Bivvi near Manchester

[IntrepidStu]

Does anyone know of a decent place for me to do my first Bivvi. Ive just bought the "American army modular sleep system", that consists of a waterproof (possibly gore-tex) bag, with 2 clip-in sleeping bags.

Im looking for somewhere within a train journey of Manchester that doesnt involve masses of walking (ive got a very bad back condition at the mo), and doesnt have too much wild life for my first time.

Cheers guys/gals

Stu

 

[Bumpy]

If you catch a train in the direction of Leeds you will pass through places like Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd etc. There are plenty of places a short walk from the stations where nobody will probably see you, or if they do, will not be very interested in what you are up to... Some smallish wooded areas too, or open moorland, with very little in the way of wildlife - or in fact any life!!!

 

[Barney]

Permission or not bothered?

 

[IntrepidStu]

Permission or not bothered?

Permission?? Whats that?

Im not that bothered. I wont be lighting fires or anything mate.

 

[discoveringtheforest]

Depends what you want to do,are you the sort of person thats content with bivying in a field or do you go for the summit......

Heather on lake land is always a nice first time option but like I said it depends on your personality

 

[IntrepidStu]

I realy want to be out in the open under the stars. Apart from that, its just a location im after thats not too hard to get to.

 

[Barney]

have you never gone past anywhere Stu and thought "that looks a good spot"?

I would go with gut instinct if you are not to fussy about rules.

 

[Peter_t]

do you even need permition for a bivi bag? technicly your not pitching any sort of tent...
if you slept in a feild with nothing at all, no tarp, sleeping bag, just in your clothes do you need permition if not what difference would a bivi bag make?
but if someone did find you and were bothered by it you can just stuf it in your rucksack and leave

pete

 

[Wayland]

I think you do need permission and as such the site policy is to not condone stealth / wild camping without said permission.

There are places that you can get away with it but they are best not mentioned on an open forum.

Get a map and look around is the best advice I can offer, set up late and bug out early is a good tip.

 

[craeg]

Hi IntrepidStu
A good place to look for the legality of wildcamping is:
http://v-g.me.uk/WildCamp/WildCampLegal.htm
Loads of other good stuff too.

Hope this helps

Craeg

 

[burning]

I'd head down the road to Macclesfield way, some nice woods round the limestone pavement and no wild animals since the macc lads jacked in

 

[Shewie]

Google Earth is good for finding woodland, I`d advise a day visit first though to check any sites out.

 

[DoctorSpoon]

You ought to talk to Robin. He and Ollie were talking about sleeping out in a spot just up the valley from our place (they have permission) some time and I'm sure they'd be happy for you to join them.
Nicola