Right to Roam运动发布的数据显示，英格兰71%的河岸沿线缺乏100米范围内的通道或权利通道 1。更广泛的调查揭示，英格兰和威尔士96%的河流没有定义的法定水权 1，这导致游泳、划桨等常见活动经常遭到土地所有者的争议。
地区间差异明显。Severn Middle Shropshire流域的河岸90%无公众通道权，而New Forest流域的情况相对较好，但仍有49%的河岸无通道权 1。
Right to Roam环境社会科学家Lewis Winks表示："河流通道权应是基本权利，但绝大多数河流禁止通行" 1。室外游泳协会负责人Kate Rew指出："人们很少为被排斥的地方而斗争，我们的河流现在需要人们为其辩护" 1。
环保组织呼吁政府采取行动。Keir Starmer政府曾承诺建立9条新国家河流步行道，但以Mersey河为首的项目未能创建额外的公众通道 1。倡导者敦促政府启动已久的通道权咨询，并在国王演讲中引入负责任的水陆通道权相关议题 1。
Nearly three-quarters of England's riverbanks are inaccessible to the public, according to figures released by the Right to Roam campaign 1. The data indicates that 71% of riverbank stretches lack any right of way or access point within 100 meters 1.
The research also found that 96% of rivers across England and Wales have no defined statutory water rights, leaving activities such as swimming and paddling frequently contested by landowners 1. Access varies significantly by region, with the Severn Middle Shropshire catchment showing 90% of riverbanks without public access, while the New Forest area has 49% without access 1.
Environmental advocates are calling for urgent action. Lewis Winks, environmental social scientist at Right to Roam, stated that "river access should be a fundamental right, but the vast majority of rivers are prohibited" 1. Kate Rew of the Outdoor Swimming Association emphasized that "people rarely campaign for places they're excluded from, and our rivers now need people to advocate for them" 1.
The government has committed to establishing nine new national river trails, though the first trail along the Mersey River has not created additional access 1. Environmental groups are urging the authorities to launch a long-promised consultation on responsible water and riverside access rights and introduce legislation through the King's Speech 1.
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