3. Right to Roam
We've been squabbling over how much access we should have to land that’s owned by someone else for over ten thousand years - and it's left its mark on our landscape.
The British countryside is often portrayed as a green and pleasant land - a rural idyll. But under the surface, rural culture wars rage: the Right to Roam, veganism, rewilding.
Anna Jones is a farmer’s daughter who has worked as a rural affairs journalist for almost 20 years. In this series she uncovers the personal stories of individuals caught up in these battle grounds.
In this episode she visits a field near Frome where there’s a fence that’s come to be known as the “iron curtain of Somerset”. The man who built it says it’s protecting his private property from damage. The people who used to enjoy walking around the field are furious.
But according to Dr Jeremy Buchardt, a landscape historian at the University of Reading, this is an ancient grudge that's left its mark on our landscape.
Presented by Anna Jones
Produced for ±«Óătv Audio in Bristol by Heather Simons and Anna Jones
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