A list of books to introduce you to / get you thinking about land ownership and land rights, particularly in the UK.
created by abi_allxn
last updated August, 2026
Who Really Owns Ireland: How we became tenants in our own land - and what we can do about it
Matt Cooper
Who Owns Scotland Now? The Use and Abuse of Private Land
Auslan Cramb
The Poor Had No Lawyers: Who Owns Scotland and How They Got it
Andy Wightman
Who Owns the World: The Surprising Truth About Every Piece of Land on the Planet
Kevin Cahill
Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the World
Simon Winchester
The Lie of the Land: Who Really Cares for the Countryside?
Guy Shrubsole
Who Owns England?: How We Lost Our Green and Pleasant Land, and How to Take It Back
The Book of Trespass: Crossing the Lines that Divide Us
Nick Hayes
The Lost Rainforests of Britain
Is a River Alive?
Robert Macfarlane
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