I had planned to visit the site on the day I received this news and did so. I drove up the track without interference, parked near the cemetery and walked the rest of the way. No-one bothered me. Although I have every sympathy with French and Belgian farmers who are inconvenienced by inconsiderate visitors, all those who were troubled were behaving perfectly responsibly. It is worth remembering that visitors have unrestricted right of access to Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
Access is protected by law - French and Belgian law, that is.
Visitors who experience any form of harrassment in their attempts to visit cemeteries should take the trouble to report matters to the CWGC when they return home. The track peters out at the top, and I parked next to the first of three small cemeteries which mark the halfway point across the old No-Man's Land in this area. This is Serre Road Number 3 Cemetery. A little further away is Queen's Cemetery and beyond that is Luke Copse Cemetery. These cemeteries mark the No-Man's Land of the Northern limits of the main British attack front on 1st July, 1916.