That would work with the barbed wire, but it would take a lot longer to remove the branches and foliage between the two hedge banks.
Technically speaking I don't think I have the right to damage the land owner's property to gain access to the footpath. I'm not sure about this though. Even if I have the right, that praobably wouldn't stop him from getting mightily pissed off if he caught me trashing his fence. Also, the cattle would get out.
Kammer x