Oldjohnw wrote:The government already has plans to make trespass criminal. Whilst the proposals were aimed at travellers they can as always be widened. People who supported anti-traveller action need to be careful what they wish for.
This.
Oldjohnw wrote:The government already has plans to make trespass criminal. Whilst the proposals were aimed at travellers they can as always be widened. People who supported anti-traveller action need to be careful what they wish for.
Oldjohnw wrote:This morning after an overnight bivvy I took great pleasure in leaving no trace, As I expect all on these pages do. It is distressing that the antics of a small number for this year only might hurt us all.
Greystoke wrote:"there were eight tents, 16 chairs, eight sleeping bags, a duvet, pillows, a huge amount of booze containers – and there must have been at least 100 nitrous gas containers.”
I don't get it....why buy camping gear and not just use it once and bin it, but leave it for someone else to clear up.
That's wrong in so many ways.
We're just parasites
reohn2 wrote:Oldjohnw wrote:This morning after an overnight bivvy I took great pleasure in leaving no trace, As I expect all on these pages do. It is distressing that the antics of a small number for this year only might hurt us all.
Such people are the same as use disposable barbecues on beautiful moorland then doca runner when it gets out of hand setting the moor alight devastating wildlife,particularly ground nesting birds.
Bonefishblues wrote:I understand the hoo-ha, and it's deserved, but let's remember that things will get back to normal in the not-too-distant future (when cold nights...) so I hope that there won't be the traditional jerking of patellae.
reohn2 wrote:Bonefishblues wrote:I understand the hoo-ha, and it's deserved, but let's remember that things will get back to normal in the not-too-distant future (when cold nights...) so I hope that there won't be the traditional jerking of patellae.
Rivington,Dawen,Saddleworth moors and quite a few others have been ablase more times than enough well before the virus hit.
Bonefishblues wrote:reohn2 wrote:Bonefishblues wrote:I understand the hoo-ha, and it's deserved, but let's remember that things will get back to normal in the not-too-distant future (when cold nights...) so I hope that there won't be the traditional jerking of patellae.
Rivington,Dawen,Saddleworth moors and quite a few others have been ablase more times than enough well before the virus hit.
That's happened in previous years, too, hasn't it. The deep layers of peat catch fire and it's a bludger to get it out, I know.
IIRC it was more about trippers/cigs/bottles/arson that were fingered, as opposed to wild campists, wasn't it?
jgurney wrote:I gather that this pop-festival style party/camping often features in America teen films. Perhaps a case of people reliant upon such sources for their knowledge of the outside world being unable to distinguish between fiction and reality, or between the UK and the USA?
mercalia wrote:seems general population is doing "wild camping" as the real campsites are over flowing.?[/url]
giving us a bad name....this is serious as wild camping could be made illegal in ways it isnt at the moment?