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Patrick Galbraith: Uncommon Grounds

Britain is an island of countless green and pleasant spaces - but who actually gets to visit them, how many of them can we visit, and why does having access to them matter so much? In his new book Uncommon Ground columnist Patrick Galbraith discusses these issues. 

In January 2023 the largest UK land access demonstration since the 1930s took place on Dartmoor. Those who led the protest want open access to all of rural Britain. They believe that access will help nature by allowing the public to hold landowners and farmers to account and they argue that it will have no impact on wildlife. Many disagree - but where does the truth really lie? Are those on the other side of the debate, the farmers, conservationists and landowners who worry about public access, misguided? And what does ‘access’ mean? How much is there? Are we locked out of the countryside, as some claim, or not?

Patrick Galbraith is a columnist for Country Life and The Critic. His non-fiction debut, In Search of One Last Song, was called the most important book on the countryside in years.

This event will take place in Wheeldon Suite 1. 

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Footlights: Discount applies

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