heritage of rights of way at the Natural Horizons Symposium