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t-v

For all the people who have considered buying a field, are you aware there are loads of nice campsites? Also, you are not 'wild-camping' sleeping in a field in the home counties.

The human desire to own things in the unfulfilled expectation that property will offer some form of transcendence is endlessly fascinating.

All land should be common land.

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Quincy in reply to @t-v

Are you and Owl in ca(hoots)?

(No need to reply. I have no skin in this game and frankly don't care. I just wanted to make a rubbish pun)

Thank you and good night.
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dancing james in reply to @t-v

It’s not the act of ownership but knowing that our actions has increased biodiversity, given a space for flora and fauna to thrive is quite wonderful. Watching the seasons pan out, observing the changes, being able to track how much carbon is being sequestered into the ground makes it worthwhile. We are but temporary stewards and while the land is under our care we wish to enable nature to take its course.

Transcendence is not related to ownership, but being able to sit and meditate surrounded by the sight, sound and smell of nature can be quite incredible.

Am sure this’ll end up in both the golf and tofu threads but meh.
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frankenbike in reply to @t-v

Campsites are just land that someone owns

All land should be common land.

Be that as it may, the model of land ownership in the UK isn't going to change in the next 20 years so that's of no practical use for someone who wants to get involved with rewilding

Scotland has right to roam so were I ever to buy a bit of land it would remain accessible to the public. In England surely buying a bit of land and letting anyone camp on it is increasing public access.

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