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Well THR you have never walked the south downs where you can walk all day and not meet a soul.
The countryside alliance are a lot of selfish blood lusting morons, who by the way are still in existence despite all their posturing about not existing if they weren't allowed to rip little furry animals to death
With cereal prices being the highest they have for decades farmers are making more money than they have for years. By planting set aside land (which they got paid to just do nothing with) and dong very nicely.
Up North and in the Pennines where I live in Yorkshire you can walk for days without seeing man beast or building.
The countryside is fine as long as farmers are prevented from selling great swaths to property developers.
I am optimistic as long as we never give in to the countryside alliance, who are all out for themselves not the land, we will be fine