From Kendal in Cumbria, Kate Appleby, 31, spends one day a week cleaning up after fly campers who are now converting areas of the Lake District into “festivals.”
Locals are left to clean up when illegal wild campers invade the Lake District and throw parties, fly tipping, and burning the ground with BBQs.
Groups are sleeping, drinking, and dining outside for one or two nights in the national park. According to the Lake District National Park Authority, wild camping is “not technically permitted anywhere in the Lake District” unless private landowners grant permission.
However, the locals are tired of the “fly campers” throwing away all of their trash. Kate Appleby, a 31-year-old resident of Kendal, Cumbria, spends a day clearing out fly campers once a week and has observed an alarming increase in the practice.
While antisocial behavior and littering have always existed, they have become uncontrollably prevalent since the pandemic.” Kate, a scientific management consultant, is worried about how the garbage and fires would affect the environment, the eyes, and her health. She stated: “People don’t understand the damage – they think people are paid to go and clean up.” “People don’t care, I think they have lost the connection with the outdoors – you would not litter like this in your own garden.” A fortnight ago, Kate requested some teens who were wild camping at Blea Tarn to pick up the garbage that was all over their tents.
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