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In Scotland you are allowed to camp on most unenclosed land. However, due to overuse, East Loch Lomond is subject to wild camping byelaws which restricts wild camping in the area. Be sure to familiarise yourself with the Scottish Outdoor Access Code (www.outdooraccess-scotland.scot) – basically, campers should follow a policy of ‘leave no trace’.

On Dartmoor it is legal to wild camp in some sections of the national park. You can find a map on the national park website (www.dartmoor.gov.uk) which shows the permitted areas. Some sites are used as military firing ranges, so you should always check the firing schedules (www.gov.uk – search ‘Dartmoor firing times’) as this would override any permission or right to camp.

Elsewhere, in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, wild camping is illegal; the right to stay overnight on open access land is not granted in the Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act. This means that you cannot wild camp unless you obtain the express permission of the landowner first. In practice, this can often be impractical or impossible to do, and wild camping is usually tolerated in more remote areas – typically, more than half a day’s walk from a campsite or other accommodation – as long as it is done sensitively. The following guidelines should help: