# 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.

## CampWild co-founder Tom Backhouse

CampWild co-founder Tom Backhouse said: “Rewilding Britain is doing extraordinary work to help restore nature. This exciting initiative gives wild campers exclusive access to wild spaces where no one has been allowed to camp before.

“These are some of the most ecologically rich places in the UK, where ecosystems are being restored, landscapes are healing and biodiversity is returning – and those staying can contribute to these efforts.”

## CampWild members will receive an interactive map

CampWild members will be able to find out about the rewilding projects on the site – from beaver reintroduction to habitat restoration – before they go. On booking, they will receive an interactive map with a species checklist and things to do, such as helping to track biodiversity, monitoring wildlife, and removing invasive species.

## Nature’s secrets: one of the Rewilding Britain sites

Nature’s secrets: one of the Rewilding Britain sites. Photograph: CampWild

### Initial launch with 15 spaces

Initially, the plan is to launch with 15 spaces, from Cornwall to Scotland, and expand to other sites in the .

## CampWild and Rewilding Britain partnership

Set up in 2023, CampWild aims to open up responsible access to nature and encourage people to go off-grid, connecting campers with landowners willing to let them stay and building an online community. Campers can stay for up to 48 hours in landscapes ranging from ancient woodlands to riverside meadows.

Members agree to a code of conduct and can access almost 200 sites across the UK. The new partnership combines recreation and nature conservation, allowing visitors to witness and get involved in nature’s resurgence.

“Rewilding – the restoration of nature to the point where it can take care of itself – must have people at its heart to succeed, and allowing people space to form a connection to areas undergoing rewilding is a wonderful way to bring them on this exciting journey with nature,” said Sara King of Rewilding Britain.

“It’s also an amazing opportunity to experience the astounding benefits rewilding can bring to our health and wellbeing, and to witness first-hand what reinstating natural processes, restoring ecosystems and letting nature lead can achieve.”

## Dam good: the European beaver

Dam good: the European beaver is one species being selectively reintroduced to the UK. Photograph: AlasdairSargent/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Set up in 2023, CampWild aims to open up responsible access to nature and encourage people to go off-grid, connecting campers with landowners willing to let them stay and building an online community. Campers can stay for up to 48 hours in landscapes ranging from ancient woodlands to riverside meadows.

Members agree to a code of conduct and can access almost 200 sites across the UK. The new partnership combines recreation and nature conservation, allowing visitors to witness and get involved in nature’s resurgence.

“Rewilding – the restoration of nature to the point where it can take care of itself – must have people at its heart to succeed, and allowing people space to form a connection to areas undergoing rewilding is a wonderful way to bring them on this exciting journey with nature,” said Tom Backhouse.

_**CampWild membership costs**_ _£25_ _a year (for an individual or household); camping spaces from £15 a night. For more information on CampWild and the conservation and adventure partnership with Rewilding Britain, visit _
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