Obviously, this is too valuable a tradition to be allowed to die out in the century that has seen more restriction of public access to land than any previous period of history, including the Enclosures.

FARMERS in Northern Ireland will be paid to allow more public access to land designated as environmentally sensitive under proposals unveiled today by Agriculture Minister John Gummer.

Playgrounds to Bike Trails The Lassiter purchase also illustrated the state's increasing use of conservation easements, which give the public access to land and allows its owners to cut timber but not to build or otherwise alter the land.