Vocabulary: countryside 词汇：乡村
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Would you like to join them for a long walk?
An estimated eight million people in Britain enjoy rambling in the Peak District every year.
But what many who enjoy outdoor pursuits don't know is that their "right to roam" was won by men who sacrificed their own freedom to gain access to the countryside for all.
In 1932 wealthy landowners had exclusive use of large areas of moorlands for grouse shooting.
Walkers were kept out by guards, until a group of 400 people from Manchester and Yorkshire, led by Benny Rothman, engaged on a mass trespass. The campaigner was jailed with four other men.
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