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Dorset Forest: Dutch Hooped bivvi Camp
Early 2024
This was a spur of the moment camp on a crisp and clear beautiful night.
I have never camped in this area before and so I wandered around for a few hours checking the whole place out and looking for a suitable place for the bivi.
I took so long looking for a spot that it was getting pretty dark. I…
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Dorset Hilltop: Nortent Skjul Bivvi Camp
Late June 2025
A peaceful, albeit a windy night on a Dorset hilltop
This huge Iron Age hillfort in Dorset is one of the most impressive I’ve camped on, with stunning views in all directions. The sunset didn’t disappoint.
I bivvied right on a path, avoiding the long grass because it was June and nesting season. No…
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Hillside, Dorset: Nortent Skjul Bivvi Camp On A Dorset Hillside
Early April 2025
Only the very top of the hill is actually raised and it is flat and grassy at the top and surrounded by trees, which obscure the views from the top. There are gaps in the trees where is it visible to see surrounding hills and even the coast
The grassy flat area on the top is perfect for a tent or a bivi,…
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Disused Bird Hide, Dorset: Dutch Hooped Bivvi Camp
End of October 2022.
I came across this rundown bird hide a long time ago and promised to return.
So tonight was the night. A rather blustery, wet and windy late October evening.
I had a litter pick around the hide and found a plastic bottle, a drinks’ can and some pallet strapping.
I stayed dry in the bird hide, and it was a wise,…
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Isle of Purbeck Coast, Dorset: Nortent Skjul Bivvi Setup
Mid March 2026
Good to be out for the first time in a while with the Nortent Skjul bivvi on the Isle of Purbeck coast in Dorset. The weather was supposed to be dry and fine, but it was windy and rainy with lots of sea fog.
Full write-up here: Dancing Ledge Wild Camping (Dorset Coast Walk & Camp)
I…
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Wild Camping on the Isle of Purbeck Coast, Dorset – Dancing Ledge to Winspit Quarry
Wild camping on the Isle of Purbeck coast in Dorset, exploring Dancing Ledge, Seacombe Cliff and Winspit Quarry with a stealth approach.
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