scubi63 wrote:
Though, as I am new to this caper, what is the best way to find out who owns the land or who should be approached about their upkeep?
Maybe you should try something easier like the Riemann hypothesis . England would be more difficult than Scotland and that is a nightmare , try http://www.whoownsscotland.org.uk/latest_news.htm .To give an example I was playing about in the Pitlochry area today the landowner lives a further 14 miles north . What appears simple i.e farmers owning the land they farm etc is far more complicated , many are tenants and the land is owned by someone who is unlikely to live locally but probably in a different country or it is owned by corporations , e.g. Commercial Union.