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Hefty in reply to @eskay

Since the pandemic it has become a magnetic for people camping and getting pissed up. Every Monday during the summer the field looks like the end of Glastonbury, boxes, bottles, balloons, cans and general shit everywhere.

This is basically what was happening, to a some degree. Hedge fund guy (also a major UKIP donator if you want another reason to dislike him) has owned the land for over 10 years, he wasn’t bothered when quiet hikers were camping tidily.

I’m not on his side, but can see it.

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jupiz in reply to @Hefty

Yep. Sadly even if it’s a tiny minority who are leaving crap around, it cumulatively still ends up with a lot of waste in natural spaces over a short period. Park rangers do a great job of cleaning up but they (and volunteers) can only do so much before you wonder if the damage is worth it. See any beach or river in the south west as an example.

Edit: I’ll add that banning people so you can use it exclusively for shooting birds isn’t a better use

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eskay in reply to @jupiz

Edit: I’ll add that banning people so you can use it exclusively for shooting birds isn’t a better use

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