As I've noted previously, half the population of the UK live within 100 miles of London. So, for that portion of the population, there is an overwhelming impression of the country being crowded, because the south east really is. The rest of the country is correspondingly empty.

One can moan forever that a proper government would be doing something about this, but our politicians decided against bothering with proper government decades ago. Mostly opting for military wastage and cashing in personally.

keep to the Fen Causeway