Wild camping in oak tree filled nirvana

[Jack Bounder]

Agreed. Using OS Maps in tandem with Google Earth probably represent the best approach.

 

[Bishop]

If I left the house at 4:30am caught three trains & a bus then best guestimate I could be pitching up somewhere close by 4pm.
Mind you ten hours on public transport, now that's a scary thought!

 

[Dreadhead]

Nice one mate looks cracking! If you head through via carlisle - gretna ways you'll pass pretty close to my place; you're welcome to pop in for a brew!

 

[Crassy84]

Sound advice mate, whats the usual "acceptable" distance from roads etc to be classed as wild camping? It's something I'm going to be spending time researching before I go. I bought the OS 316 for newcastle/soiuth northumberland a while back and was pretty shocked at the severe limitations!

I'm either too old, too young or too culturally detached to get the reference



@Crassy84

I am sure there are many more hidden gems like this out there, the OS maps really help hunt them down as all non-coniferous wooded areas are clearly marked on them, it's just about finding the right combo of being far enough away from the road/path to qualify as wild camping and being able to get in and out carrying your kit, we had found a few other areas which would have made nice campsites before the one we loved but they were not suited to us as i have back issues and was just able climb/hike in and out without carrying any kit

 

[GGTBod]

Cheers Hamish that's a gracious offer.


Crassy i know what you are saying there i have a canny sized collection of OS maps for England and Scotland and the tiny pockets of woodland shaded light green with a peach border (access rights) in England is pathetic whereas this is the standard shaded colour of woodland on Scottish OS maps. The guidelines in the Scottish Outdoor Code don't give any definite measure but it does state that you are not next to your car or visible from the road or paths, it also says in direct reference to wild camping that it is done in small numbers and only for two or three nights in any one place. You can camp in this way wherever access rights apply, but help to avoid causing problems for local people and land managers by not camping in enclosed fields of crops or farm animals and by keeping well away from buildings, roads or historic structures, personally i try to get about a mile away from the road (usually one of those small forest roads with passing places) but this is mostly so i don't hear any cars as they totter along it, bigger the road the further i want away from it

 

[GGTBod]

If I left the house at 4:30am caught three trains & a bus then best guestimate I could be pitching up somewhere close by 4pm.
Mind you ten hours on public transport, now that's a scary thought!

Does megabus pass by your way? Megabus drops you at Inverness with a big bag no bother, or Glasgow and then a £4 each way coach trip to the edge of Loch Lomond, still many hours public transport but minimal changes mean lots of sleep

 

[Goatboy]

Fantastic trip report Bod. Will post more later but I've gotta go for a bus in a minute. Another good way of seeing what's on the ground afore heading somewhere is to use Geograph. LINK Basically they're trying to get pictures taken in every grid square on the map. You can search by co-ordinates, description and the likes. Used it a fair bit when planning stuff in the past.
Great pics too and the beard is getting to epic proportions.

 

[Druss]

Looks like a great place. I wouldn't have wanted to come back.

 

[Crassy84]

Brilliant! Thank you for the information mate. I think we are very lucky to be so close to the border and amazing countryside on both sides.

Cheers Hamish that's a gracious offer.


Crassy i know what you are saying there i have a canny sized collection of OS maps for England and Scotland and the tiny pockets of woodland shaded light green with a peach border (access rights) in England is pathetic whereas this is the standard shaded colour of woodland on Scottish OS maps. The guidelines in the Scottish Outdoor Code don't give any definite measure but it does state that you are not next to your car or visible from the road or paths, it also says in direct reference to wild camping that it is done in small numbers and only for two or three nights in any one place. You can camp in this way wherever access rights apply, but help to avoid causing problems for local people and land managers by not camping in enclosed fields of crops or farm animals and by keeping well away from buildings, roads or historic structures, personally i try to get about a mile away from the road (usually one of those small forest roads with passing places) but this is mostly so i don't hear any cars as they totter along it, bigger the road the further i want away from it

 

[GGTBod]

We didn't want to leave, i just seen my brother and got his pictures

Clatteringshaws loch, we went right around this looking for a camping spot and it is bleaker in person than it looks in pictures

Supper on Friday night

Ultimate midge defense

Aldi firepit action

Smiley faces snapping pics before packing up, no mobile signal so only reason for the phone out is pictures

 

[GGTBod]

edit deleted pic due to auto-resizing making text unreadable

 

[bloodline]

Looks like you had a great time, great pics and views.

 

[GGTBod]

It was a great little trip, really wish i was there right now