Lovely video Sandy thanks for showing us Dartmoor, what beautiful rugged scenery. 👍🇬🇧
@bathcolin4 жыл бұрын
Always a joy to sit back and watch Sandy!Thanks.
@kimbullock4757 жыл бұрын
Awesome video Sandy. What a beautiful area. So old and a wonderful landscape... Brilliant.... ATB...
@Electronicpoacher17 жыл бұрын
I may not comment on them all Sandy mate but I dont think I have missed a video of yours ,,they are fantastic to watch even the little walk out and have a cuppa ones. ATB Richie
@martinadejaquiz24826 жыл бұрын
that was excellent!!! those trees & rocks are fascinating!!! what a nice tent too. that was excellent - thank you / enjoyed / thumbed up.
@PaulBissekerBushcraft7 жыл бұрын
Good weather Sandy, Ant must have shook off that cloud!!
@zalkona50517 жыл бұрын
Ohhhhhh.... So jealous! What a lovely spot that is. Thank you Sandy!
@Gaddman1007 жыл бұрын
I'd like to thank you Sandy, I've watched your channel for a long time, and Im finally on my first "wildcamp! I have car camped and camped with the scouts all my life but never wild camped alone. The night sounds at amazing! Thanks again for all the inspiration!
@WiltshireMan7 жыл бұрын
Welldone Brian for getting out there:)
@lesleyswain7 жыл бұрын
Nice to see proper no-trace camping.......no fires damaging the sward, just a tent and a stove. Great example of how to do it properly. x
@carlosalmeida12737 жыл бұрын
Beautiful views! Great hiking which good friends. Awesome spot for wildcamp 👍. Just... wow! Great adventure 👍 excellent film 🎥. Crack on. Tks for sharing.
@williamreeder49027 жыл бұрын
Great video Sandy....thanks for sharing.
@MintOutdoors7 жыл бұрын
Great adventure on Dartmoor Sandy, and no rain this time. Really enjoyed the video.
@michaeljones53957 жыл бұрын
Another great adventure! Thank you for taking us along!
@rozza3817 жыл бұрын
Sandy, that was a fantastic video. So glad you saw 'tarka' and glad to see you use a stuff sac as just that.....a stuff sac. Glad the weather held out for you and a great tent. Thank you for sharing Sir.
@wayneofox10817 жыл бұрын
Most enjoyable sandy,lovely place and your choice of music compliments the video perfectly. thanks for sharing.
@LAPGOCHINSTRUCTOR7 жыл бұрын
Sandy I have not viewed your youtube channel for a while and I'm amazed at the improved quality of your camera and camera operation well done great video
@howardvarley8795 Жыл бұрын
Its lovely to see a part of nature than Man hasnt destroyed! The damage we do ashames me.. Long may this Copse and its associated wildlife continue. Well done Sandy for showing it to us, .. Without!! Damaging it!
@WiltshireMan Жыл бұрын
Thats a lovely part of the world Howard, yes its a great shame the impact some humans have on the planet
@MegaInspectorGadget7 жыл бұрын
Thanks, that was great to see after a long days work. It was truly beautiful.
@robertwells19937 жыл бұрын
This video is pure class Sandy! The views, and accompanying music are awesome! Thank you Sir.
@ellisholcomb22997 жыл бұрын
what a beautiful place great video thanks for sharing your trip wish you all the very best until next time my friend
@DeepSouthExperience7 жыл бұрын
What a uniquely beautiful location! Wonderful video Sandy, SS/SS - Stan
@chrispowell36647 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sandy. Nice area to camp in. Look like a Fairy tale woodlands.
@Brendymac17 жыл бұрын
Great vid ----very clear photography --- and the music was great too 😀
@naturecallsoutdoors7 жыл бұрын
Another wonderful trip Sandy and another goes on the list. I may have to make a few trips to cover all the amazing places in your region of the world.
@MrReynard677 жыл бұрын
Glad you had some good weather Sandy good to see the jinx out and about , liked the split screen footage and the close up of flora and fauna.
@Andyb23797 жыл бұрын
What a honour to see two Otters. That's a wonderful sign as the water way must be clean along with the environment. Lovely video. Music very fitting for the forest. I bet those tree are a lot older than they look. Good to see Ant - hope he's keeping well too. Cheers Sandy
@belgrademachine7 жыл бұрын
Bravo! Thanks for bringing us along.
@TJ_into_the_wild7 жыл бұрын
I love your videos, Sandy. I learn something new with each one. Keep them coming!
@6brettes7 жыл бұрын
watching this video made me homesick i am in beautiful weather down here in s west france but seeing dartmoor started off my yearnings for home again i miss it all up there spent me life on it!!
@jeetts597 жыл бұрын
Another wonderful video. Your photography is very professional.
@gregpenny43847 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for another fantastic video, I just love your work.
@almontepaolilli49095 жыл бұрын
Amazing how much different types of flora is supported by this corpse of trees. Great video.
@WiltshireMan5 жыл бұрын
It's a "Copse" not a "Corpse" Amonte:)
@Dustypilgrim17 жыл бұрын
Lovely vid there Sandy. Beautifully desolate and eerie spot Black a Tor / copse. Enjoyed getting a new look at it. It's great to see places I haven't been to for forty odd years in some cases, but they look pretty much the same, unaltered, not spoilt... Grand vid...
@vikingoutdoors84687 жыл бұрын
Nice one sandy. Stunning area really enjoyed that! Take care Tim
@windy19657 жыл бұрын
Really pleased that the weather held up for you all & that you had a great time with an otter encounter bonus thrown in ! Take care & all the best, Neil.
@WiltshireMan7 жыл бұрын
Thanks Neil. Yes it was a good experience. I only wish I could have filmed the otters. Sandy
@mountains_and_moors7 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a busy week, it's taken till now to watch this!!! Awesome little adventure with you and Simon, amazing part of Dartmoor, the woods were enchanting. Looking forward to the next adventure 😀👍🏻
@simonhopkins38677 жыл бұрын
that woodland looks like something out of Loard of the rings. great work Sir.
@trevorcooper58765 жыл бұрын
Hi Sandy Still catching up on your earlier videos your camera coped well with the night sky, surrounded by the old Oak trees. A lot more videos to catch up with, very entertaining! Thanks
@TheNo-DigArtist7 жыл бұрын
What a great video, I really enjoyed watching it! Dartmoor looks like a beautiful place.
@henryporter54667 жыл бұрын
You are a lucky chap seeing the otters, I haven't seen one for half a century.
@thethinker52847 жыл бұрын
what an absoluteley stunning video well put together and the weather was very good, well done.
@ColinTonkasdad7 жыл бұрын
wild looking place, love the ancient woodland, and yes filter the water, !! cheers
@richardbarrett38097 жыл бұрын
Nice video of a particular location I have visited scores of times over decades. It's a handy route to places further out on the moor. Have followed your efforts for a while and they're good because the content is sensible and intended as such. The results have got better and better and I appreciate the way you show things done.
@finlaybuchanan7 жыл бұрын
Great inspirational video as always. Thank you for brightening up my day :))
@RDPproject7 жыл бұрын
Excellent video Sandy. I enjoyed it. R.
@TheMendipman7 жыл бұрын
Great video Sandy. What a beautiful place is that little wood. Like you, my Hex Peak has become my go-to shelter in the last year or so. It's so practical. Best wishes - see you soon I hope Noel
@NorwegianWoods7 жыл бұрын
Another nice one. That oak forest looked pretty awesome :) Thanks for sharing - Martin
@DaveVaughan20047 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this video, lovely views of a lovely place. You had great weather too :) I always carry my Sawyer and always use if, I've seen many a poor animal dead in the rivers and streams. ATB, Dave
@rwmagnus7 жыл бұрын
Interesting terrain. Thanks for sharing your trip.
@LFH027 жыл бұрын
Nice tent, brilliant to have the admin area plus sleeping area Looks a really ancient wood. You are right it gets really dark on Dartmoor. Glad you had a good time.
@WyeExplorer7 жыл бұрын
"To many stones for man to reek his havoc and destruction." I like that Sandy. - the idea that there are natural obstacles preventing further havoc being reeked on our amazing planet. It was beautiful - inspiring there with the Gnarly trees and the still night. And the otters? Simply awesome! Well you got your mate in (it was Rhialobran - already a subscriber-very good) at Lint Tor.He looked comfortable enough. That was great Sandy - a good outing. All the best there. Mark.
@nigelshinn57155 жыл бұрын
Hello sir I have enjoyed watching you for the last year and have found you to be very inspirational it's taken me a long time to work out how to subscribe and be able to comment as I am far from a 21st century man when it comes to this sort of thing I live just over the border from you and have the great out doors on my doorstep. I am looking forward to spending moor time out their enjoying the freedom and peace that it brings thank you for the confidence you have inspired in me to go do it
@phoenix59bennett357 жыл бұрын
great video sandy.Always inspiring. Neil (Devon)
@TheKevcarp7 жыл бұрын
great video as always Sandy. I've got the Luxe Hex Peak. yes it is a bit fussy to pitch but I always come back to this tent for it lightness/space ratio. I've got Hillebergs which I use in the winter but this tent is great for the Spring/summer/autumn.
@scottfisher6617 жыл бұрын
Looks lovely up there great to see otters glad the weather was good atb scott
@PaulOutdoors7 жыл бұрын
Magical Sandy from start to finish. Those ancient knarled oaks rooted in that rugged rocky terrain are amazing. Great to see Simon and Ant out with you. Can we blame Ant for your sore throat as weather was great? Hope throat is ok now :)
@BeercanBushcraft7 жыл бұрын
What a delightful trip, I really enjoyed that, thank you
@WhatsUpWithSheila5 жыл бұрын
Love your trips...so relaxing ❤️👍
@WiltshireMan5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sheila
@martinfoy51677 жыл бұрын
another brilliant video sandy , a strong wiltshire accent when you pronounced reservoir, looks like you had good weather apart from the cold night , great to watch atb
@richardengel44267 жыл бұрын
A very relaxing short film. I have recently been given the exact same tent and your right it is a good tent but fiddly to pitch right.
@bipedal_shenanigans7 жыл бұрын
Beautifully filmed that man and thank you for sharing your trip. Ant seemed to have a tiny pack obviously been working on ultralight gear trend
@fredjpearce59627 жыл бұрын
Yet again another great video, the man just keeps giving!
@londonboywanderer3067 жыл бұрын
very good video and good music in the right places enjoyed that very much
@nigelshort86697 жыл бұрын
Great video as always, loving Dartmoor as always.
@wainedodd80557 жыл бұрын
wow what a place. like that tent too, cheers Sandy lad
@marky57554 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful video. Thanks.
@whitecompany187 жыл бұрын
Plenty of room in that tent my friend , I like that. Great video .
@swissenglishman75827 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy your vids, thanks! And please keep them coming!
@nseight4 жыл бұрын
Such a special wood * Just beautiful *
@tracywhited7 жыл бұрын
Magical mystical. !!! So beautiful
@pondguru7 жыл бұрын
That is a shame you didn't get the otters on film and I know how hard it is trying to film them as I have tried and failed so many times. Beautiful scenery in that part of the world for sure.
@sconjaoutdoors76587 жыл бұрын
Spot on Sandy good to see the weather was kind to you and Ant has finally shed his jinx tag lol. Thanks for sharing Sandy. Atb Sconja 👍
@janssensmarc34657 жыл бұрын
Really like your video, great job, thanks for sharing !
@outdoorjunky17 жыл бұрын
Another great video Sandy
@TeroZone7 жыл бұрын
Really beatiful nature. Amazing. Enjoyd it and wish I was there.
@johnpatterson45587 жыл бұрын
Hi SandyBrilliant video. notice the trees are covered in lichen . Trees die but support other life, Nature is amazing.
@rialobran7 жыл бұрын
Superb Sandy, You really caught the 'feel' of the copse, I'm still jealous you got the best spot in the wood to camp though. Thanks for the shout-out too, see you soon for another adventure...Not sure we can better this one but we'll give it a go :)
@WildCamper7 жыл бұрын
rhialobran and we all now know what you look like ,! hope all well mate Atb Rob
@billhambelton76987 жыл бұрын
Great video Sandy. Looks very much like Wistmans wood. I think the boulders look a little smaller and the trees less dense. ATB Bill
@neanderthaloutdoors92027 жыл бұрын
Excellent Sandy I absolutely love Dartmoor for its wild ruggedness and all round accessibility, was at Black a Tor Copse 3 yrs ago with an old oppo mate, I've yomped all over them moors and Tors with the Marines and we used them excessively for training attacks on the Tors in the build up to the Falklands because the terrain and weather are very similar, at least you had good weather 👍🏻, atb mate.
@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen7 жыл бұрын
Fantastic footage. I really enjoyed this video. I will try to get myself one of those tents, but for two. May I ask which camera(s) you used?
@WiltshireMan7 жыл бұрын
Hi Bjorn, I use a Lumix G7 with interchangeable lenses and a Gopro hero4 silver. The Lumix G7 is like a DSLR but has a micro 4/3 sensor and good performance for video, better in some ways than DSLR. Sandy
@BjornAndreasBull-Hansen7 жыл бұрын
Just had a look at the Lumix G7. Looks like that's the one I'll go for if/when I start to look more into photos and not just video... Looks like a really great camera. (The GoPro is next on the must-have list...)
@Brummiejohn2007 жыл бұрын
Another great video Sandy wicked place to camp nice to see Ant didn't jinx the weather this time will sub Simon's channel, atb John.
@WelshGallivanter7 жыл бұрын
Great work Sandy 👍
@NigelBaileyPhotography7 жыл бұрын
Nice video Sandy - I camped at Black Tor back in December 2016 on a very cold night and then went to visit the copse in the morning. There's a video on my channel should you wish to take a peek.
@GarethZoeWildcamps7 жыл бұрын
Great camp guys, we really enjoyed that. And no, we wouldn't drink from that stream unless it'd been filtered ha ha, they'd be nothing worse than being ill miles from anywhere :( Bet it was lovely to see the otters, bet you was gutted you weren't filming. All the best and take care, Gareth&Zoe Wildcamps.
@MrJimJD7 жыл бұрын
Excellent video Sandy! I know that area very well (my usual camping haunt). Two things; I always purify/filter my water there as I have filled up bottles only to look upstream and find a dead cow in river (just out of site). As for the Otters - I believe you as I have seen them in that exact area too. ATB
@againstthegrain4387 жыл бұрын
Beautifully shot vid in an equally beautiful location mate.:-) Atb Mike
@shoogelniffty17 жыл бұрын
Sandy , nature at this time of year is amazing, I'm seeing Otters every other day way up here , but most resent we have been watching a White tailed sea Eagle, hoping to get a photo soon, that's a really nice old Oak wood there.
@WiltshireMan7 жыл бұрын
You have some beautiful wild country up there Shoogel:)
@andyoutdoors43507 жыл бұрын
nice video as always, thanks for sharing
@windhamcabin7 жыл бұрын
Wow, such an awesome place. I know you mentioned it was a No Camping location, but I'm glad you did pitch up there 😊 Yes, dead sheep and otter wiz....better use a filter 😂 take care -Chris
@WalksWithOlly7 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyable, Sandy. :-) Recently bought a hex peak myself and planning to walk The Ridgeway over the summer.
@WiltshireMan7 жыл бұрын
Good luck walking the Ridgeway. I have completed the route 3 times. There is a severe lack of water there.
@WalksWithOlly7 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Sandy. That's interesting as the guide book I have highlights several water taps along the way, some of which I've seen in your videos. But I'm planning to play it safe and seek a proper camp site each night, even though it'll mean a detour from the trail.
@WyeExplorer7 жыл бұрын
Aah you went with the Hex Peak Olly. All the best with that....
@WalksWithOlly7 жыл бұрын
Wye Explorer Thanks, Mark. I looked around and looked around but kept coming back to it. :-)
@WyeExplorer7 жыл бұрын
It's the way sometimes. Things are just magnetic...
@craftywildcamps7 жыл бұрын
So that's what Simon looks like! Shame about the otters. Great location and beautifully shot video as usual. Steve.
@WyeExplorer7 жыл бұрын
I was nicely surprised to Steve....
@robsandercock36407 жыл бұрын
Nothing quite like watching your adventures when sat in a tent myself Sandy. Another great video. Now....time for a fire and a brew. ATB, Rob
@WiltshireMan7 жыл бұрын
Where are you camping Rob?
@robsandercock36407 жыл бұрын
Im down near the Basingstoke Canal on the hants/surrey border Sandy. Not in the woods unfortunately but on a quiet site that is surrounded by trees, birdsong and rabbits. But any night in a tent or under a shelter is a tonic for the soul.
@WiltshireMan7 жыл бұрын
Yes your spot on there Rob. Nights spent under a simple shelter are a tonic for sure. Your camp site sounds just fine too. Have a great time. Sandy
@WildCamper7 жыл бұрын
canal center? i live near to it. lots of spots near the area just so many dog walkers in the morning ! up and away early i guess is the key! atb Rob
@TyrNjordr7 жыл бұрын
Hey, I just found your channel and I have always liked the outdoors, but when I saw your videos it kinda sparked and I've gotten a big craving to go backpacking for a week or so. I have just now bought all the gear I need and soon I'll be off. Thank you for this! :) Also you make very professional videos in all aspects such as sound, fottage and editing love it!
@balista98317 жыл бұрын
wonderful, hope you are feeling better ,ta for the vid.
@oscartravis57402 жыл бұрын
Wow, that copse was like something out of Tolkein, beautiful and mysterious
@WiltshireMan2 жыл бұрын
That was a lovely spot for sure Oscar
@mischef187 жыл бұрын
What a lovely place bro even though it is mostly rocks. All the best
@AdventureMadnessUK6 жыл бұрын
Amazing looking place i must visit the woods...
@billrivenbark89837 жыл бұрын
It's a shame those wooded areas aren't protected! I'm guessing the Oaks are stunted due to the Rocky terrain. That was a beautiful spot you guys picked to camp and the Sunset was awesome! I really enjoy coming along with you on your outings. I learn a lot about your country and its beauty.
@richardbarrett38097 жыл бұрын
The high Dartmoor woodlands such as Black-a-Tor Copse and the other mentioned (the perhaps better-known Wistmans Wood) are protected areas, and extremely interesting and precious environments. Black-a-Tor Copse is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and a UK National Nature Reserve (NNR) with an adjacent notice board giving information about it - a shame the board is there in one way, but good that the importance of the place is advised in another.
@Blastmaster19727 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful place!
@nacholibre19627 жыл бұрын
7:45 Sandy - is that snow on the far hill? I remember doing long-range patrolling on Dartmoore back in the 80's. Over 30 Kms in two days to get to our initial objective, with each guy carrying over 50 pounds, plus weapons, ammo, etc. We went through the night, conducting recce patrols and did a full-up company attack up Yes Tor on the last morning. We were knackered after that! 15:24 A great lesson there, Sandy. One good tip (more for a survival situation) is to always walk up stream at least 100 yards to see if anything nasty is in the water. Boiling is a must if no filtration is available. 10 mins rolling boil, plus an additional minute per 1000 feet of elevation above sea level.
@SouthWestWildernessScotland7 жыл бұрын
Good video Sandy, I also like my Hex Peak, but I also think it's a little bit awkward to pitch. Have you tried using it without the inner yet? I plan to try that this summer, just to see what its like with the extra space. Atb Glenn.