That’s true and it would be much better but we still have more rights than many people would tell you.
E.g. you have the right to “rest” on land adjacent to the side of a footpath or bridalway. Now the definition of “rest” is undefined because that’s how common law works.
So you can probably make the argument resting includes camping over night (when leaving no trace) until someone proves in court that it doesn’t.
Here’s another fun fact: you can also legally ride a bike on a “footpath” so long as you discount when you come to pedestrians. That one was clarified in Hansard but people blindly assume that they don’t have that right without checking.
The point is, things are usually legal unless there’s a law and legal precedent to say otherwise.
E.g. you have the right to “rest” on land adjacent to the side of a footpath or bridalway. Now the definition of “rest” is undefined because that’s how common law works.
So you can probably make the argument resting includes camping over night (when leaving no trace) until someone proves in court that it doesn’t.
Here’s another fun fact: you can also legally ride a bike on a “footpath” so long as you discount when you come to pedestrians. That one was clarified in Hansard but people blindly assume that they don’t have that right without checking.
The point is, things are usually legal unless there’s a law and legal precedent to say otherwise.