Wild Camping (Second Edition)

Exploring and Sleeping in the Wilds of the UK and Ireland

By: Stephen Neale, Ed Stafford - foreword

Narrated by: Ahmed Hamad

Bloomsbury presents Wild Camping by Stephen Neale, read by Ahmed Hamad.

Beautiful wildernesses; tiny budgets; environmentally-friendly… What’s not to like? And it's all accessible right here, without the need for a flight or a big budget. From getting back to nature with a tent, some matches and a few litres of bottled water, to enjoying a pub dinner and camping out in the garden afterwards, this book shows how to get stuck into wild camping in all its forms.

There’s an idea that wild camping is illegal in Britain, but it isn’t – you just need to know the rules and where to go. This guide opens up this amazing experience for all, covering:
- what is wild camping and why bother?
- different types (bivvying, tenting, hammocking, on the water)
- what the law says (Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Ireland, EU, waterways)
- how many of the largest landowners in the UK are actively encouraging wild camping
- getting started (vital equipment, where to go, when to go, safety)
- drinking water and foraging for food

The majority of the book features the best places to go in England, Wales, Ireland and Scotland, along with stories and tips. The new edition includes a Foreword by Ed Stafford, as well as a completely new chapter introducing the exciting new English Coastal Path, opening 2020 after years of campaigning. This fully updated guide gives readers the knowledge and the inspiration to escape the noise, clutter and stress of day to day life and go wild.

©2020 Stephen Neale and Ed Stafford (P)2024 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

A disappointment

Oh dear—I’d expected tales of wild camping along the many footpaths and in the bothys of the UK, but so far it seems mostly a treatise on where in the UK you may and may not legally camp, what people have been trying to do about it, whether it’s fair or not. Frankly the book is boring unless you’re something of a legal scholar and live in the UK. I’ve tried to return it but Audible isn’t cooperating.