It’s been 92 years since around 500 walkers made their way from the village of Hayfield to plateau of Kinder Scout in the Peak District, defying the law that denied access to parts of the open countryside. The event was pivotal in the fight for responsible access to open spaces, providing the framework for the creation of National Parks and addressing public rights of way to access to open land. But, more than nine decades later, similar issues persist.

Today, England has access to just 8 percent of approproate land and only 4 percent of river access. Walkers are also being shut out of 2,500 landscapes and beauty spots where there is a right to roam but no legal right to access them, and are therefore often forced to trespass. The UK ranks the lowest of 14 European nations on nature connectedness. It also ranks 11th out of 15 European nations on levels of physical activity.

To highlight the issues still affecting our right to roam in Britain, around 40 leading national governing bodies and environmental organisations have joined an Outdoors For All manifesto, seeking to extend responsible access to more green and blue landscapes. The National Trust, Rambler’s Association, Open Spaces for All, Right to Roam, Friends of the Earth, and Disabled Ramblers, are just several of the organisations supporting Outdoors for All. The coalition is calling for new legislation to open up more of England’s countryside for public enjoyment.