Defra Publishes Legal Opinion on Canoeists' "unconvincing" Claims of Universal Access

[Anglers' Net]

After long-running correspondence and a formal complaint from Fish Legal, Defra has now published its legal opinion confirming that there is no general Public Right of Navigation (PRN) on non-tidal rivers or other inland waters in England and Wales.

 

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[Norm B]

Perhaps the canoeists will now think again, or will they believe what they want to believe because it suits them.