 While camping has become very popular, it allows us to escape the campsites and explore more. We all need to obey the rules that are set in place to preserve and protect the environment. Before we go, we need to plan where we're heading to for our overnight stay. I'm going to use a map to start with to work out where I want to camp for the night. I want to find somewhere sheltered from any prevailing weather that's coming in during the night. The head of a lock is often a really good sight as you have three sides protected. Wild camping here in Scotland has been legal since 2003. In England and Wales, it has slightly different control measures in relation to wild camping. The British mountaineering council have up-to-date information regarding this. As the saying goes, take nothing but pictures and leave nothing but footprints. To achieve this, we need to try and camp on durable surfaces so that we're not damaging or digging the ground. Camp high. Take all your litter away with you and dispose of it correctly. Toilet at least 50 metres away from any water source and dig a hole and bury a waste or to take it away with you. Don't have any open fires. This can cause damage to the ground and the fire can spread so easily. Respect wildlife and nature. Try not to disturb any rocks or any birds or any plants. Leave it as you find it. If you have any wastewater, especially boiling water, then try and dispose of it over sand. Don't dispose of it over any vegetation. This can damage it. Respect others and try and be considerate. So try and keep light and noise to a minimum. Leave no trace is a fundamental part of going camping, especially as wild campers. We need to leave the place as we found it and even better still. If there's rubbish left over from other people having been there, we take that away with us too. Wild camping can really take you to some incredible places throughout the UK and give you solitude if that's what you're looking for or simply just some remote locations to stay overnight. So I've got my pack with everything I need and I'm ready to head out.