Is Wild Camping Legal in Ireland?

In an ideal world we would all have the right to roam freely but unfortunately this is not the case. I am very grateful to be granted access to venture up into the hills and across the countryside. We are very lucky to have such beautiful places around Ireland to explore and it is extremely important that we look after it. I hope that this video has helped you. Thank you for watching and I will see you in the next one,
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  • @RamblingOn
    @RamblingOn Жыл бұрын

    🍃If you would like to help me out, simply hit the Like button and share the video around. It makes such a huge difference to the channel, thank you for the support everyone. Chat to you soon. Cheers, Jason 🙌

  • @terryplatt7806
    @terryplatt7806 Жыл бұрын

    Great that someone addressed wild camping with a sensible clear explanation, good stuff

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    Cheers Terry 👍

  • @naturalflow157
    @naturalflow157 Жыл бұрын

    This is absolutely one of the most peaceful, relaxing, and soothing videos I have seen. Your creativity and spirit is so moving and touching for many of us. I find such inspiration in this because for a few years already I have struggled with my mental health and really slowly I am getting back to things that I used to be able to do with ease. You inspire me a lot and I want to thank you for it. Sending love and wishing you the best on your journey :)

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    Cheers, hopefully you will get back to what you like to do best. Take care 👍

  • @gmk2222
    @gmk22226 ай бұрын

    This should have at least a billion views, absolutely epic rundown mate. Top drawer, top class, top man.

  • @ezmomentsphoto
    @ezmomentsphoto10 ай бұрын

    Amazing. We are heading to Ireland next week and most info seems like camping isn't prohibited but this video shines some great light on the current state of things. Thank you sir!

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    10 ай бұрын

    No worries, I hope that enjoy your time in Ireland 🍀

  • @adventuredotie
    @adventuredotie7 ай бұрын

    Well done- great to hear accurate information for a change, there are several wild camping KZread accounts out there who have no clue what they are talking about regarding access and wild camping. Keep up the good work.

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks a mill, a lot of people may not realise how lucky we are to have the access that we have. The last thing that I wanted to do was mislead anyone, so it was important that I got this right. Thanks again 🍀

  • @Archie-td6ox
    @Archie-td6ox Жыл бұрын

    Hope to walk Ireland some day...this year my sights are on the GR11 and the Pyrenees . I walked the length of Switzerland and did the GR5 in 2015 with a Snugpak. It was ultra stealth. I even camped in a parkette in Nice for 3 days undetected!. Thx for the great info

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    Those are some serious walks, fair play to you. I love my Snugpak for keeping things simple and out of sight. If you come to Ireland make sure to have some decent waterproofs 😄

  • @MiriamKennedy
    @MiriamKennedy Жыл бұрын

    Well done Jason - your video is a great resource for anyone that has queries on what's the low down for wild camping in Ireland! Long may the 'tolerated' perspective continue 🤞 What an impact it would be to the wellbeing of those of us that wild camp regularly if we were to lose that tolerance. So important that people practice respect like you said. Lovely shots of your tent and hammock throughout the video 😎

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    It was a very requested video so hopefully it helps shed some light on the situation. I would be absolutely gutted if access was removed and wild camping made illegal by law. It wouldn't take much for that to happen so it's extremely important for us to look after what we have

  • @15heartz
    @15heartz Жыл бұрын

    Thank You soo much for getting straight to the point

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    No worries, I hope it was helpful 👍

  • @soletrail
    @soletrail Жыл бұрын

    Excellent Jason. Great info. Was thinking I'd see you in the back of a squad car at the end 🤣 There is far too much rubbish on the hill unfortunately. Great advice and good tips about hooking a dry bag on the outside of your bag for rubbish. Cheers for the info. 🙌

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    😄 that would have been a good way to end it alright.. The bag is handy because I don't like putting dirty litter in with my gear 😄 I'm too domesticated for that carry on

  • @turkishdelight7083
    @turkishdelight7083 Жыл бұрын

    Great video and info. There is a field I used to pitch up in a short walk up from the Glendalough visitor center, the owner lived opposite it in a small house and the views in the morning were amazing (stunning) :D. Not sure its still possible but no harm in asking if someone is around. Wish we had a right to roam law here like Sctoland but thats a pretty divisive conversation on this island.

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    😄 I'll have to put 'stunning' on a t shirt or something. I'd say it would be grand once you had the owners permission. I would love if we had the right to roam in this country but I can't see it happening in my lifetime. Unfortunately what I can see is wild camping being made illegal by law and access removed if those areas are not being respected or looked after. I love wild camping and I really don't take it for granted. If things go pear shaped I'll be moving to Scotland.. Just have to get that by the wife 😄

  • @turkishdelight7083

    @turkishdelight7083

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RamblingOn Get the merch shop up and running :D Wouldnt know where to start (or stop) about land and wilderness laws/management. less patchwork and more trees would be a good start. LNT and nature studies could easily be taught in school like in the scandi countries.

  • @nialloutdoors
    @nialloutdoors Жыл бұрын

    Good advice, well put. Just on the subject of gates, it's important they are left *as you find them*. They most likely have been left open by the landowner to facilitate livestock movement and closing an open gate can cause problems.

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    Cheers Niall.. That would be grand unless it was open because the person who went up the trail a half hour ahead of you left it open accidentally.. So then by closing it you would be helping the landowner. I reckon if the land owner wanted it left open he would tie it up or leave a sign to say to leave the gate open. I'm sure a lot of people would make a judgement call themselves but it's a fair point that you made and one to keep in mind

  • @nialloutdoors

    @nialloutdoors

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RamblingOn it's in the LNT Ireland guidelines and what I was taught as part of the old Country Code before it had a fancy name 😆 Not criticising BTW, your video is full of very good points and info 👍

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nialloutdoors ah no that's fair enough, I see the logic in it. I'd imagine if a landowner left a gate open then it would be properly opened and secured so I would be happy to leave it but if its swinging open or left ajar then I'd close it

  • @leeprice674
    @leeprice674 Жыл бұрын

    Good topic Jason as sadly its becoming a problem for us to legally camp. Thanks for the info, have a good week 👍😊

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    You too Lee, all the best 👍🙂

  • @otsef1946
    @otsef19469 ай бұрын

    Thanks for this information, it certainly help to clarify the situation

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    9 ай бұрын

    Glad it was helpful 🍀

  • @misswomble
    @misswomble Жыл бұрын

    If you own land and you are renting pitches in 🇮🇪 you have to be registered with Failte Ireland, and to do that, you need to pass the regulations, such as lighting and washing/ toilet facilities. It's a lot of red tape.

  • @wildtroutangler
    @wildtroutangler Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the info, enjoyed the video 👍

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    Cheers, great to hear that 👍

  • @cibablea
    @cibablea10 ай бұрын

    Good sir, this is great information well presented. Thank you. I'm going to bring an ultralight kit when I visit next week.

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    10 ай бұрын

    Enjoy your visit, I hope that the weather is kind to you 🍀

  • @cibablea

    @cibablea

    10 ай бұрын

    @@RamblingOn Thank you. Probably silly to try wild camping in your lovely country in the next couple of weeks, you think? Pretty wet, you think?

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    10 ай бұрын

    @cibablea the rain is never too far away but September is usually a good month weather wise. Whatever happens, embrace it and enjoy it 🙌

  • @VISTATREKKER
    @VISTATREKKER Жыл бұрын

    Very informative thank you 👍

  • @pipandbenji
    @pipandbenji Жыл бұрын

    Jason You used a great word many times there, "Respect" Like all areas of life wild camping and walking off the beaten track, require respecting the land, and the natural world that lives in it. No point in bothering if you are going to trash the place, that isn't wild camping, that's just vandalism. Thanks Jason to you and a few other great KZread guys and girls, I have truly been bitten by the bug. I never thought at 52 I'd become a wild camper, but I am obsessed by it now... my poor long suffering wife 😢 Keep up the great work 👍

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    Well said George, it's all very straight forward at the end of the day. Delighted to hear that you have caught the bug.. 😄 your poor wife, you'll soon have the nack at justifying why you just have to have that other tent, stove or backpack.. It's a fine art 😅

  • @goobzzz___
    @goobzzz___2 ай бұрын

    great & insightful video 👍

  • @mojaslovenija9903
    @mojaslovenija9903 Жыл бұрын

    Tx for the video. I have checked the info about Killarney national park where is a notice that camping is not allowed... what that means? Setting the tent, staying overnight...?

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    As far as I can tell they don't allow any temporary shelters or camping. You might have to email them but as far as I can tell you wouldn't have permission to set a tent up even if it was just for the day.. Again you would have to email them to ask if that is what you wanted to do

  • @mojaslovenija9903

    @mojaslovenija9903

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RamblingOn tx. I won't risk. I am going to monitoring the night light polution there and I usually take the tent to protect me while waiting the gear.

  • @jimmysqueezyronin5623
    @jimmysqueezyronin56236 ай бұрын

    Great vid very useful info

  • @quinntheeskimooutdoors6234
    @quinntheeskimooutdoors62344 ай бұрын

    😊thanks for the information 😊

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    4 ай бұрын

    No problem 🍀

  • @johndoe-lr9if
    @johndoe-lr9if Жыл бұрын

    We have a lot of public lands here in the states but sadly a huge problem with people treating them like one large dump. Abandoned RV's, campers, cars, boats, piles of trash etc.. then the roads get gated or blocked off. It's a real bummer

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    It's an issue everywhere really. There are people who don't have a love for the outdoors and just trash it when they are out. Then access to those areas is restricted or removed for everyone. It takes a whole lot of good people to out weigh the bad unfortunately

  • @johndoe-lr9if

    @johndoe-lr9if

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RamblingOn I've started taking extra trash bags with me when I go camping, but there's only so much I can do to clean up when people shoot old tvs and glass bottles.. dirty buggers

  • @ingrids27ec39
    @ingrids27ec39 Жыл бұрын

    Good advice 👍

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Ingrid 👍

  • @JefPersonalVideos
    @JefPersonalVideos Жыл бұрын

    Its a beautiful and peaceful place for camping enjoy and have a nice day

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    You too, take care 👍

  • @NorwayHikesTrails
    @NorwayHikesTrails Жыл бұрын

    Great video. 👍

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks 👍

  • @deeweeuavp
    @deeweeuavp Жыл бұрын

    The few ruin it for the many! During the C years ... On a trip too Glenmalure ... The camping I seen from the roadside was terrible! Large open fires, rubbish everywhere it was like a tented village.

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh yeah back then it was really bad, people out for a session and because they had tents they were labelled as wild campers. That led to the rest of us getting a bad name. I'm happy that settled down when things opened up again

  • @RobboElRobbo
    @RobboElRobbo Жыл бұрын

    do you know if wild camping on the aran islands would be allowed? greetings from canada

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    As far as I am aware, it is the same as the mainland. It may not be strictly legal but it is tolerated. Respect the landowners, leave no trace and you'll be grand 🍀

  • @woof6292
    @woof6292 Жыл бұрын

    Is there any laws restricting hunting of hares and feral goats?

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm not familiar with the laws around hunting to be honest. That is something you will have to look in to

  • @johndillon4991
    @johndillon4991 Жыл бұрын

    Top class Jason!! 💚

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    Cheers John 👍

  • @niallegan5426
    @niallegan5426 Жыл бұрын

    Well said lad, and it's that simple, should not be hard to follow a few simple rules 🙄

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Niall 👍

  • @OUTDOORALLY
    @OUTDOORALLY Жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed that ! New sub here 👍🏻🏕

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    Cheers Ally 👍

  • @daz2166
    @daz2166 Жыл бұрын

    I don’t understand why you have over 3.5k subscribers but you videos only receive a small amount of views compared? I subscribe because I like you channel and your content...... why subscribe to a channel and then not watch it? beats me anyways keep them coming Jason atb Darren

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    I have seen channels with very few subs get millions of views and vice versa.. I have no idea how it works but I'm happy out 😄 Cheers for sticking with me, plenty more camps and all that jazz to come 👍

  • @Twobirdsbreakingfree
    @Twobirdsbreakingfree Жыл бұрын

    "Use a gas stove and don't light any fires" Fires are better if responsibly managed. Gas stoves cost money, have massive amounts of embodied energy, depend on environmentally destructive industrial processes, and fail to make use of locally available fuel for cooking, lighting and heating,

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    Beginners generally speaking would be better to use a gas stove as it is a safer and a more controlled way to cook or heat water. If you haven't had much experience with campfires even the smallest oversight can lead to extensive wild fires in some cases. I would never advise anyone to light a fire in the mountainous areas of Ireland.. This is just my opinion and I realise there are many people out there who have years of experience of lighting and controlling camp fires responsibly but there are far more who don't and that is when the smallest oversight can cause a lot of damage in some cases.

  • @Twobirdsbreakingfree

    @Twobirdsbreakingfree

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RamblingOn the biggest risk is in conifer forests after spells of dry weather, where the duff layer can ignite from a campfire or roots can smoulder underground and then ignite material aboveground when they resurface. In Ireland that typically means plantations of Sitka spruce, Norway spruce, Douglas fir, balsam fir, grand fir, larch, lodgepole pine, Corsican pine and so on, although we do have Scots pine trees growing natively as well. Beginners are always going to be a liability but they have to learn how to light a fire responsibly at some point, so they should learn proper fire management only in broadleaved woodlands of say oak, ash, beech, sycamore, holly, hazel etc. initially (as even a beginner will struggle to set a damp broadleaved woodland on fire, even if they forget to extinguish their campfire and fail to remove the leaf mould surrounding the fire), and then when they're competent they can graduate to the more advanced level of having campfires in coniferous plantations.

  • @basketballfan5763
    @basketballfan5763 Жыл бұрын

    I dont believe in land ownership but i do believe in land respect and if I opened a gate I would close it after i went thru it

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    Respecting the land is most important. I think anyone who has an appreciation of hiking and camping would respect the land and others that use it, Thanks for watching 👍

  • @colors6692
    @colors6692 Жыл бұрын

    Is that accent real?

  • @RamblingOn

    @RamblingOn

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah boi 🍀