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The Book of Trespass: Crossing the Lines that Divide Us

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But it’s easy for me. I am white, middle class and male in an empowered situation in society. There are communities in England that have been traditionally marginalised from our countryside for so long that even the idea of accessing nature barely registers. Working- class communities, queer communities and people of colour all are disproportionately affected, in social and health parameters, by their exclusion from the countryside. The main aim of the book is to illustrate how societal divisions such as class, race and gender have been driven and intensified by the divisions imposed between communities and the land they once had access to. I became used to the various reactions of landowners, or their representatives, veering from the snidely patronising to the outright aggressive, but sensed that because I had caused no damage, left no litter, this all seemed strangely incongruous to what I was actually doing. I became used to the various reactions of landowners, or their representatives, veering from the snidely patronising to the outright aggressive This is why the campaign that accompanied the book is so crucial. While The Book of Trespass sets out the context of our wholesale exclusion from nature, the campaign at righttoroam.org.uk seeks to change the status quo. In the slightly bastardised words of Gerrard Winstanley, a land reformer from the 17th century, “words are great, but action is all”.

The Book of Trespass: ‘Every step on forbidden ground’ The Book of Trespass: ‘Every step on forbidden ground’

The book takes the classic nature writing template as its structure – person walks through nature, describing what they see, giving historical context to the landscape. But in this case, every step it takes is on forbidden ground and, in one chapter, water. 92 per cent of our countryside and 97 per cent of rivers are out of bounds to the public, so finding places to trespass was not difficult. There is nothing about me that enjoys trespassing for the licentious thrill of breaking the law. My preference is to be as relaxed as possible in nature, and this is impossible when the threat of expulsion hangs over every step, paddle or stroke I make.

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