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 […]
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
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, 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/
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
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.
Members of Nearly Wild Camping are now eligible to receive discounts from RJ Bushcraft and Anevay. These are the first of many retailers who will be offering discounts and offers to our members – making membership even better value:
In the last 12 months Nearly Wild Camping has doubled the number of members from 165 to 330 – with more new members joining every week. Now that the organisation is being recognised for it’s potential there has been a lot of interest from businesses and group organisers wanting to see how they too can […]
Why, out of all of the ways we could look for funding, did we choose to run a crowdfunding campaign? It is definitely fairly energy and time intensive, but it is also definitely worth it because it supports our values by involving you. You are our community. You are the people who will be sleeping […]
So what kind of places can you go Nearly Wild Camping? I want to give you a flavour of some of the different locations that are involved in this summers trial, so I am going to do a few case studies of different places. First up is Underhill Farm, where all of this started. Nestled […]
