Idle curiousity on Sctoland's right to roam

Dry Rot said:
You may know but I trust you are not my only reader (!) and that my post will be read by others, not necessarily in Scotland.

Do you have any statistics for DD??

It is also fairly common to under sow a cereal crop with grass and I certainly wouldn't be too pleased to have you scampering about on mine either. Did you not know that?:p

The best thing, if in doubt, is to ask. It is called 'respect'.

With four big hairy German shepherds (not to mention their scruffy unshaven owner) and a few "Beware of Guard Dogs" signs scavenged from the recycling centre, I don't usually get bothered by ramblers. Or horse riders on my under sown grass for that matter. :)
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But you mentioned me specifically, in regards to ending up being in trouble for it. No I have no statistics however I do know I live in a part of Scotland where absolutely no one rates DDing and everyone ploughs. I've got eyes in my head to see this is a fact year after year and friendly enough with my neighbours to know if they have suddenly decided to change their farming practices and abandon their long held beliefs.

In my original comment I said I don't ride on anything except a stubble field. In future I will add "which has not been direct drilled" ok?
 
FfionWinnie said:
But you mentioned me specifically, in regards to ending up being in trouble for it. No I have no statistics however I do know I live in a part of Scotland where absolutely no one rates DDing and everyone ploughs. I've got eyes in my head to see this is a fact year after year and friendly enough with my neighbours to know if they have suddenly decided to change their farming practices and abandon their long held beliefs.

In my original comment I said I don't ride on anything except a stubble field. In future I will add "which has not been direct drilled" ok?
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Not really, as that leaves you riding on young grass sown under a cereal cover crop. :O

Direct drilling is done into stubble that has been sprayed with glyphosate to kill the weeds and any secondary growth. Under sowing is grass sown at the same time as a cereal crop (usually oats) leaving the young grass to continue growing after harvest.

So the impression that "It is alright to ride of stubbles" isn't necessarily true. As I said, always best to ask and polite to do so. I also frequent the farming forums and there is currently a thread running headed "Horse Riders". The concensus seems to be that most horse riders are rude, arrogant, and think they can ride where they wish. Is that the impression most on here really want farmers to have?
 
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Dry Rot said:
Yes, I think it was. Google "enclosure acts". Much of the countryside was unfenced so you could hunt and ride more or less where you wanted.
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That's quite interesting. Done a quick Google search and looks like the main one in 1773, so presumably around a similar sort of time most of these dramas are set.

Another quick search shows pride and prejudice set in around 1811. Although presumably in this one (well the series done by the BBC!) most of the land they appear to walk over is owned by the various estates anyway
 
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