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New scheme to offer campers unprecedented access to wild spaces across Britain

A new partnership will give campers exclusive access to rewilding sites and a chance to join in with conservation efforts

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2025

‘Walking away from the world in Scotland’: an easier way to plan long Highlands hikes

A new website aims to give people more confidence on multi-day, self-guided hikes, and sees our writer – who’d previously had to abandon a wild camping trip in the area – return in triumph

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2024

A moment that changed me: stressed and stricken, I walked 750 miles – and found my life’s purpose

After my sister had a serious car accident, I raised money for the service that saved her by walking through the UK’s national parks. Out in the wild, I discovered a new path

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024