Wild Camping, Reimagined: Enjoying Nature Legally and Hassle-Free

Do you ever struggle to find a spot to wild camp? Do you enjoy one-off quiet spots to camp with no neighbouring campers? Wish there was a way to camp on private land without risking being shooed off by an irate farmer?

We recently met an eco-tourism entrepreneur who is making legal wild camping much easier to acheive! Grace Fell has introduced a new initiative to expand wild camping opportunities all over the UK. By partnering with local landowners, she allows self-contained campervans to stay in remote, private locations with full permission. Grace's website Wild With Consent now offers over a hundred exclusive sites, giving her growing community the chance to experience nature away from traditional campsites. These secluded spots include nature reserves, farms, forests, and more, with no facilities and just one campervan allowed per night, ensuring privacy and quiet in the peaceful countryside.

"Wild with Consent" wild camping refers to a form of wild camping that takes place on private land with the landowner's permission. Normally, wild camping involves camping outside of designated campsites, often in remote or natural locations like forests, mountains, or coastal areas. However, in many places, wild camping can be illegal or restricted due to concerns about land conservation, safety, or property rights. We have certainly noticed a rise in restrictions on overnight parking as more authorities clamp down on the vanlife movement.

The concept of "Wild with Consent" ensures that campers can enjoy the experience of wild camping in nature but without violating any laws or trespassing on private property. This approach provides campers with the opportunity to experience off-the-beaten-path locations while respecting the legal boundaries and ensuring that they are camping responsibly. It promotes sustainability, good relationships between campers and landowners, and a more ethical approach to outdoor activities. The business also supports landowners (mostly farmers) and therefore supports rural communities - and we're huge fans of that here at Glawning! 

In the UK, for example, this model is gaining popularity, as wild camping is generally not permitted in much of the countryside without permission from landowners.

With the boom in the vanlife movement and the rise in popularity of motorhomes and bigger self-contained vans such as Crafters and Sprinters, the freedom to camp in places that don't have electric hook up and toilet facilities is increasing so this gap in the market for a platform whereby campers can book ahead and be safe in the knowledge of a legal camping spot for the night is much needed.

Photo Credits: cal thompson @adventure_cal

Photo Credits:  Joe Taylor