Outdoor People Blog RSS

As the long hot summer gives way to showers and cooler breezes it's the perfect time to go out hunting for blackberries. Read through our top tips so you're forage-safe, and make sure you pick them before St Michaelmas!

First time campers, and many who just haven't been for a while, often ask what are the basics? So here is our list of what you need most if you've never been camping before or it’s been a while...or last time was horrible and you want to be prepared…

How do you connect with nature even when you don’t have much time, stay out on your adventure for longer, or go out on an adventure even on the days you ‘don’t feel like it? The Feel Good Inside & Out project was designed to explore what makes people feel better physically and mentally, by getting outside every day. We hope by reading about our project, you, your friends and family will be inspired to go outdoors more regularly.

As the seasons turn, the trees shed their leaves and the nights draw in, we are looking back and reflecting on our Family Camping trips of 2021. 

For our community, our Family Camping trips are a huge highlight of the year. We go to our haven, Fairyland, and we create a community together for a week. We share games, recipes, dreams, stories, adventures… Together, we make discoveries, meals and memories. 

We rely on one another. "It is not possible to go camping with a baby single-handed unless you have a community around you to help," said one mum. "We are like a big family," said a child.