ACTIVISTS are set to trespass along the Scottish-English border calling for 'right-to-roam' to be brought into English law. 

The Borderlands event, organised by the Right to Roam campaign, aims to highlight the disparity in public access between the two nations ever since Scotland adopted the Land Reform Act in 2003. 

The act meant that wild camping and roaming became legal 20 years ago in Scotland, with England currently only offering 8 per cent of English countryside available for 'right-to-roam'. 

The group says 'hundreds' will be trespassing on the border on September 23, although the specific location has yet to be revealed. 

An English portion will meet the Scottish protestors at the secret location on the border, accompanied by pipes, drums and banners in what's being described as a 'protest and celebration'. 

Right to Roam campaigner Guy Shrubsole, who lives in England, said: “There’s a right to roam over just 8 per cent of England currently, whilst Scotland has had a full right of responsible access for the past twenty years. It’s time England learned from Scotland and enacted the same.

"We’re looking forward to meeting with our Scottish friends and allies, and learning from their successes.

“We invite our Scottish colleagues to invade England – with your ideas," he said. 

The Labour party has pledged to introduce a Scottish-style right to roam in England if elected.

Last year, the campaign group urged members to unlock blocked or privately-owned areas of the countryside in a bid to raise awareness of how much of England's land is out of bounds.

Cumbrian sheep and beef farmer and vice-chair of Red Tractor, Alistair Mackintosh hit back at the time by saying: “The countryside is a working environment. You do not put people that work in that environment at any higher risk than they are already.

"The whole of Cumbria has footpaths everywhere. This is an irresponsible act and a selfish one, and there is nothing to be gained from it.”

Polling by YouGov earlier this year found that 62 per cent of the British public would support introducing a Scottish-style right to roam in England.