Printed from: https://conservationhandbooks.com/fencing/fences-and-the-law/encroachment/
It is possible for a householder or landowner to encroach onto land adjacent to their own property, by cultivating the land for example. If this continues for a period of time unopposed, the person can then claim this piece of land as part of their property. The period of time is either 12 or 20...