"The law locks up the man or woman Who steals the goose from off the common, But lets the greater felon loose Who steals the common from the goose." You might be surprised to find that there are still large areas of land in the UK where the landowner does not have the exclusive right to do pretty much what he or she wants. These are our mainly upland commons. On the other hand, of all the land in Scotland in private ownership, 26% is owned by 66 people, 33% is owned by 120 landowners, 50% by 343.
A visitor to our garden yesterday www.nantybedd.com told me about the commons blog. We are in Wales and witness the tragedy of the commons. I have now subscribed to your blog. Will be interested to read what you say about other countryside matters having been born and bred in the Welsh countryside and worked for Welsh public sector conservation organisations through my career. Now concentrating on caring for our little piece of the planet and sharing with others.
Commons
A visitor to our garden yesterday www.nantybedd.com told me about the commons blog. We are in Wales and witness the tragedy of the commons. I have now subscribed to your blog. Will be interested to read what you say about other countryside matters having been born and bred in the Welsh countryside and worked for Welsh public sector conservation organisations through my career. Now concentrating on caring for our little piece of the planet and sharing with others.
Thanks, for another brilliant article Richard.