Buoyed by the fact that many farmers have vowed to join him with his fight for property rights recognition, he agreed to end his 52-day strike and go to hospital.

An emotional Mr Spencer this morning told 2GB radio that he had decided to end his hunger strike for the sake of his family and his deteriorating health.

Mr Spencer's doctors have advised him that he would soon do irreparable harm to his body if he continued with his strike.

Mr Spencer, 61, has survived on water, lemon juice, painkillers and vitamin tablets.

He has lived in a tent perched 10 metres up a wind monitoring tower on his Shannon Flat property near Cooma, NSW.

"As much as the nation is concerned about me, my concerns are directed at the families of the hundreds of farmers who have suicided and the politicians who have failed to show any concern, compassion or morality for what the government has done to these families and the nation's Constitution. My committed stance on the tower was to press the point," Mr Spencer said in a statement to the media this morning.

Mr Spencer has attracted national attention with his hunger strike, with landholders backing his protest against native vegetation legislation which has robbed them of the right to use much of their properties.

Mr Spencer has argued that since the Federal Government has been able to meet its Kyoto greenhouse emissions only due to the bans on land clearing, land holders should be compensated for the loss of their right to use their land.

Throughout his campaign he has called on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to meet with him - a demand the Government rejected, saying they did not negotiate with people inflicting self harm for public attention.