I will be honest and state that I have camped in various woodlands and left no rubbish or mess. These include Bury Hill (near Pulborough, W-SX) and the South Downs. In Bury you don't need to climb fences it's all open woodland however on the downs to get some cover under trees I have climbed a fence, or more accurately found a bit of fence that has collapsed under a tree so I don't snag my trousers!
Is the general consensus that I can't be prosecuted if I get there in the afternoon and leave the following morning?
Now a further note, should I burn some standing deadwood to make a small fire does that become arson or criminal damage? What if the paracord or bungies I use on the trees leaves a mark?!
I am always apprehensive of going camping, feeling that I shouldn't be on private land (if it's not mine it's someone else's thus private right?) but I just love it so much and like the solitude and would hate to camp on a proper site.
Is the general consensus that I can't be prosecuted if I get there in the afternoon and leave the following morning?
Now a further note, should I burn some standing deadwood to make a small fire does that become arson or criminal damage? What if the paracord or bungies I use on the trees leaves a mark?!
I am always apprehensive of going camping, feeling that I shouldn't be on private land (if it's not mine it's someone else's thus private right?) but I just love it so much and like the solitude and would hate to camp on a proper site.