It's just the massive increase in numbers.
Through last summer the littering around here at least doubled.
This country is very crowded and over-populated and the great majority have remarkably little empathy with the countryside or see it like a bigger version of a town park with a hidden army of staff to clear up after them.
Covid: Crops 'damaged nationwide' by lockdown walkers avoiding mud
An influx of people walking over planted crops is impacting farmers' businesses, a rural association says.www.bbc.co.uk
The trouble is that many people are so far removed from knowing where food comes from they probably don't even realise they're trampling crops, let alone that those crops are grown to feed people and not just to decorate the countryside. Also, they're so selfish they'll just reason that the cost will be shared by the whole population, so it will be so diluted that they won't notice the difference.Perhaps the message in that BBC article suggests one solution is rather than the "no footpath" it should say "damaging these crops means you will pay more for your food in the supermarket"
The trouble is that many people are so far removed from knowing where food comes from they probably don't even realise they're trampling crops, let alone that those crops are grown to feed people and not just to decorate the countryside. Also, they're so selfish they'll just reason that the cost will be shared by the whole population, so it will be so diluted that they won't notice the difference.
They'll also probably argue that it's the farmer's fault for having a muddy footpath across the field, and they're considering suing the landowner as they've got their totally inappropriate £250 fashion footwear muddy! How dare there be mud in the countryside in winter, this is supposed to be a civilised country!
The trouble is that many people are so far removed from knowing where food comes from they probably don't even realise they're trampling crops, let alone that those crops are grown to feed people and not just to decorate the countryside. Also, they're so selfish they'll just reason that the cost will be shared by the whole population, so it will be so diluted that they won't notice the difference.
They'll also probably argue that it's the farmer's fault for having a muddy footpath across the field, and they're considering suing the landowner as they've got their totally inappropriate £250 fashion footwear muddy! How dare there be mud in the countryside in winter, this is supposed to be a civilised country!
