Common Land: Where have all the commoners gone?

Why are there so few commoners left on English lowland commons? To find out, we look at the history of a typical lowland common and talk to the Wildlife Trust who own the common, a commoner and an ex-commoner.

[rosemoon]

yey brilliant x beautiful shots of butterflies, birds and flowers, very interesting interviews, and beautifully narrated, Well Done !
I have a very similar photograph of my farming ancestors in front of a haystack ! caps and tash's and all. Very sad when a whole tradition is lost. THis felt like a real tribute to commoners and carers of the land ... So much has changed. I have learnt a lot watching this ... love the music too . Altogether wonderful !

[ClareMurphy-foxp]

Very cool. I always though common land was commonly owned and thought we all still had rights to collect fallen wood from the common where we lived. These old rights are much more like the land rights in indigenous cultures - and unlike the outright ownership that has come to dominate in Western cultrures.