The easing of lockdown restrictions has seen a surge in visitors to the countryside, which is great news. Not so good is the associated increase in damage, litter and moorland fires. In an effort to counter this, the BMC has launched a new campaign “Respect the wild” to try and educate folk so they can enjoy the countryside sustainably and safely while walking, wild camping and ‘vanning’ …https://www.thebmc.co.uk/respect-the-wild-camping-vanning

It’s likely that the majority of people reading this, or who visit the BMC web site, will be the kind of folk who don’t need telling, but not all, unfortunately. However, it’s also vital that we get the message out to those who might not be so aware or who might not visit outdoors-related websites where this information is being shared so let’s use the power and reach of social media to get this message out there – please share this as widely as you can and ask your friends & family to do the same.

#respectwild

Thank you.