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BBC News Published image copyrightOlly Harrison image captionFarmer Olly Harrison said walkers had strayed far from the paths into one of his fields Crops are "being damaged nationwide" by lockdown walkers avoiding mud, a rural business organisation has said. The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) said an influx of people walking over planted crops was affecting farmers' businesses. One farmer said there had been a tenfold increase in walkers during lockdown, while another had seen a 5ft (1.5m) path widen to 36ft (11m) across. Walking charity Ramblers said people must "stick to marke...

Farmers Weekly Podcast Episode 40: Muddy mayhem in the Covid countryside FW Podcast 17 January 2021 >More in © Tim Scrivener Farmers are being urged to have their say as walkers turn footpaths into quagmires due to coronavirus lockdown restrictions. We speak to a farmer forced to watch as his wheat crop was damaged by hundreds of walkers straying across his field. Natural England is asking farmers to help revise the Countryside Code as it tries to encourage people to act ...