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A judgment that shifts the boundaries on the public's right to roam

When right-to-roam legislation was passed in 2003, ramblers and land reformers hailed it as a historic moment which gave ordinary citizens unrivalled access to Scotland's great outdoors. Unrivalled perhaps, but not unrestricted.

When right-to-roam legislation was passed in 2003, ramblers and land reformers hailed it as a historic moment which gave ordinary citizens unrivalled access to Scotland's great outdoors. Unrivalled perhaps, but not unrestricted.