Mastodawn

Devon campaigners call for ‘right to riverbank’ after finding #RiverDart has 108 owners
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/29/devon-campaigners-call-for-right-to-riverbank-river-dart?

#WhoOwnsEngland #RightToRoam #RightToSwim #LandOwnership

Devon campaigners call for ‘right to riverbank’ after finding Dart has 108 owners

Research shows difficulties ahead for ministers if they are to keep manifesto pledge to extend riverside public access

The Guardian

tf Jul 11

Keeping the Plebs Out: Scotland’s Rewilder in Chief is offering some new holiday lets at Aldourie (Loch Ness), starting at £470 per night. To quote from the (paywalled) Times piece: ... #Rewilding, #Scotland, #Landownership, #LandReform: https://aye.tf/2025/07/11/keeping-the-plebs-out

Keeping the Plebs Out

Scotland’s Rewilder in Chief is offering some new holiday lets at Aldourie (Loch Ness), starting at £470 per night. To quote from the (paywalled) Times piece:

aye, tf

Jonathan Emmesedi Jul 7

>>...since some 96 percent of Texas land is private property, access to a place like Hunt, the town of about 1,100 that sits at the confluence of the North and South Forks, is rare. It has become tradition for generations of families to return to the same retreat centers, campsites, vacation rentals, cabins, and RV parks throughout Texas’s exceptionally long swimming season. <<

https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/beauty-and-danger-of-guadalupe-river/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

#Texas #GuadalupeRiver #Flood
#LandOwnership #Recreation

The Beauty and the Danger of the Guadalupe River

Generations of Texans gather at the river’s stunning headwaters, which have been carved by cycles of catastrophic floods.

Texas Monthly

US news | The Guardian Jun 28

An entire village in Dorset is facing eviction – proof that private money holds all the power in rural England | George Monbiot https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/28/village-dorset-eviction-private-money-power-rural-england #Landownership #Landrights #Dorset #UKnews

An entire village in Dorset is facing eviction – proof that private money holds all the power in rural England

This scandalous story gives lie to the claim that the biggest threat to country life comes from city dwellers, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian

Opinion | The Guardian US Jun 28

An entire village in Dorset is facing eviction – proof that private money holds all the power in rural England

This scandalous story gives lie to the claim that the biggest threat to country life comes from city dwellers, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian

tf Jun 24

Why Not Rewilding: This is an excerpt from (the appendix of) a longer piece I have been working on for a while, but which I am unlikely to finish any time soon. But having touched on the rewilding subject briefly a couple of times in recent months, a more complete write up of my current perspective on the subject is, I think, desirable. ... #Rewilding, #ClimateChange, #Scotland, #Landownership: https://aye.tf/2025/06/24/why-not-rewilding

Why Not Rewilding

This is an excerpt from (the appendix of) a longer piece I have been working on for a while, but which I am unlikely to finish any time soon. But having touched on the rewilding subject briefly a couple of times in recent months, a more complete write up of my current perspective on the subject is, I think, desirable.

aye, tf

Wen Jun 22

The SNP are using Conservative votes to keep significant changes out of the Land Reform Bill, MSPs have said.

While the story is a wee bit more involved than this article would have us believe, the SNP are not covering themselves in glory here pandering to large, rich estates, frequently foreign owned. Grow some balls Swinney.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25256169.snp-working-tories-weaken-land-reform-bill-msps-say/

http://archive.today/2025.06.22-065216/https://www.thenational.scot/news/25256169.snp-working-tories-weaken-land-reform-bill-msps-say/ (archive)

#ScottishPolitics #LandOwnership #LandReform #SNP

SNP 'working with Tories to weaken Land Reform Bill', MSPs say

THE SNP are using Conservative votes to keep significant changes out of the Land Reform Bill, MSPs have said ...

The National

Defnet Media Jun 18

One of the other activities to take place on 5th July is this ....

Free Range is a celebration of joyful meandering through places known and unknown, regarding them as spaces or adventures yet to be defined. It is not a guided tour

As part of Ignite Liverpool’s theme – Who owns the land and how did they get it? We're delighted to be participating in Liverpool Makefest.

Like its sibling event Joy Diversion, Free Range’s underlying theme is one of ownership: how we as citizens have rights to and ownership of public space, but also how we have ownership of our own experiences. Our cities have become transactional affairs where we pass through them to get from one place to another, where our presence is legitimised by work or consumption. Yet this functional concept of the city leads to a certain sterility and soullessness, where those who don't wish to spend are unwelcome.

#LandOwnership #PowerAndProperty

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/opendatamanchestercic/1746604

Defnet Media Jun 18

📣 CALL FOR SPEAKERS 📣
🗓️ Event Date: 5th July
📍 Topic: Land Ownership in the UK

From feudal lords to offshore trusts — who owns Britain, and why does it matter?

We’re looking for engaging speakers to explore the past, present, and future of land in the UK. Whether you want to talk about medieval manors, enclosure, colonial legacies, or today’s land justice movements — we want to hear from you!

💬 Talks can be academic, creative, personal, or political.

🔗 Submit your proposal via the link in bio.

#powerandproperty #LandJustice #UKHistory #WhoOwnsTheLand #CallForSpeakers #LandReform #Enclosure #LandOwnership #PowerAndProperty