Kinder Scout mass trespass

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The Kinder Scout mass trespass was a landmark 1932 protest in England in which ramblers deliberately walked on private land to demand public access to the countryside, helping pave the way for national parks and expanded rights of way.

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instanceOf historical event
mass trespass
protest
associatedWith Derbyshire
Hayfield
cause exclusion of the public from grouse moors
commemoratedBy annual walks on Kinder Scout
memorial plaques in the Peak District
country England
date 24 April 1932
enduringLegacy symbol of the fight for public access to the countryside in Britain
historicalSignificance landmark event in the struggle for countryside access in Britain
influenced access legislation in the United Kingdom
creation of national parks in England and Wales
development of public rights of way
legalOutcome several participants received prison sentences
location Kinder Scout
longTermImpact helped pave the way for the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949
mainParticipants ramblers
working-class walkers
mediaCoverage national press in the United Kingdom
movement access to the countryside movement
ramblers’ rights movement
notableArrestee Benny Rothman
numberOfArrests 6
opposedBy gamekeepers
landowners
police
opposedInterest grouse shooting interests
organizedBy Benny Rothman
Young Communist League
surface form: Young Communist League members
partOf history of the British labour movement
purpose campaign for walkers’ rights
demand public access to private land
protest against restrictions on moorland access
region Peak District
relatedConcept open access land
public rights of way in England and Wales
right to roam
relatedOrganization Ramblers’ Association
result imprisonment of several protesters
increased public awareness of access issues
startingPoint Hayfield, Derbyshire
terrain moorland
year 1932

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