In Spain its also forbidden to own beaches. You can wander any beach with no restriction.
In Estonia, one may not prevent passage along the beach of a body of water (sea, lake, river).
Some land owners try. It’s legal to ignore them and travel along the shore, but if a river valley is densely settled and every tenth person has built a fence too far, it becomes somewhat harder to fish there.
As for dry land - if it’s not fenced in, then from dawn to dusk, without damaging crops or landscape, one is allowed to roam on foot, with a bike or boat, on skis or riding a horse.
Unless the owner forbids:
- by default, it’s allowed to set up a tent for up to 24 hours
- by default, it’s allowed to pick the fruit and herbs of naturally growing plants and mushrooms (not planted or sown) and fallen wood
Making a fire is another matter. For this, getting the agreement of the owner is required. It’s also totally forbidden by fire departments at certain times.
Some countries have it, not all or even most. Sweden is not representative of the entirety of Europe.
In Greece you arent even allowed to camp outside of very limited designated camp sites(though laws in Greece are more like suggestions, so many people still go camping in forests).
Tbf, from first hand experience i can say people are fucking animals when it goes to camping. We used to have places where it was tolerated but people shat and pissed everywhere. Left their garbage behind, food waste attracted animals etc.
People are unbelievable stupid, so they kinda had to ban it and force that ban.
i can say people are fucking animals when it goes to camping
It took me reading the rest of your comment, and a lot of thought, before I realized you were using the word “fucking” as some kind of intensifier instead of as the word for “having sex with.”
Same. I was like, wow, that’s really bad behavior while camping.
In Greece you arent even allowed to camp outside of very limited designated camp sites
Same in Germany
though laws in Greece are more like suggestions
Not same in Germany 😅
Where would you even camp in Germany be fr
There’s plenty of forests and countryside where you could pitch a tent just fine. At worst, you’d have to talk to a farmer to ask if you can pitch your tent on their land.
I live in Bavaria so probably on a mountain
Is the right to roam really worth the loss of the fundamental freedom to shoot someone who steps on your lawn?
Absolutely not!
*continues polishing automatic, sawed-off, pistol grip shotgun
My wrist hurt reading that
I’ve actually shot one and while it was weird and uncomfortable, the recoil wasn’t that bad. Owning one is kinda stupid though.
The reason people don’t like people wandering onto their land is the usa…is getting sued. The amount of lawyers here which will take a case for anyone or any reason is insane. Even if the person knows they won’t win, you who are getting sued, is going to lose money and time because you’re going to need to pay a lawyer to make sure you don’t lose your clothes by the sueing party.
It sucks, thankfully we have a ton of parks…for now.
England didn’t even when part of the EU.
England has limited right to roam plus public right of way. This effectively means that most land is accessible one way or another.
The vast majority of land isn’t open access though. Most woodlands and fields are privately owned and you are not allowed to walk through them.
We have public right of way, so you can definitely walk through them.
Only if there is a public footpath through it. Otherwise you are trespassing if you don’t have the land owners permission
Why would you walk over an overgrown field?
You would typically walk around the edge of it, but you don’t have permission to do that either and we don’t have the right to roam here. Also not all land is agricultural fields, pasture and woodland for example.
Though Scotland does!
And camper vans are ruining that
I know, this is why I said England rather than UK. Not sure on Wales/NI. Either way, not really a practical option to get there.
You have the right to roam. We have the right to organize a nazi party. Which society is freer? /s
You do not have the right to organise a nazi party. You only have two parties, no others are allowed. One of them accidentally turned nazi. That is something completely different than “organize a nazi party”.
You can organize any party you want. Only one of two has a chance of winning
I that same sense me and my wife have a right to get pregnant, but I got my tubes tied.
In Italy we have both so, take that I guess 🙃🥲
So do the Germans now
English title and German text? That’s bad. You shouldn’t do that. Go stay in the corner.
What exactly are you talking about?
The video is from an American expat living in Germany with her family. Her video is originally in English.
YouTube started a feature where they auto translate videos to your assumed language. Might that be the case here?
I’m not talking about YouTube or video’s author.
I’m talking about this very thread. Look at the title. Look at the message. Analyze language. Think about how the situation looks for those who don’t know German.
:)
Post a screenshot, what client are you using?
Your Lemmy client is fetching and displaying a preview of the link. YouTube has decided to give you a German-language preview for some reason, maybe based on your geolocation, VPN, or settings.
Op is innocent on this one!
There is no German text when I look at the OP.
I stopped pretending being smart a while ago, so I’m genuinely lost 🙃 Also I don’t speak German, except I only know “kunsthistorisches” for some reason
I guess you visited vienna?
Exactly. But also when studying art history you find it on the captions of the manual
You forgot Austrian woman… Singing in English.
Sprich Deutsch du Hurensohn!
Nein
Great content, as someone who “stealth camps” often I would love that openness. Thank you for sharing.
Steve?
The right to roam specifically does NOT include camping though.
The video said in some Nordic countries it does, you just can’t be in close proximity to the land owners house.
No one will report you roaming if you open carry. /s
Except for those who open carry too.
