Tarp and hammock in Dartmoor

[kali187]

Hi,

greetings from London.
polish, well seasoned camper and hiker here


i have done some short 2 day hikes around Dartmoor. Mostly northern part.

are there enough suitable places in southern part to camp with hammock? I know there are some small forest areas, but don’t want to end up caught up by night with no trees around to hang my hammock

thank you

 

[SCOMAN]

Suitable trees are few and far between essentially just in the mapped plantation areas.

 

[kali187]

Thank you.
What areas in UK would you then recommend for tarp and hammock camping?

 

[SCOMAN]

I’m not a big tree dweller but Scotland has a few trees

 

[Fadcode]

Google maps or an OS Map would pinpoint where the trees are, and there are plenty of areas on Dartmoor where you can sling a hammock, both North and South.
Dartmoor being the only area where you can wildcamp in England, anywhere else you would need the Landowners permission or use a campsite.
Obvious these rules are often flouted, but you do that at your own risk.

 

[nigelp]

You can’t wild camp ‘any where’ on Dartmoor and areas you can wild camp are not really that great for a hammock - either no trees at all or the trees are not suitable.
You may have to go and have a look at some areas after some research.

 

[kali187]

Thanks.
Get all the points

guess the best choice would be Scotland then.

will have to be prepared for both hammock and just ground

i usually hike with either a tent or tarp and “ground based sleeping gear” here in UK, but kinda miss my old experience from forest rich Poland.

 

[hebdo9]

Thanks.
Get all the points

guess the best choice would be Scotland then.

will have to be prepared for both hammock and just ground

i usually hike with either a tent or tarp and “ground based sleeping gear” here in UK, but kinda miss my old experience from forest rich Poland.

Hi, have you tried Thetford forest in East Anglia - a guy on youtube called East Anglia bushcraft does some nice vids on that and using hammocks too.

 

[TLM]

Sometimes a hammock can be set up between two rocks or a rock and a tree, climbers have great gear for hanging something from a rock crack.