Simple trespass is not illegal in the UK (without wilful damage to property; access with responsibility (?), but organised trespass is (reference the anti fox-hunting brigade).
Could this effect the law that simple nudity in the UK is legal but organised nudity ( SSB rambling group!) could be deemed illegal?
Civil disobedience legislation?
"We are creatures of light; why cover our radiance with clothes?"
You have a point, tresspass is normally a civil matter so the majority of "Tresspasses will be prosecuted signs" are a load of baloney. There are however some criminal tresspasses, for example on a railway.
If groups are on Public Rights of Way or on Access Paths or Access Land all of which are marked on 25,000 Explorer Ordnance Survey maps there should be no problem as far as trespass goes.
The organised trespass by anti hunting groups presumably goes away from these area and onto private fields.
I think by and large the only problems to be had when out walking naked are the ones discussed at length elsewhere on this site. I think those problems are enough, so take an OS map with you and reduce your problems by at least one!!
Davie 😎
Its probably only significant if you are a fox-protester or a terrorist or, heaven forbid, a terrorist fox 🙂
"We are creatures of light; why cover our radiance with clothes?"
You maybe correct there Running Bear, but it is probably best to bear in mind that a lot of legislation has been mis-used recently.
The anit-terrorist laws were not intended to interfere with people taking photos, or putting things in bins. But this has not stopped the police and councils from over-stepping the boundaries and harrassing people who have done no wrong.
If you are wrapped up in yourself, then you are overdressed!
I am quite open to meeting other folks at organised nude venues that are within my reach financially and socially.
there are pleanty of little used tracks, foot paths and bridleways in the english countryside... add to that all the land with public access... national trust, woodland trust, wildlife trusts etc there should be no need to trespass to find a bit of solitude, especially if you can avoid weekends. nearly every bit of nature reserve or trust has a website so its quite easy to dig out info.
An old post resurrected! Made in reaction to the change (?) in legislation in order to charge ant-fox hunting brigade and other acts of organised assemblies. I think the idea was to allow legal protests but to classify an illegal protest. This was proposed (not sure if actually a statute) in order to make protests that caused harm illegal. Protesting but with responsibility.
I could see that the word protest could easily be exchanged for naturist. Harmful naturism (flashers) would be illegal but the 'jobbing naturist would continue to be legal.
The emphasis was not on trespass but on the legal/illegal legislation. An attempt to ensure civil order by making more things illegal or actually clarifying obscure laws.
"We are creatures of light; why cover our radiance with clothes?"