On May 21 2025, Right to Roam campaigners won a historic legal battle to preserve the cherished right to wild camp in Dartmoor National Park in England's southwest. Now, the British Mountaineering Council, the national representative body for climbers, hill walkers and mountaineers, is ramping up its efforts to remove barriers to wild camping across Britain.
Launching its We Wild Camp campaign, the BMC said: "Just like access to footpaths and mountainsides, access to a night under the stars shouldn’t be a privilege. It should be a right – clearly communicated, sustainably managed, and open to all."
