Get our handy guide to help you have a greener holiday

Packing the car to go camping can be enough of an ordeal in itself without giving yourself the added pressure of worrying about the environmental impact of your trip.

Here’s our handy guide to help in that preparation and planning stage of your camping holiday to help reduce the environmental impact of your trip.

• Renting a tent – if you are looking to upgrade your tent – consider renting one instead of buying, especially if you are more of an occasional camper. We have a small range of tents available to hire which will be pre-erected on your pitch ready for your arrival.
  • Check out sites like tentshare where you can find a range of sizes and styles, as well as other camping equipment.
  • Go Booney allows you to hire a campervan direct from the owner.
  • Often you need to collect your tent, but this might be something you can do on your journey. Of course – if you already have your tent and gear – you could consider renting yours out, to help fund your next trip!

• Buying a second hand tent – many glamping sites sell off their bell tents at the end of each season – you can find commercial quality tents which may have only been used a handful of times, available at much reduced prices.
  • Ebay, Facebook marketplace, Pre-loved and many other marketplaces are of course great sources. Or it may be worth contacting larger glamping sites direct

• Do you really need it? We’ve all played the ‘car tetris’ game with the all camping gear! But how often do you find you don’t use half of what you bring?
  • At Wytch Wood we provide each pitch with a table, seats, a fire pit and grill. We also supply essentials like washing-up liquid, Faith in Nature toiletries – and of course toilet roll!
  • You can also buy locally sourced firewood and charcoal on-site.
  • And the big one is water! Use reusable/refillable bottles and mugs – not single use-bottles. Don’t weigh down the car with bottled water.
  • All campsites provide water, and at Wytch Wood we provide freshly filtered spring water from the hills of the valley you are camping in.
  • It’s baffling when we find dozens of empty bottles of spring water in the bins. Bring a bottle and fill it up for free – bargain!
  • Bulk snacks and drinks – keeping the little campers happy and hydrated is no mean feat, and sometimes it just makes sense to reach for those single serving convenience packs. But it’s a bit terrifying when we empty the bins and find them packed with tiny fruitshoot bottles and dairylea dunkers packs. If you can – we always recommend refillable bottles for water or squash and reusable tubs for snacks on the go.

• Rechargeable and solar charged products – lights, chargers. Lithium batteries can be damaging. Is there a rechargeable or solar powered option?
• • We have sockets for you to charge small appliances – so torches and lights can be recharged during your stay.