Green laning in Buxton, Derbyshire

[@bradlleyt]

Hi another enjoyable video like you I have Freelander 1 and do green leaning around the Berkshire area

[@bobsync-ski3057]

Hey up. What are the lanes like in Berkshire? Never been down there. From the North West myself

[@oldboyoverland]

Hi Bradley! - Nice to connect :)

[@bradlleyt]

@@oldboyoverland Yes it’s good to see someone else driving a Freelander off-road As they are very underestimated vehicles I’ve never had an issue part from its height but getting it lifted soon

[@oldboyoverland]

@@bradlleyt - Good work!!! - Mine has a 50mm lift. ... If I was going to do another build, I'd go for 40mm .... 50 is good, but there is a fair bit of pressure on the driveshafts and suspension - I've changed pretty much every component, and been to 4 garages, and he still rattles. ...and all of them say the same. 50mm is a lot to ask, for the Freelander (Heard a few people say you can go to 60mm....but never seen it with my own eyes, so can only go off what I know) 🙂

[@loganjay9025]

Currently live in sheffied and have new defender have you got any recommendations on some good fun trails 😊

[@oldboyoverland]

Hey Logan! - Some GREAT lanes and byways near you!! If you subscribe to the GreenLane Association, you get a few benefits: - Trailwise app (map with all the legal routes on) - Magazine (which I write for) - Protection of byways / "legal sinking fund"... to keep route open. - Some cool guides on "code of conduct" and how not to get in trouble or ruin lanes for the rest of us! Check it out mate. WELL worth the price of a tank of fuel (or half a tank, if you own a Defender ha!) ---> glass-uk.org

[@MRSCOTTZD]

Great video, I came a cross it looking for green lanes near me. Im just about finished my 4x4 ready for the challenge.

[@oldboyoverland]

Awesome stuff, Scott - What you driving?

[@MRSCOTTZD]

@@oldboyoverland A Nissan Navara D40 With M/T tyres 👍

[@oldboyoverland]

@@MRSCOTTZD - Awesome. Hopefully see you out on the lanes!

[@freetimeonline]

Looks great, thanks.

[@oldboyoverland]

Thanks for tuning in :)

[@MTB-NW]

Hi mate, have you got a starter postcode to this lane ? Looks a good little lane to try. Not to far from myself. Cheers

[@MTB-NW]

I’ve currently got a bike I’d like to try on it.

[@oldboyoverland]

@@MTB-NW - Hi bud - Honestly.... I can't remember! haha .... If you check Trailwise (via GLASS Website, link in the description).. You get all the legal lanes though. Well worth a few quid a month to make sure you don't accidentally stray on to illegal lanes, or private property :)

[@David-qn9wu]

Off side is the driver side. Near side is the passenger or left hand side of the vehicle, near side as in near to the kerb. Off side as in far away from the kerb.

[@oldboyoverland]

Ah!.... Well caught. So someone DOES listen to my ramblings haha. Thanks for tuning in, David :)

[@David-qn9wu]

@@oldboyoverland cheers buddy thought that might be useful for you if you ever have a mot fail or advisory and it says for example n/s/r suspension component defective you wouldn't want to change the wrong side!

[@stephenhardy8079]

Cud you post the post code please as I off road up this end of town but have never been on this green lane

[@oldboyoverland]

Thanks for watching, Stephen! :) Trailwise ID is in the comments. If you pop that in TW2, via the Greenlane Association, it'll take you straight there :) ...I dont share postcodes in public, as the lanes get battered enough with the wrong sort, as it is.

[@Oneclickmick]

Hey pal I’ve recently got myself an enduro bike. How do you start finding green lanes?

[@oldboyoverland]

Hi Michael - Congrats on the new bike :) I think I mentioned in the video, but maybe you didn't have audio on (wouldn't blame you, with me rambling on! ha) I'm a member of the Green Lane Association. When you join, you get access to "TW2" (Trailwise) - which is a great route planning tool! Membership is the same price as the cost of a tank of fuel... so WELL worth it. They fight at a legal level to keep the lanes open, and membership goes a LONG way if you get stopped by farmers, locals, etc... so yea... I'd 100% recommend joining for all those reasons. Link here - glass-uk.org/

[@jigbros352]

I'm wanting to get a 4wd only got a front wheel drive qashqai at min do you know of any lanes I would manage to get down in it got A/T tyers and good ground clearance on it like thanks

[@oldboyoverland]

Jig Bro - You'd be okay on most UK lanes, in the dry weather....especially if you're heading down hill - Just give them a walk first, before you commit, and be prepared to reverse if needed :)

[@jigbros352]

@@oldboyoverland oye kool where you based mate think I might be best of meeting up with some one who's got experience with lanes first before venturing out on my own

[@bobsync-ski3057]

Hello!

[@oldboyoverland]

Hi!

[@tom4412]

How about I come and walk around your house and garden. I’d like a key so I can come and go as I please. Obviously I have no intention of paying you.

[@oldboyoverland]

Hey Tom - Thanks for the comment. Sorry, I don't get the reference, but I'm happy to chat if you care to explain?

[@tom4412]

@@oldboyoverland Hello, well you are driving your Land Rover over other people’s property. You are doing anything beneficial to the lanes or the people that own the lane. It’s purely for your own pleasure. I suggest buying some land yourself. So how do you feel about me entering your property whenever I feel like it ?

[@oldboyoverland]

Hey @@tom4412 - Now, this will perhaps be a bit challenging to hear, but please bear with me - It's important you get this right. . 1 - It's not "other people's property" - They're legal rights of way, as outlined by the council.... and everyone has legal access. You can read more about that here, in the "beginners guide to greenlaning" - Your local council will also clarify --> glass-uk.org/about/where-can-i-drive.html . 2 - It's not "purely for my own pleasure" - Yes, it's fun. But the association I'm part of, does a lot besides. You can read more about the Police get involved with our projects, and some of the other stuff we deal with (like repairing surfaces, so farmers can maintain access to their own land), here --> glass-uk.org/about/projects.html . 3 - "How do you feel about me entering your property whenever I feel like it?" --> If you'd like to try and enter my property, you'll be treated as a trespasser, as that would be illegal. Greenlaning on permissible byways, with council permission, as I've done here, is not the same thing. You can read more about The Green Lane Association, "Code Of Conduct", and how to stay legal, here --> glass-uk.org/about/our-code-of-conduct.html . . I hope that helps clear things up for you :)

[@tom4412]

Hello @@oldboyoverland Thanks for the reply, at least you are sticking to the legal off road routes. Yes I hadn’t considered certain individuals do indeed trespass. There may well be a legal right of way for anyone to use, but still there’s no getting away from the fact that the green lanes are another person’s property. The land owners may have had the right of way imposed on them against their will. Out of interest if you owed an area of land. This hypothetical land had a green lane right of way passing through it. How would you feel about others driving threw your property?

[@oldboyoverland]

​@@tom4412 - First up, thanks for being so kind and polite. It's brilliant to have an adult conversation on the topic. These things sometimes descend in to needless aggression, and no-one wins there. . Nextly - Yea, I'm 100% against illegal routes, and "off-piste" - I discuss it in quite a few of my videos. It ruins land, traumatises stock and wild-life, and can be a nightmare for farmers. I'm 100% on the side of the land-owners on that one. After having seen the stats, though, that's a tiny % of people. You'll always get the odd hiker that drops a bit of litter, and the odd car that goes off the marked lane. Tiny fraction, ruining it for the most of us. . Regarding: The hypothetical. Good question. I suppose if I was a person that was against permissible rights of way, I probably wouldn't buy a piece of land with a right of way running through it. Reminds me of a mate that bought a pub. Two years after he bought it, a couple moved in above him, and then raised complaints about the noise. He lost his license. ...just didn't make sense, you know? . Oh, and regarding, "The land owners may have had the right of way imposed on them against their will." --> I follow that stuff pretty closely, and actually we're losing 100s of ROWs. In fact, with te NERC act, I think the number was close to 1000s of right lost. (Shame for bridleways, pedestrians etc too) If you're aware of anyone having a right of way imposed on them, I'd love to hear (any links for me to read are a bonus) . On a side note - My understanding is, most of the Greenlanes were built FOR vehicular access, trade routes and farm access. Many are historic, and can be tracked back on maps, since Horse and Carts -- I'm a big fan of Old English history and I hate to see that closed, when its clear we can all work together, and there is space for everyone.