How the sale of England’s forests drove me back into politics

January 29, 2011 Good causes britain, charities, consultation, countryside, digi comms, forestry commission, forests, national parks, national trust, old post, petitions, politics, public access, public footpaths, right to roam, save our forests, wildlife, woodland, woodland trust 0 Comment

How the sale of England’s forests drove me back into politics

As a digital communications professional who has worked in central government for much of the last three years, I’ve managed to remain deliciously apathetic to the world of politics. This may seem strange, for you would think a person whose

2010, a year of walks across Britain

January 11, 2011 Opinion and advice backpacking, black mountains, britain, cornwall, countryside, hill walking, lake district, munros, right to roam 0 Comment

2010, a year of walks across Britain

2010 saw the 10th anniversary of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act, otherwise known as the Right to Roam, an historic piece of legislation which saw over a million hectares of open countryside in the UK classified as “access