

But with the dawn of digital mapping and the Freedom of Information Act, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for them to hide. For centuries, England’s elite have covered up how they got their hands on millions of acres of our land, by constructing walls, burying surveys and more recently, sheltering behind offshore shell companies.

This is the history of how England’s elite came to own our land, and an inspiring manifesto for how to open up our countryside once more. ‘A formidable, brave and important book’ Robert Macfarlaneīehind this simple question lies this country’s oldest and best-kept secret.
