ALMOST 75% OF ENGLAND’S RIVERBANKS ‘OFF LIMITS’ TO PUBLIC, FIGURES SHOW
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Campaigners urge government to introduce right of access to water, particularly as heatwaves become more common Almost three-quarters of riverbanks in England have no public access, according to data released by the… Across the country, the public cannot use riverbanks or gain access to the rivers themselves in most of the river catchments from the west of Cornwall up to the Tweed, which flows through northern England and Scotland.
According to The Guardian, Campaigners urge government to introduce right of access to water, particularly as heatwaves become more common Almost three-quarters of riverbanks in England have no public access, according to data released by the…
The available RSS description adds: Across the country, the public cannot use riverbanks or gain access to the rivers themselves in most of the river catchments from the west of Cornwall up to the Tweed, which flows through northern England and Scotland.
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- The Guardian: Campaigners urge government to introduce right of access to water, particularly as heatwaves become more common Almost three-quarters of riverbanks in England have no public access, according to data released by the…
- The Guardian: Across the country, the public cannot use riverbanks or gain access to the rivers themselves in most of the river catchments from the west of Cornwall up to the Tweed, which flows through northern England and Scotland.
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- 25/07/2026, 08:00 PRIMARY FEED ALMOST 75% OF ENGLAND’S RIVERBANKS ‘OFF LIMITS’ TO PUBLIC, FIGURES SHOW (The Guardian • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
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