Steve was recently interviewed on The Outdoors Station podcast:
Archive | ethos
Nearly Wild Camping clothing range launched…
We now have a print-on-demand ethically produced merchandise store featuring a range of designs and colours in a range of sizes. The products are made from organic cotton and printed in the UK in a renewable energy powered factory. Learn more here . We have lots more designs in the pipeline…they make the ideal present […]
Clearing up some of the confusion about Wild Camping …and an update
All of the UK is owned by someone or some organisation. Wild camping does happen but is often not possible or realistic for many people hence the reason for creating Nearly Wild Camping. Nearly Wild Camping has been working hard to help people access wilder camping opportunities for some time, whilst also ensuring some benefit […]
Attentional Restoration Theory and Camping
Attentional restoration theory (ART) first proposed by Kaplan and Kaplan (1989) claims that urban environments suffer from an excess of stimulation that serves to dramatically capture our attention. People exposed to urban environments are forced to use their attention to overcome the effects of constant stimulation (described as hard fascination), and over time this in […]
Wilderness Expertise join us as a Business Supporter
Offering expeditions, training and development courses across the UK and overseas, Wilderness Expertise has joined the Nearly Wild Camping co-operative as a Business Supporter and we look forward to working with them going forward… www.wilderness-expertise.co.uk
The Wild Camping Mindset
Motivation – you’ve got to want to do it in the first place! Planning & Preparation – check the weather forecast, plan your meals & snacks, pack your bag in the order you will need things (or use different pockets). Knowledge of the landscape (map). Practice & Testing – learn to put your tent up […]
Outdoor People join us as a Business Supporter
Outdoor People, a social enterprise, with a mission to make the outdoors easy for everyone joins Nearly Wild Camping as a Business Supporter: https://outdoorpeople.org.uk/
Two Blondes Walking become Nearly Wild Camping Ambassadors
We are very pleased to announce Two Blondes Walking have agreed to be Nearly Wild Camping Ambassadors. We look forward to working together, you can find more about them at www.twoblondeswalking.com
Working with The John Muir Trust
Nearly Wild Camping is currently working with the John Muir Trust to use the John Muir Award as a way of enhancing our members camping experiences. We hope this will also open up even more exciting Nearly Wild Camping opportunities and natural world experiences.
Reversing the star system
One of the features of Nearly Wild Camping is the rating system we are going to use. We are going to take the conventional star system for tourist accommodation and turn it on it’s head. So in the middle of nowhere, with no facilities is going to be 5*! I have been having a think […]
