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273:'s "Pick of the Day". The Independent's review described Bangs as, "A committed advocate of the right to roam" and said, "Bangs has made it his mission to compile a companion to the wildlife of the Sussex Downs, which he feels is endangered by modern developments".
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191:âIf people cannot be in nature, people canât defend it. What the eye cannot see, the heart cannot grieve. Brighton council must designate all downland under its management as statutory access landâ.
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