Friends of One Tree Hill (local nature reserve between Honor Oak Park and Brenchley Gardens) have arranged a screening of the documentary ‘Our Land’ at Peckhamplex cinema, 95a Rye Lane, SE15 4ST for Monday 5th October at 6.30 pm. It will be followed by a discussion facilitated by FrOTH. Tickets £6.99 (+60p advanced booking)
OUR LAND dares to tread where few have trespassed before, asking the timely question of who has the right to roam in the English countryside? The UK is a wild and beautiful place, but the vast majority of it is off limits to the general public, with 92% of land and 97% of all rivers in England not legally accessible. At the same time, it is a landscape shaped by centuries of inheritance and tradition, with land held and cared for by families across multiple generations.
OUR LAND takes us to the heart of the ‘Right to Roam’ movement as it embarks on a provocative trail of mass trespass, campaigning and education, while also exploring landowners’ concerns around environmental protection and the danger such widespread access could pose to a landscape already under threat.
For those not familiar with Peckhamplex, it is easy to get to from Forest Hill by 197, 363 or 63 bus. P12 also goes there but takes the scenic route via Nunhead.