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Beachy Head is a notorious spot for "Jumpers". You will often see volunteers and Samaritans patrolling it, offering people someone to talk to. It's a beautiful spot with very sad undertones. I imagine that him camping right on the edge might have had something to do with the "Flak" he got from the local press.
There is a notoriuous spot like that near me. People dont camp there but many people go fishing there, on the wrong side of the safety barrier too.
It's also a stupid place to jump from. You WILL feel the landing. And will likely survive for quite a long time. If they want to stop people jumping, they should just put up signs saying that the most likely outcome, is that they'll lie at the bottom for a while, in agony, with every bone in their body broken.
@ashscott Yeah, if only people who were considering ending it all, were thinking logically!
@@TheOrlandoTrustfull if you put up a sign saying you’ll probably survive the fall, there will be more of a chance they will leave to find somewhere else, & seeing as the 1st place they thought of was a no go, not many people have thought of a second option, so more likely to reconsider ending it 🤷🏻♂️
The Brecon Beacons is the area where the SAS start their training - it is the first chapter before they go to the jungle, etc. Some of them have not survived the Brecon Beacons.
Tolkien took inspiration from Welsh folklore and particularly our language when he wrote LOTR
Unlike the US, British national parks are made up of a mix of public land (where people are free to camp) and private land, usually hill farms. In the latter, a camper has to ask for permission to camp. In my experience, walking campers are rarely refused, provided their proposed site isn't on cultivated land or too close to the farmhouse. Of course, campers are expected to leave their site as they found it, and to take away all rubbish and obey current fire restrictions.
Sadly it's not true that we are "free" to camp in national parks, except for those in Scotland and Dartmoor. Almost all the land in national parks is privately owned, and strictly speaking you need the permission of the landowner. However many people (including me) do wildcamp without permission, and it's rarely a problem as long as you are respectful and Leave No Trace. And if you are asked to leave, you simply do so, remembering that trespass is not a crime but only a civil tort.
I have seen some videos of crossing Wales and Scotland in a straight line and I must say british people get really weird about walking along in nature, in Germany this is quiet normal.
They should listen to Ren's 'Suic*de' - right to the end after you think the song has finished. It might change their minds!
@@sungi7814 Millions of Brits walk the fells, hills and mountains of the country, hike in the countryside, or roam along the 200,000 kms of public footpaths. It is normal there too, just as it is throughout northern Europe. Only unusual or notable walks make it to TH-cam or other media. A hike of 115 km in Pyrenees has over a million views on TH-cam, for example. Another, "Hiking with a German" has over 2.6 million.
@@nbartlett6538 I first "wild" camped with a schoolmate in 1959. It was in Eryri. Since then, I've done so probably the best part of a hundred times, chiefly in Eryri, Bannau Brycheiniog, or the Cairngorms national parks. Only once did a landowner refuse me permission. That was in the Peak District.
Snowdonia in North Wales is magical. It's a shame you don't see much of it in this video, but it really feels so much like The Lord of the Rings like you say! Beautiful rugged mountains. It's been a while since I've been there, I need to go back.
I’m quite proud that he rated the Welsh parks so highly. The Brecon Beacons (and the town of Brecon itself) are beautiful, as is pretty much the whole of Pembrokeshire.
To my shame as a Welshman though, I have never been to Snowdonia.
Snowdonia (a rose by any other name) has its high points.
Pembrokeshire is special!
The Peak District was the first UK National Park, designated after the mass trespass of Kinder Scout in 1932. I did a video about it on my channel.
There used to be a programme on Scottish television called Weir’s Way, in which climber, author and broadcaster Tom Weir travelled around Scotland meeting the people and exploring the landscape and natural history. The episodes were originally broadcast between 1976 and 1987 but were repeated until the early 2000’s in a late night slot. They’re only twenty odd minutes each episode.
I remember Weir's Way. He worked towards climbing all of Scotland's Munroes. Tom Weir's sister Molly was an actress and author. I have a book she wrote called Shoes were for Sunday which was about being brought up in Glasgow's Tenements.
I live in the New Forest. As mentioned, it's not that 'wild' but it is quite unique with regards to its history and animals.
It was proclaimed a royal forest by William the Conqueror, featuring in the Domesday Book. Two of William's sons died in the forest: Prince Richard sometime between 1069 and 1075, and King William II (William Rufus) in 1100 was shot by a wayward arrow during a hunting incident.
Commoners' rights are still practiced which means you can see thousands of ponies, donkeys, cattle, sheep, and pigs roaming within the Forest including within villages and town high streets, which can seem strange to many.
Was Rufus Killed by a stray Arrow? or an aimed one!
I think Dartmoor is the only national park in England (different in scotland) you can legally wild camp, but people break the rules and nothing happens, not only do people wild camp anywhere, but there are actually protest groups that tresspass onto land that is private and wild swim in private lakes, etc. Right2roam.
Derbyshire Peak District as been a National Park for years .Infact the Rights of people to walk in the Country Side .was won in the Derbyshire Peak District.
Wild swimming, I have to laugh. More than 20 years ago we were swimming in Blue Pool Gower and a few years ago it appeared in article on wild swimming. I guess we were just ahead of our time.
Normally if you’re just staying a night and don’t light fires you can find a quiet spot and camp and no one will move you on. The Yorkshire dales is my favourite national park and not just because I live here. The villages are beautiful the pubs are fantastic some are trapped in time
I live in Manchester but it's only one hour away from the peak district and two from the lake district, there's lots of nice places in England like the Yorkshire dales as well
I live in Pembrokeshire - he showed his tent in one unspectacular setting. But never mind the coastal path is 189 miles long with stunning view along most of its length.
The Welsh name he was trying was Llynyfan Fach. There is also a Llynyfan Fawr.
His complete disinterest in learning to pronounce it properly is disappointing. It’s not difficult.
It's the Peak District not Peat District. Lovely part of the world, my sister lives there.
I'm from there OK I'm biased I love it.
Me too , I have lived here for 23 years.
There are wild boar in the Forest of Dean on the English Welsh borders. They are surprisingly massive animals and could kill you in seconds. I got chased up a hill by one about 6 years ago. I was up the nearest tree like a gibbon!
My dad was probably the first to spot them - no one believed him for a few weeks.
Glad you're checking out more of his videos. I've been watching Liam for ages
Peak not peat
@rjart4 In Connor's defence, it does sound like Liam is saying Peat.
Yes I get that
If you enjoy his videos youd definitely enjoy Haze Outdoors videos. Similar vibe, wildcamping, hiking and buschraft throughout the UK.
On ine of my wildcamping trips i set up on a huge dam comtaining a reservoir with a huge valley cutting its way through the hills below. I set up directly in the middle on top of the dam, woke up in the morning to pack up and two shepherds were herding their flocks of sheep down the valley. I set off back for civilisation and twisted my ankle and fell over just as one of the shepherds shouted lie down to his border collie. 😂
I must have looked like a right prat. 😂
All these national parks are beautiful in there own right. There is a place in shropshire called Cardingmill Valley which is beautiful.
Plus in Wales there's Elan valley.
I grew up on the edge of Dartmoor, so I could hear when the army were firing as they train on the moor. I loved this moor and still miss it now. I now live on the edge of the New Forest which is a bit built up but is nice.
I have visited Exmoor and the Yorkshire Moors. It made my day when I saw deadly nightshade on the Yorkshire Moors.
I like the moors best especially Dartmoor. His comment about Dartmoor getting bleak made me laugh. I would visit it a lot as a kid. We always made sure we were back on the road before the mist came down as getting lost in the mist is easy. I know most of the folk legends about Dartmoor.
Living in the North most part of North Yorkshire, I know the moors well, and it can be bleak at times, it can also be glorious! It is not all moors either, plemty of valleys, pastures and forests. Northumberland is to the north of me and the Lake District to the West, all of which are under a couple of hours away, even the Yorkshire Dales are easy to get to in a few hours, half a day gets me to the Peak sDistrict.There are no one 'better' than any other, they are all National Parks for a reason, they all have unique characteristics. I new National Park is now under consideration with consultations underway!
Although I get what this guy is saying about the Norfolk Broads. It’s not really about the walking but about being on the water.
Mooring up in a wild area and waking in the morning, it’s truly magical.
I set up my tent in the Lake District and the Cairngorms of Scotland and never a problem as it is usually obvious which is not private land including on the top of mountains.
The Yorkshire Moors are best experienced in the summer & autumn, when it's warm & the heather is in full bloom, covering the land in a great purple carpet. Dartmoor & Exmoor are similar. Moorlands are a seasonal thing. The Peak district is called after it's hills, or peaks, which though not that high do rise dramatically from the surrounding valleys. It was the first National Park in England. In most places in the UK you can wild camp, but not on private farmland etc, unless you get the farmers permission. There is no charge for entering National Parks in the UK, & many contain farms & villages. there may be parking charges for cars in some places where it is very busy, but mostly the National Parks are free to explore. The goats of Pembrokeshire are wild, not belonging to any farmer. He didn't mention the South Downs as far as I remember. I know this is the latest designated Park, & it's in the south of England, & I don't think it's very wild, still it is there, mostly rolling chalk hills leading to the White cliffs.
Yes, exactly I remember bouncing on the Heather in summer time when I was little.
Congrats Connor on passing your 60K subs, love your vids
I wouldn't recommend pond skating in Britain. We don't often have the sustained periods of temperatures much below zero that would guarantee thick enough ice to make it a safe venture.
Sounds to me like you need a holiday, Connor! Come to Scotland, set us your base camp with me in Edinburgh, and I'll lend you my camping gear, as well as point you in the direction of lots of great places to go! Yes, you can wild camp almost anywhere in Scotland, providing you follow the Scottish Countryside Access Code, avoiding most farmland and private gardens, don't set dangerous fires near to anything combustible (or better still, cook with gas), take all your rubbish away with you and don't stay in one place for any longer than a couple of nights! Preferably, leave no trace...! England has different laws regarding trespassing, so if in doubt, ask permission, and you'll normally be fine. I agree with you - Liam Brown does seem to be one really genuine guy, who travels as light as he possibly can; and I also admire his tenacity and that way that he just takes off! You should have a look at his trip through the Dolomite Mountains of Italy, earlier this year - the mountainscape he traverses there is almost beyond imagination! I might also recommend the channel named "Walk with Wallace," as the creator, Robin, is into summit camping, very often with his friend Kevin Russell, who also has started a channel in his own name. The sunrises, sunsets and cloud infractions they witness all over Scotland, are just amazing.
I agree completely. I live on the south west coast & have travelled around a fair amount of Scotland (still want to go right up north thou.)x
Wild camping is not legal in the UK (apart from on Dartmoor) but it's tolerated mostly if you're a hiker or biker.
This is not true. As well as Dartmoor, wild camping is legal everywhere in Scotland except in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park area from March 1 to September 30 each year where wild camping is only allowed within designated camping areas or with a camping permit in specific zones.
If you like hicking and camping the uk is a safe beautiful place to do it , especially scotland the further you get from the central belt the more mystical it gets,and if you get sunshine even better the whole land scape changes,dont forget scotlands natinal symbols are unicorns and thistles.lol
Not watch yet but Pembs and Snowdonia have to be near the top of this list.
Edit. Well didnt expect it to be top. But yeah, it's beautiful. You also have the mountainous areas of inland Pembrokeshire.
Peat moss is a different thing. It's called the Peak District because of the mountains.
Hi Connor - three suggestions for you. First is 'The Bands of HM Royal Marines: Gladiator'. It's really something!
Second suggestion is: '3 nights alone in a Mountain Paradise. A backpacking Adventure/hiking and wild camping in Snowdonia'.
Lastly, 'Cotswold Way Hike with Americans, Day 1'. (Ben and Rach are two Americans on the point of turning 30 years old. To celebrate this grim birthday they decide to come to the UK and walk the Cotswold Way. It's a 102 mile hike and Rach encounters problems on the very first day. They'd planned a nine day walk ending in Bath, where they intend to spend three days recuperating. Even if you only watch one day's walk I think you will enjoy their adventure very much, see marvellous scenery and be proud that Ben and Rach are your countrymen. Love from the UK.
Liams national park videos are so relaxing to watch on an evening. Watched them all. Usually trys to cook something local (ish) and has a local beer. His walks are amazing. He also has a few where he "camps" in his little van he did out.
I live in the New Forest which is astonishingly beautiful but I get his point. Have to say though you are not supposed to 'wild camp' which is a shame, but in reality, if during the summer months 1000s of 'tourists' were able to just camp wherever, what they have come to see and admire wouldn't exist would it. ;-)
The only thing that spoils the New Forest is the vast amounts of people that visit the area, especially in the spring and summer. Makes it a bit of a nightmare in my opinion. Lovely area which is spoilt by far too many visitors.
A lochan is a small pond, on a moor or in hills, that is too small to be named as a loch. This is not to be confused with a tarn - a permanent pond in a corrie (Welsh - cwm; French - cirque).
I reckon you could have named at least 3 UK national parks, just due to other UK vids you've watched. They 3 being The Lake District, Snowdonia & The Cairngorms... Also, I think for U.S I think another one you could have named would be Yosemite. I've commented at the start, so you might have already mentioned some of these further on in the vid.
National Parks are large areas of outstanding beauty, but we have so many smaller areas that are breathtaking and yet not a National Parkland. No its illegal to wild camp most places.. You were quite right to be concerned with chalk cliffs. The edges are always sheering away. Peek District has alot of climbers.
It's worth noting for Americans that 'illegal' in this case doesn't necessarily mean that it's a criminal offence. Simple trespass with a tent that causes no damage is not a criminal offence unless there is a local byelaw against it. It is a civil matter, and there will be no legal consequences if you move on when asked.
South Downs National Park is the best, he was sitting on top of the cliff and he may of got flack because sometimes great big chunks of those cliffs fall off expecially after alot of rainfall, if you go on the beaches under the cliffs youll see large lumps of the chalk that has fallen off the cliffs and theres plenty of warnings. Just before Beachy Head is the Birling Gap and Cuckmere Haven, really spectacular for hiking and canoeing. You do not have to go to the beach, there are plenty of hiking miles and flipping great big hills there, i live in East Brighton, the walk over Brighton Racecourse is beautiful, my old jack russell used to stop at the same spot on a sunny day just to take in the sea view, the puppy i have now just likes chasing the rabbits!
Aw damnit! I moved to Pembrokeshire for the peace and quiet
Dartmoor is local to me, you wouldn't want to be remotely camping out in winter really, but in the summer it's a great place. We have something called 'letterboxing' where rubber stamps and ink pads are hidden around Dartmoor such as under rocks, in stone hedges or wherever, and you'll need a map and compass to follow the directions to find them. People make a hobby out of collecting the stamps in a notebook, there's literally hundreds of them!
Isn't that basically Geocaching?
@@zoeadams2635 yes basically, I believe letterboxing is where the idea for geocaching came from
When you get time buddy watch Wildbeare she camps alone and has respect for surroundings, wildlife etc she has many videos you will like her shes young like you!
There were people way back 1800s travelling across the Rockies and they camped for the winter, waiting for the thaw but food ran low they began to starve to death because they only caught and ate rabbit, it turned out that only eating rabbit is not enough to sustain you with nothing else. If they had added vegetables it could have worked.
I think a lot of soldiers train at Brecon Beacons in Wales
Tents often get picked up and thrown in strong wind. For that reason you should never camp anywhere close to a cliff edge, its the cause of many deaths.
As for things killing you, creatures not so much but people freeze to death hiking or get trapped and killed by marshlands / bogs. Camping in summer is more or less safe but even then, if your up on some hills without the proper kit and a cold wind rolls in you can go from happy to hypothermia within just an hour or two. Lots of would be adventure types do get in trouble simply because they often drastically underestimate how northern the UK really is.
23:40 at one time we DID have native wolves, lynx, elk (moose) and even brown bears!
Due to deforestation and the general population rising over time and taking over more area's of the island, sadly these animals were pushed into extinction.
The wolves were the last to go in the 18th century. The bears disappeared around the middle ages, the lynx a few centuries before that.
We haven't seen an elk in about 8,000 years, so it's fascinating that you still have them out there, but not entirely surprising with all the untouched land you have.
Black adder is Britains only native venomous snake and is capable of causing death. If your stranded and bitten you need a cunning plan :D
I am biased but Wales is just so undervalued when compared to the rest of the UK. i hope these facts give you some idea of the beauty of my country plus through in the Welsh language and the castles, we have the most per square mile in Western Europe and I hope it gives you some idea and you come to see for yourself one day. There are 15 National Parks in the UK - 10 in England which cover 10% of the land area, three in Wales (covering 20% of the land area) and two in Scotland (7.3%).
Scotland is on a different continental plate to the rest of Britain and they used to be on opposite sides of the world. That’s why its geography looks so different.
The Scottish Highlands and the Appalachians in the US are the same mountain range, once connected as the Central Pangean Mountains.
The Cairngorms and I think Loch Lomond are both East of the split being East of the Great Glen Fault, the highlands to the West were connected to the Appalachians
At number 5 in Brecon beacons when you asked what did he say, he said "Llyn y fan fach". It's a lovely place.
I like his videos, but I don't think he realy understands that not all national parks are huge and wild, they are made national parks to preserve the ancient woodlands and animals and incects some of which you can only find in certain places. And also to make sure that the little villages and towns around it don't get too built up , as there has been alot of new houses built everywhere latly and that takes up our beautiful countryside and takes away homes for our animals. Oh and in defence of the Yorkshire moors , they are supposed to be like that that's what moors are , spare a thought for those people in the past that had ti walk miles over them without all the rain proof clothes you have these days , and Yorkshire is beautiful.
Peak District.. lots of beautiful tors and hills and edges .i love this place too.
We maybe small compared to the u.s Connor but we still have some stunning landscapes 😊 .
Sometimes I just get into my own bed at night and think "Am I allowed to do this?"
I don't live in, but very close to the South Downs NP. Camping on the edge of those cliffs is not a good idea. They tend to give way without warning.
Peak, not Peat.
The reason why we don't have big mountains in the UK, is because it is very old and they have all worn down.
We have lots of animals that can kill in the UK, adders, bees and worst of all some looney behind a wheel.
The thing about our National Parks is that they represent all types of the countryside of the UK.
You have to take what he says with a pinch of salt. I live on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales and yes there are lovely areas but I'm more used to Northumberland and North York Moors.
All these places are beautiful on the right day.
I'm fortunate that within about an hour and a half drive of my house I can reach the Yorkshire Dales, Peak District, North York Moors, Lake District and Snowdonia
I live near Dartmoor. It’s beautiful, check out Bellever and spitchwick. There is also a nice pub called The Old Inn at Widecombe. Worth looking up Connor, it’s stunning, but like Liam says would be bleak in Winter, summer would be perfect to go. Haytor rock is very popular.
I love listening to your stories I'm finding out your personality now I like what I hear
15:50 it's the "peak district" as in the peak of a hill/mountain... lol
If you're going to the Broads, you need to be on a boat. And yeah - the UK has the advantage that there's nothing much that'll come to eat you unless you happen to be dead already.
you will never get prarie madness in the UK, its not a thing, for one reason, your never more than 65 miles from the coast, but in between there are planty towns and villages, The dangers, are no being prepared, we dont get to minus 40, or that, but we do have rain, 0c fog, bit colder in scotland and snow through the autum winter months, and early spring, which catches alot of people out, not having the right gear, maps, gps, clothing, tents or shelter, the fog can cause a white out as the snow can up on the peaks, plan for the worst, Im ex army and understand, been trained in survival, , people loose life because, no shelter, wrong clothing, lack of water, and heat. you can survive 40 days with out food, the rest will kill you
The real only thing about a night camp, is not to make fires, then most places are good, even if your on a farmers land and explain, they pretty ok,
as long as you clean up and not fires,
Shame he didn’t include the UK’s first area of outstanding natural beauty and my home, Gower but the Beacons and the Pembrokeshire costal path were there, so...
There is a rown in scotland called oban and its stunning one of most beautiful places i n britain imo.
I live on the the Edge of the Peak District, it's 5 minutes for me by car. It has a very diverse landscape, with moors, lakes/reservoirs, steep hills, forests and farmland and small quaint villages dotted here and there, it's great. It is sandwiched between two large cities so you can imagine it gets pretty packed out with people in the summer months. Here is some dashcam footage of someone (not me) driving through the Peak District. It looks to be a bright Spring day by the leaf grow on the trees and shot in the late afternoon or early evening, going on the direction of the shadows th-cam.com/video/-D99iCwJTX0/w-d-xo.html Sadly the footage doesn't go down Winnatts Pass, which is a road through steep cliffs
"national parks"! are huge areas of the UK protected from development etc. etc. to retain their beauty.
I like Doune Valley Dartmoor
Yorkshire moors are a bit bleak but the dales are stunning
Beachey head is a know Suicide spot. I always think of the final scene of Quadrophia. That was probably the issue.
Hello from Pembrokeshire, Wales
I live on the edge of the South Downs park and yes you should not camp or even walk on the edge of the chalk cliffs. They break and drop without warning. Nice area though.
Unlike the US the UK has no true wilderness, ALL our landcapes have been influenced by man. moor lands in particular are manmade managed landscapes mostly formed for shooting by rich landowners. Left to their own devices they revert to scrub and then woodland which oriignally coverd most of the UK except the highest peaks.
Our National Parks are all inhabited and have to find a threeway compromise between what's best for nature, whilst also considering the needs of local industry, mainly farming and mining and leisure users.
The first two National Parks were the Peak district and lake district they have far more power than the later National Parks where unfortunately rich landowners were able to water down their powers.
Each of our National Parks has it's own character and are different, so a lot is personal taste on which you prefer and most have a variety of environments in them and unless you visit and explore them regularly you may miss some of the best parts.
For instance the Norfolk broads are best explored on a boat and are great for birdlife so birdwatchers love it, but as he said you're never too far away from people.
The Scottish highlands is the most mountainous part of the UK with the highest peaks,, we may not have any dangerous wildlife in the UK but scottish midges will eat you alive so take repellent!. Snowdonia in N.Wales and the lake Distict in NW England are the other two main mountain regions.
There's a three peak challenge where people try to climb each of the highest peaks (Ben Nevis, Snowdon & Scar Fell Pike) in each region within 24 hours.
In Scotland lakes are called lochs. Large ponds are tarns and streams are burns. Northern England also uses the second two terms and moors are called fells.
The Cornish and Pembrokeshire are our coastal National Parks. They're quire similar but Cornwall gets lots of tourists where as Pembrokshire is far quieter as it's not easy to get to due to a lack of major roads. Cornwall has more historic sites of interest too. Both are great.
Exmoor is my personal favourite, not so much the moors on the tops, but the beautiful ancient woodland filling it's tiny, steep-sided valleys full of tumbling streams, wild flowers and deep moss. It's also the best place to see red deer outside Scotland, especially at dawn and dusk when they come down to the streams to drink.
P.S. Watch out for the beast of Exmoor!😄
He's right that Dartmoor has a dark, forbidding atmosphere which is why Sir Arthur Conan Doyle choose it as the setting for his Sherlock Holmes story 'The Hound of the Baskervilles'. The Victorians built a prison in the middle as if anyone escaped it's miles to any human habitation and the fog, bogs and extreme and very changeable weather meant they were likely to get lost and/or die in the bogs or from exposure. However on a nice day it can be beautiful and it's Tors (boulder formations) are iconic. Just remember to pack for all weathers, pack a map and compass and if the fog comes down "Stick to the roads, don't go on the mmoors" as a local lady once said to me much like the landlady in 'American Werewolf in London'😱😁
I'm a caver so have spent a lot of time in the Yorkshire Dales, Brecon Beacons and Peak District which are all limestone areas with lots of cave. Also the Mendip hills in Somerset which isn't a national park, but is a designated AONB (Area of Outstanding natural Beauty. There are 42 of these). Cheddar Gorge (where the chese originally came from) and Wookey hole, a famous tourist cave are in the Mendips.
If you want to motivate yourself into getting out into the countryside moor I suggest joining an outdoor pursuits club of some kind. e.g. Hiking, climbing, caving, canoeing, etc what ever appeals. It's a great way to explore countryside and make friends.
Very informational! I hope to hike in Dartmoor some time. Could you recommend me some nice forests with few tourists (anywhere on the british isles)?
PEAK District not Peat. Mostly in Derbyshire.
i live in the dales n i hate the moors, huge barron rich mans playground. my brother loves it for the heather but i hte it. but the valleys are gorgeous. were trying t rewild it tho
Wales is by far the most different of the nations in the UK.
Everone's different and while some want to get out, some are homebodies - either is ok & as long as you're accepting of the way you are then it's all good.
In all seriousness you can't judge anything on a 1 or 2 nights camping trip, when you have only walked 20 miles or so
Thankfully he is better at making videos than he is at using a corkscrew 😂
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Sadly you can only free camp in two areas of the uk everywhere else you need permision. Thats why stealth camping has a movement here.
The Broads National Park is largely based on boats and boating, not walking and camping.
My son lives in the Brecon beacons and it is beautiful. ❤
Your face when Snowdonia clip came up 😂 Yes, North Wales is that beautiful….. God’s country, as we call it. You should watch Liam in Wales.
I think he's got a lovely personality
Because England is very densely populated , National Parks can be chock full of tourists.
For every " good " there must be a " bad ".
We do have a snake called an adder which you could die from it was a 50/50 thing before the antivenom they still do kill a few dogs a year, also we do have some big wood spiders than can give you a nasty bite which I guess you could have an allergy to, I got bit by one the whole palm of my hand puffed out had to get an antihistamine jab at the hospital for that.
Yes, my dog got bitten on the head by an adder, luckily after a trip to the vet he survived, but he had two holes in his head for ages and all the hair dropped out around the bite about one and a half inches wide. It didn't grow back until a year later.
Conner make a plan and come over here for a holiday you will enjoy it.
The Peak District is named for the ancient tribe that inhabited the area before the Roman conquest
The highlands of Scotland is different to the rest of Britain, millions of years ago Canada hit europe and left a piece behind, that's the highlands.
Peak District because of its peaks.
Not Peat District because of its Peat
I like what the guys saying... but he should get to the point (guy you are commenting on not you😂) there are lots of wild parks and countryside in the UK worth seeing. As long as you are not on private land without permission you can get away with wild camping as long as you are respectful and clean up
That would send me mad somewhere like that too big I do like to see people now and again
Beachy Head is a famous suicide spot so I imagine that's why he got flack x
as long as you camp for no more than 24hrs you can camp anywhere
The whole of the UK has places that are a match for anywhere in the world........But most tourists just go to London, and that's the worst thing you can do if you want to REALLY see the UK.
American National Parks are vast and spectacular - and pretty unpopulated. It is very difficult to get away from people in Britain. And remember, the hills in Scotland and Wales are 3,000 to 4,400 feet high. However, they rise from sea level, and wrt the latitude (55 - 60 degrees North) and the unpredictability of the weather - especially at altitude - because Scotland especially is unprotected from the North Atlantic, anyone planning to climb there really needs to take a professional attitude to clothing, equipment, map-reading, emergency rations and equipment, potential rescue, techniques, etc. Take it as seriously as you would climbing in the Alps.
Scotland is beautiful it contains the most mountains in Britain
Yes, the only thing that spoils it is the bleeding weather ... 🤣Scotland always seems to be the coldest place in Britain.
You can do taht all over norway. Just not 200meters from house og corn fields
He did not like the North Yorkshire Moors however what about the Yorkshire Dales they were not mentioned, Yorkshire is a big county with varied countryside.
He did mention the dales, he preferred them to the moors.
Peak not peat District
Wild camping is illegal in most of England. That is why he is so concerned about staying away from people and pitching late in the day.
Over 2,000 ft (or less) thats purely technical correct - but not practically. You are supposed to get permission of National park - but no one does. I've been wild camping for 35 years all over the lake district and never been challenged - nor does it ever come up in conversation with fellow wild campers. I know of no one ever prosecuted or even asked to decide to set up a pitch up higher up or even on the valley floor.
In the Scottish Highlands in the summer, you can be eaten alive by midges (of which, I think, we have 42 species in Britain). They are appalling, and you must have plenty of really effective insect repellent. Also, even if you are just walking, especially alongside water, in the summer, protect your skin with appropriate Sun Protection Factor if you are fair. Just because it is not the Costa del Sol, that does not mean the Sun cannot burn you.
Animals: the only poisonous snake is the adder. It is unlikely that you would meet one. It is very distinctive with black zig-zag marking running down its back. Otherwise, just stay away from red deer stags in the autumn rutting season - this applies in Richmond Park, south-west London, too. No dog-men, Sasquatch, rails or skinwalkers. The Loch Ness monsters went extinct, I think, a long time ago.