We Wild Camp
Welcome to the Year of Wild Camping
2025 is the year we put wild camping firmly on the map. Through our We Wild Camp campaign, the BMC are calling for a definitive moment in the political spotlight - one that raises the profile of wild camping, boosts our collective voice, and creates the conditions for meaningful reform in England and Wales.
We want to shine a light on the many social and environmental benefits this low-impact, adventurous activity brings, and celebrate the thousands who already enjoy it responsibly. Together, we’ll promote good practice, share essential codes of conduct, and launch a landmark State of Wild Camping in England and Wales report to help inform and influence future policy.
Let’s protect the freedom to sleep under the stars - and make sure it’s here to stay.
Get Involved
Wild Camping Creative Bursary
We are inviting creative young BMC members under 35 years old to send us ideas for creative projects that we can use to progress the conversation around wild camping in England and Wales. Applications open till 31st July 2025.
Click through to find out more and apply.
Support the campaign by joining the BMC
Every membership helps to support our access work. The BMC is the representative body for climbers, hill walkers and mountaineers, meaning we give a voice on a national level to issues of concern and this year we're putting a big focus on promoting responsible wild camping and expanding access across England and Wales.
Click through to join today.
Join the Facebook Group: Wild campers tackling fly camping
Share it, Report it, protect it. This group is intended as a means of working together to tackle 'fly camping' or other causes of litter in the countryside. The forum is run for and by wild campers, who wish to look after the environment. The purpose is not to apportion blame, but about trying to take positive action.
Click to join.
BMC Wild Camping Survey 2025
We're gathering data on what wild camping means to the people who do it. By completing this survey, you’re helping to better inform policymakers and land managers, and helping us learn more about wild camping in England and Wales.
Click to complete the survey.
Wild Camping News and Articles
Wild Camping
The legal right to wild camp on the Dartmoor Commons has been upheld by the Supreme Court, marking a significant victory for public access to nature.
Mynediad Newyddion
Proposals to make ordinary trespass a criminal offence have alarmed outdoor groups, including the BMC. Ahead of a debate in Parliament on the issue and the possibility of Government publishing the Police Powers and Protections Bill, Ed Douglas calls for the Government to think again.
Mynediad Newyddion
There are concerns that government are considering moves to turn trespass from a civil offence to a criminal one. In a public consultation that is currently out for comment, it has been suggested that police powers could be strengthened to force people to move on from unauthorised encampments. The BMC is concerned however, that there could be unintentional consequences of the proposals around issues such as wild camping.
Cerdded Bryniau Dysgwch Sgiliau
Camping ‘wild’ is a different way of spending the night outdoors but it isn't allowed everywhere - with a responsible approach however, there are many remote areas where you can still rest your weary head under a star-filled sky.
Expert wild camping tips
Further Resources
OutdoorHer
This resource is for everyone who is looking to learn more about managing their periods, menopause and toileting when out in the wild and other such health matters when in the outdoors, aimed at participants to leaders and allies. It has been created with inclusion in mind and we hope that it helps to support and improve adventures for all, speaking to a range of issues that have often been overlooked.
Respect The Wild Guidelines
What special skills do you need to know if you’re heading up into the wilds of our hills and mountains? To help everyone #RespectTheWild, the BMC have a series of advice codes and films that reveal the secrets for sustainable and successful wilderness trips.
Click through to read our guidelines
Respect The Wild Film Series
Adventurer Dwayne Fields teams up with wild camping expert Phoebe Smith to show you how to leave no trace when camping in the outdoors.
Click through to watch the films
Right To Roam Campaign
The Right to Roam national campaign is to bring a Right to Roam Act to England and Wales so that millions more people can connect with the natural world. Click through and support the cause.
WATCH: Access Land | A BMC Right to Roam film
