Are you looking to take the leap from ploughing through warm, chlorinated water to diving headlong into cold open rivers, seas and lakes? Well, first thing you need to do is take a breath and settle any fears you might have.

Wild camping is a great opportunity to get closer to wildlife and for wildlife to get closer to you too.

There’s no better way to enjoy the Great British outdoors than to pitch a tent and spend a night or two (or more!) under the canvas. For some, the thought of taking your little bundles of joy on a camping trip may be enough to fill you with dread.

Hi I’m Sarah and I’m a big believer in small positive changes, in little steps.  It covers everything in my life, especially getting more outdoorsy. 

The Two Blondes, One and Two (Fi Darby and Lucy Atkins), are Ordnance Survey #GetOutside Champions and love to encourage people (particularly youngsters) to get outside.

Holly Budge is an adventurer, conservationist and Everest Summiteer. After going on adventures all over the world, she is turning her sights closer to home to encourage everyone to get outdoors with her own Wild Night Out.

Last Summer I decided to take myself on my first Wild Night Out, a solo adventure which would take me out of my comfort zone and hopefully ignite a slowly burning desire to get outdoors more.

No not that kind of wild night out, leave the heels and cocktail shakers at home and get yourself out there, into the wild and experience something a little different.

To mark Wild Night Out, my 11 year old and I decided to have a wild camp on the summit (702m – 2303ft) of Buckden Pike. 

Donations that are received through Wild Night Out will go towards making sure these young people get to experience the life changing effects that outdoor adventure can have.

There’ll be fewer people in their homes and beds on July 1st 2017. That’s because this Saturday they will all be taking part in Wild Night Out.

An unnecessarily heavy bag can spoil an otherwise awesome outdoor experience. Overpacking is easy to do, and I have fallen into this trap many times before.

Campfires can be a great centrepiece for any camping trip, but it is vitally important that you do this safely.

The best thing about Wild Night Out is how inclusive it is – the concept is simply to spend time outside doing whatever you enjoy, walking, cycling or chatting around a camp fire whilst raising money for charity.

Is there anything better than spending a night under the stars? Wild Night Out is all about you finding your own adventure, to explore the outdoors whether the sun is up or down, whether it’s day or night. There is no better way to do this than by pitching a tent and falling asleep to the peaceful silence of night, which is only blemished by the encapsulating sound of wildlife waking up.

Eddie and Reggie are only 4 years old, but they showed that anyone can hold their very own Wild Night Out in June 2016.

The word ‘adventure’ can really indulge your imagination, from escaping jungles in the depths of the Congo to searching Pharaoh’s tombs hidden in the sands of Egypt. Whilst these are the backdrops of famous film scripts, there is nothing stopping us from participating in an adventure much closer to home. Adventure also brings thoughts of danger, which is something we really do not recommend you seek during Wild Night Out.