Landscape Photography and Wild Camping Dartmoor Great Staple Tor

[@scoellphotography]

My favourite of the Dartmoor Tors, stunning place and great video :)

[@SummitOrNothing]

Amazing video as usual Nigel. Really love the shots and the timelapses. You have such a talent, for filmmaking as well as photography. There's a real leisurely atmosphere throughout. Great stuff. Thanks for sharing!

[@NigelBaileyPhotography]

Thanks once again Trev.

[@dmonaghan99]

Great watch as always.

[@NigelBaileyPhotography]

Many thanks

[@vikingoutdoors8468]

Nice one really enjoyed that. The images of great stapel tor where brilliant. Cheers Tim

[@NigelBaileyPhotography]

Thank you Tim for your continued encouragement.

[@WildCamper]

heading back to the moor in august​ , videos like these make me miss it even more when I am in between visits.atb Rob

[@NigelBaileyPhotography]

It IS hard to keep away from.

[@susanfalcon8716]

I really enjoyed this. The sunset photos were great. Please keep up the good work.

[@NigelBaileyPhotography]

Thanks again - Dartmoor is a beautiful place, especially as the day ends.

[@tonyb2760]

Another wonderful video and some beautiful imagery. Great music to accompany.

[@NigelBaileyPhotography]

Great to see you keep coming back for more Tony. Appreciated.

[@tonyb2760]

If you keep making the videos, then as long as I'm living, I'll keep watching them. Thank you

[@NigelBaileyPhotography]

Wow! Awesome...

[@bobblesse]

Lovely video, Nigel. You really took some stunning images during your hike to Great Staple Tor. Lovely to see such beautiful country. You are proving to me that one day I must visit Dartmoor. I particularly enjoyed the images you took of the moss covered oak tree branches and the little pond. Thanks so much!

[@NigelBaileyPhotography]

That little pool and the oak trees needs a photo-study in it's own right - one of those magic places. I would love to catch it in the autumn, when the leaves are turning and perhaps a little mist hanging on the water...

[@joedavies1524]

Terrific as always Nigel.

[@NigelBaileyPhotography]

Thanks for watching

[@martinstokes5596]

Great video and pictures..really looking forward to part 3..keep up the good work Nigel..

[@NigelBaileyPhotography]

Thanks Martin. Still working on Part Three and hope to be able to post it this weekend.

[@cillyede]

A very very nice video and great shots! Thanks. Hubert

[@NigelBaileyPhotography]

Thanks once again Hu.

[@PaulGJohnsonphotography]

Really enjoyed this buddy. Not only are you a talented TOG but your music compositional skills are also top notch :)

[@NigelBaileyPhotography]

Thanks Paul - I really enjoy your vids too - they are improving all the time as you show more of who you are. Musically, I am working on another piece that will include some vocals and, I hope, catch something of the mystery and darkness of the moors and the journeys it can take you on; however much we plan and prepare, one of the wonders of these places is that they have a life and history all their own... we are just guests...

[@londonboywanderer306]

Great video and music very smoothing keep it up thanks

[@NigelBaileyPhotography]

Londonboywanderer thanks for commenting and watching.

[@phooesnax]

Thanks for taking us along! New Subscriber Jim

[@NigelBaileyPhotography]

Thanks for the subscription and comment on this and the Durdle Door vids

[@steved180]

nice one, great shots. thanks for all the data.....

[@NigelBaileyPhotography]

Steve D you're welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@anorak211]

Hi, these videos are very good, I understand you do the music yourself. Can you do a video of the music, showing the composition, instrumentation, recording, how to match the music to the video, etc, thanks

[@NigelBaileyPhotography]

Thank you Glyn. Not a bad idea, but I think it would take several videos; I'll think about breaking those aspects down and ticking them off over a period of time. It's very helpful to have suggestions for content.

[@cab325i]

I'm really enjoying your stories, Nigel. I'm a bit sad now I've caught up to present day, meaning I have to wait until more come out. :) I'm curious about these wild camp locations (I'm from the US). Are these areas public property or national park/trust or something? Do you have to pay use fees or obtain permits for camping, or are you free to just show up and find a pitch at will? I've never been a big camper (although I'd like to change that), and I know our national parks here in the US have some camping locations, but those tend to be designated campgrounds, some requiring reservations, and most requiring admission fees just to get into the parks. I haven't researched it all that much, but I don't know much about wild camping here. It seems, from the vast number of wild camp vlogs on YT from the UK, that it must be quite common and easily accessible. That is wonderful. I need to pop over and spend a few nights on the moors. ;-)

[@NigelBaileyPhotography]

Great question, and thanks for watching. The position varies around the UK, so local knowledge helps. Dartmoor is a National Park and therefore a protected space. However, it is the only place in England where there is a right to be able to wild camp, albeit in certain places that avoid the military firing range at certain times and some sites that are especially sensitive. Basically, you can camp up to two nights in one place. Elsewhere in England and Wales, particularly in upland areas you will tend to find lightweight solo backpacking is tolerated in what are deemed "access areas" provided that you are reasonable about it; access areas are marked on our Ordinance Survey maps and are areas to which there is a right to roam. If you rock up in a massive RV with a big six-man tent and start making fires, you will likely get moved on! In Scotland, as part of Scotland's access legislation, the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, you are allowed to camp on most unenclosed land. There are, again, exceptions to this in sensitive areas. The answer here is always to do your research, treat the land and other people's property with respect and ensure that you leave no trace of having been there. Perhaps I'll put a video together about this side of it some time.