Uncommon Ground - Patrick Galbraith

‘A curious-minded and subtle intervention in the politics of the countryside’ Sunday Times''Galbraith spent three years investigating the truth about rural Britain and how we treat it. Uncommon Ground is the brilliant result'' Daily Telegraph''Very funny. Acutely observed. An attempt to look beyond the usual clichés of country life'' Observer“Brilliant. This book is a sort of necessary clever trespass itself, on everyone’s notions about ‘our land’.”Country Life"Filled with voices from people who don’t always make the headlines in the UK land access debate."ScotsmanThe countryside is under increasing pressure and people, the science shows, need nature. Access to the countryside is essential for our health, our happiness and our future. But does nature need us?In January 2023, the largest land access demonstration since the 1930s took place on a bright wintery morning on Dartmoor. The access movement demands that the countryside be thrown open. This, they argue, would help nature by giving the public the opportunity to hold farmers and wealthy landowners to account.But would it really work for Britain’s growing population to spill out across the countryside, and is access quite as restricted as we are led to believe?In Uncommon Ground, Patrick Galbraith takes us on an extraordinary tour of rural Britain, from the Hebrides to Devon, and from Anglo-Saxon England to the present day. To uncover the truth and fully unders
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