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- ↑ "Who Owns England? by Guy Shrubsole review – why this land isn't your land". The Guardian . 28 April 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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- ↑ "Keep On Roaming". The Ramblers . Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ↑ "Hundreds attend mass trespass for the right to roam". The Argus (Brighton) . Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ↑ "How the trespass movement is battling for a kinder, more inclusive Britain". New Statesman . Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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