wild camp site

[Gray]

Hiya all, i'm looking for a patch of woodland where i can go wild camping, preferrably around yorkshire or Derbyshire, can anyone help.
Grid references are most welcome.
Thanx
Gray

 

[Ogri the trog]

Hi Gray,
I hope you will take my response in the manner in which it is intended.
Wild camping, though popular under a bushcraft heading, is illegal under trespass and criminal damage laws. As such, BushcraftUK cannot recommend anywhere to go, as that would be advocating illegal behaviour. Access to any land should be with the full permission of the landowner.
That said, there are plenty of people who do it and return to civilisation leaving no trace of their transgression, but we ask that they do not discuss it openly on the forum, nor openly recommend places to go. You might recieve a few answers by private message, but again I ask that you don't promote the activity on the forum.
I am led to believe that certain areas will allow you to "wild camp" within certain boundaries, and I ask that you stick to these places after independant research.

ATB

Ogri the trog

 

[Gray]

Humble apologies, i was unaware. Thanks for letting me know and once again I apologise.
Best Regards
Gray

 

[Ogri the trog]

Nothing to worry about if you didn't know,
Tony is keen to uphold the forum as law abiding, so whilst "theorectical" situations can be talked about, actually breaking the law is a different matter.

I hope you find somewhere to practice a few of your skills.

ATB

Ogri the trog

 

[Nonsuch]

Go to Scotland

 

[tenderfoot]

scotland or dartmoor are both different lawwise in relation to camping. I think with Dartmoor its to do with the way the national park was created. sadly doesnt apply to other national parks though. Private land with permission is ok too but watch out for areas of water catchment for reservoirs. Try asking MOD sites for access i read somewhere that the rangemasters have to allow reasonable acccess if requested ( maybe on a forum thread here?) or if you have no luck try scouts sites if you have any connections or even the camping and caravanning club have undeveloped sites for wildish camping

 

[demographic]

Crikey, it's a bad job when even the Ramblers are better at trespassing than us lot.
They organise it and televise it and we just pretend it doesn't happen.
Out rebelled by the Yeti Attack gator legged, bobble hatted old giffers

Anyway, pretty much most of the open land (not fenced off farm land) thats in the Lake District national park and above 1000 feet is OK.

They even said that themselves, but you might be struggling for decidous woodland in that.

 

[spamel]

A couple of cams and throw your hammock and tarp up on the top of Snowdon!

How cool would that be? (Not literally!)

 

[widu13]

Here we go again! Solo wildcamping is certainly NOT illegal. There is absolutely no criminal legislation preventing a person wildcamping. There is a civil wrong called a Tort for tresspass- it is NOT a criminal act. Likewise some areas may have bylaws about camping. As for criminal damage- anyone here wilfully damaging something needs to go elsewhere.

 

[Labrador]

Hi Gray,
you could save yourself all of the hassle involved in gaining "pemission" & contact Grith Pioneers who, for a small fee, allow limited camping at Shining Cliff Woods in Derbyshire c/w campfires! If you search this forum I'm sure I've posted their contact details on here before, if not PM me for further details.

 

[Gray]

Thanks everyone, great help,
Gray

 

[Raptordog]

Here is the link to Labrador's post......

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8316

Just out of interest has anyone camped in these woods?

 

[addo]

Not camped there but walked there a few times. Think I'll give the pioneers a ring.

 

[Raptordog]

Not camped there but walked there a few times. Think I'll give the pioneers a ring.

Let us know how you go on, just look up Alderwasley on google earth, is Shining Cliff wood the woods directly to the east of Alderwasley?

 

[JimN]

Not camped there but walked there a few times. Think I'll give the pioneers a ring.

Yes, let us know how you get on

Cheers

 

[Riven]

I have camped at Shining Cliff twice this year with permission.Once in my teepee and once in a basha.Nice woods but is pretty busy at times,with party goes in the evening!
The owners get alot of problems with youngsters who ruin it for everyone else.Worth a try though.

 

[Ballo1000]

Hi, is there still permission to camp these woods? It is local and I have been trying to find somewhere to spend some camping time with my son.