Over 300 people took part in the mass trespass. Credit: Curtis James According to Landscapes of Freedom, there is only a right to roam on 8% of England under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act (CROW, 2000). Trespasser Nick Hayes, co-founder of the Right to Roam campaign, said the statistic is a “national scandal”. “We all need greater access to nature on a regular basis, for our physical and mental health – our sedentary lifestyles cost society around £8 billion every year,” he said. “That’s one reason why we’re campaigning for a greater Right to Roam over our downland, woods, rivers and Green Belt.”