The most beautiful spot is the one you leave as you found it. The Leave No Trace initiative has boiled it down to seven principles.
- Plan well. Know the local rules, check the weather, pack bin bags.
- Stay on durable ground. Park and pitch on tracks, pitches, gravel or rock, not on flower meadows or right at the water's edge.
- Take your rubbish with you. Everything you bring, you take back, including food scraps and tissues.
- Leave things where they are. Don't dig up, break off or pocket anything as a souvenir.
- Keep fires small. Where allowed, only in existing fire pits. The stove is often the better choice.
- Leave animals alone. Keep your distance, don't feed them, store food well.
- Be considerate. Keep quiet, leave space, respect quiet hours. Your neighbours want to arrive too.
Sounds obvious. Still worth reading through once before every season.
