Some clarity of my expectations on these forums.
This isn't a comment about the legalities of trespass, civil, or criminal law, they have been expressed quite adequately in this thread and many others on the forums.
Many years ago I decided that we would not promote trespass, no matter how it was perceived by us (Admin and Mods) and the membership.
The rules on Bushcraft UK are that trespass should not be promoted as an activity. That allows us the freedom to talk about wild camping from the perspective of camping lightly in wild places without the specifics of where because we assume that everyone is polite and considerate and treats land owners with respect and there's always permission or it's in areas where it's pre-established as in some areas of the UK and many areas abroad.
So, while I'm ok with some discussion on wild camping, perspectives of campers and land owners etc, I do not want any statements of encouragement to trespass or derogatory comments about land owners etc.
I have in the past been contacted by organisations, land owners and once the police because of 'Bushcrafters' trespassing and not behaving well while they trespass.
The site can be blacklisted by companies and organisations if it's deemed to be a site that promotes law-breaking etc. I know this because it's happened and we had to work hard to get it de-listed.
So, please, moderate your comments so that we don't have to.
This isn't a comment about the legalities of trespass, civil, or criminal law, they have been expressed quite adequately in this thread and many others on the forums.
Many years ago I decided that we would not promote trespass, no matter how it was perceived by us (Admin and Mods) and the membership.
The rules on Bushcraft UK are that trespass should not be promoted as an activity. That allows us the freedom to talk about wild camping from the perspective of camping lightly in wild places without the specifics of where because we assume that everyone is polite and considerate and treats land owners with respect and there's always permission or it's in areas where it's pre-established as in some areas of the UK and many areas abroad.
So, while I'm ok with some discussion on wild camping, perspectives of campers and land owners etc, I do not want any statements of encouragement to trespass or derogatory comments about land owners etc.
I have in the past been contacted by organisations, land owners and once the police because of 'Bushcrafters' trespassing and not behaving well while they trespass.
The site can be blacklisted by companies and organisations if it's deemed to be a site that promotes law-breaking etc. I know this because it's happened and we had to work hard to get it de-listed.
So, please, moderate your comments so that we don't have to.