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This weekend, we celebrate National Earth Day – a time to discuss key environmental issues and ways in which we can work together to protect our planet to ensure generations to come can enjoy the outdoors in the same way that we can.
At Camp Wilderness, love of nature is at the heart of everything we do. Our summer camping experiences would not be complete without the beautiful woodlands and forests that we reside in for the season. With this in mind, we are continually looking for ways to protect these areas and ‘leave no trace’ so that others can enjoy them, and more importantly, so the local wildlife can thrive and grow.
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Why should we care about ‘leaving no trace’?
In a recent blog, Joe Hoyle, Estate Manager at Castle Howard explained it perfectly!
“The woods are for all of us! We share our home with flora, fauna, bugs, beetles, reptiles, birds, amphibians and mammals… It is important for children to empathise with future visitors and aim to provide those they have never met with just as good an experience as they have had. This can be an incredibly powerful empathetic and emotive tool.
We can adapt ourselves to our surroundings, rather than the other way around. We hope that children can leave our camps with a better understanding of nature and their place in it. Invariably, if we look after our environment, and treat it with respect, it reciprocates.”
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How does Camp Wilderness work to ‘Leave No Trace’
The ethos of ‘Leave No Trace’ is built into our activities in order to teach children how to look after the world around them. We do this through outdoor activities such as fire lighting – children learn how to safely build a fire but also how to put one out and how to cover the remains. We use the leftover charcoal for face paint, helping to ensure that nothing goes to waste from our time there.
Alongside this, we work with each estate to make sure we are looking after the land including managed logging, replanting and leaving the land to reset over winter. We want to give the woodlands as much opportunity as possible to grow after we’ve visited.
Finally, our care for the local environment extends past just the woodlands we reside in. We are working with local food banks at each estate to minimise food waste and support the local community.
If you’re interested in visiting Camp Wilderness, join us this summer!
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