Similar laws apply in my state, Louisiana. Our legislature
passed new legislation this session making it much easier to
prosecute for trespass in response to problems with wood arson
and vandalism. Property owners are no longer required to post
their lands in order to prosecute. I'm a bit concerned that this
is too extreme, but I understand that this was deemed necessary,
because vandals would simply steal the 'no trespassing' signs and
evade prosecution unless caught red-handed. Alan Walker
http://bonsai-bci.com http://LCBSBonsai.org


-----Original Message-----
From: kevin bailey

Thought I recognised that as I was reading :-)

This last paragraph 'The new trespass laws, included in the
Criminal
Justice Act, allow prosecution for trespass. Permission must be
obtained, if you move off
public rights of way, to wander on private land anywhere in the
UK.' is
probably overdue for revision. The problem is that I am still not
certain what the new 'right to roam' act really means. Must start
looking!

Yes we are a small island but there are still plenty of places
that feel
really wild. In reality though, hardly any of it is unchanged by
mans
influence. Virtually none of our original climax vegetation
survives.
Cheers
Kev Bailey
Vale Of Clwyd, North Wales

Richard:
Where is "wild" in the UK?
Marty

'Many areas including such places as national parks, sites of
special
scientific interest (SSSI's), geological reserves and nature
reserves
do not allow the collection of any material, including rocks.
Limestone pavements, where spectacular weather worn limestone
blocks
are exposed on the surface are a particularly sensitive area and
must
on no account be collected from. The laws must be adhered to, by
all
responsible collectors, as the beauty of an area or a rare animal
or
plant habitat may easily be spoiled by indiscriminate
collection.'

Simply being off the footpath can be an offence.

'The new trespass laws, included in the Criminal Justice Act,
allow
prosecution for trespass. Permission must be obtained, if you
move off
public rights of way, to wander on private land anywhere in the
UK.'

This is quoted from IBC member Kev Bailey's website.
http://www.actionvideo.freeserve.co.uk/vocbsabout.htm
Richard

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