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Wild Camping

The BMC is standing up for wild campers 

Wild camping - pitching your tent in a quiet place and leaving no trace - has long been a much-loved part of outdoor adventure. But across most of England and Wales, it remains off-limits, unclear, or unlawful. In 2025, the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) is working to change that. 

19 Meh
5 min read

Mynediad Newyddion

"Climbing saved my life" BMC Access Rep Iain Peters on surviving sexual abuse

BMC Atlantic Coast Access Rep Iain Peters has, in addition to securing access for climbers in Cornwall, been climbing his own mountain - writing The Corridor, a memoir of his life as a climber, a sport that saved him from horrific childhood trauma.

19 Meh
8 min read

Mynediad Newyddion

BMC volunteers lay 25m of new, stone-pitched footpath in the Lake District

This June, 11 BMC volunteers took on a particularly boggy section of path along St Raven's Edge, above Kirkstone Pass in the Lake District.

13 Meh
2 min read

Mynediad Newyddion

BMC Access & Conservation Trust partners with 1% for the Planet!

The BMC's Access & Conservation Trust (ACT) has joined the 1% for the Planet Environmental Partners network.

12 Meh
3 min read

LATEST ACCESS ARTICLES

Wild Camping

The BMC is standing up for wild campers 

Wild camping - pitching your tent in a quiet place and leaving no trace - has long been a much-loved part of outdoor adventure. But across most of England and Wales, it remains off-limits, unclear, or unlawful. In 2025, the British Mountaineering Council (BMC) is working to change that. 

19 Meh
5 min read

Mynediad Newyddion

"Climbing saved my life" BMC Access Rep Iain Peters on surviving sexual abuse

BMC Atlantic Coast Access Rep Iain Peters has, in addition to securing access for climbers in Cornwall, been climbing his own mountain - writing The Corridor, a memoir of his life as a climber, a sport that saved him from horrific childhood trauma.

19 Meh
8 min read

Mynediad Newyddion

BMC volunteers lay 25m of new, stone-pitched footpath in the Lake District

This June, 11 BMC volunteers took on a particularly boggy section of path along St Raven's Edge, above Kirkstone Pass in the Lake District.

13 Meh
2 min read

Mynediad Newyddion

BMC Access & Conservation Trust partners with 1% for the Planet!

The BMC's Access & Conservation Trust (ACT) has joined the 1% for the Planet Environmental Partners network.

12 Meh
3 min read

Mend Our Mountains News

Mynediad Newyddion

BMC volunteers lay 25m of new, stone-pitched footpath in the Lake District

This June, 11 BMC volunteers took on a particularly boggy section of path along St Raven's Edge, above Kirkstone Pass in the Lake District.

13 Meh
2 min read

Mynediad Newyddion

187 stepping stones reduce footpath erosion in Eryri (Snowdonia)

Last summer's Get Stuck In event placed 187 stepping stones along a 50m stretch of footpath in Eryri (Snowdonia). Event creator Steve Charles reports on how the path is looking eight months later.

22 Mai
2 min read

Mynediad Newyddion

Baa-rilliant idea! BMC volunteers use ancient Roman technique to make durable paths in Eryri (Snowdonia)

BMC volunteers have been using sheep fleeces to make sustainable footpaths below Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), North Wales. Why?

16 Mai
2 min read

Mynediad Newyddion

£14,000 raised for Eryri Apprentice Ranger in latest Mend Our Mountains appeal

A huge thank you to everyone who supported our Eryri Apprentice Ranger fundraiser on Big Give this spring, the BMC's Mend Our Mountains campaign raised a grand total of £14,000!

09 Mai
2 min read

CLIMATE ARTICLES

Mynediad Newyddion

BMC Access & Conservation Trust partners with 1% for the Planet!

The BMC's Access & Conservation Trust (ACT) has joined the 1% for the Planet Environmental Partners network.

12 Meh
3 min read

Mynediad Newyddion

Support seagrass planting by shopping at Cotswold Outdoor this summer

Cotswold Outdoor invite you to round up your payment at the till in aid of The Climate Project: Seagrass from the BMC's Access & Conservation Trust until 30 June 2025.

23 Mai
2 min read

Mynediad Newyddion

Be wildfire aware: what to do during high fire risk

With the recent spell of hot, dry weather, many of us are eager to get outdoors. But these same conditions bring a serious and growing risk: wildfires.

16 Mai
3 min read

Mynediad Newyddion

790,000 sphagnum moss plugs planted by BMC volunteers!

BMC volunteers have planted a grand total of 790,000 sphagnum plugs in the Goyt Valley, Peak District, since our Get Stuck In volunteer events started in 2023.

05 Mai
2 min read

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