Zero Waste Mountain Hiking (useful tips)
If you like hiking, grab your reusable travel mug, put on your vegan hiking boots and get out in nature, with no harm to the earth!
- Learn how to upright an overturned sheep (either due to pregnancy or rain-soaked wool). This will save its life.
- Never leave litter (not even fruit peels or nut shells as they take a long time to break down). Don’t light fires or barbecues and if you smoke, use a personal ashtray to immediately extinguishe cigarettes.
- Choose biodegradable non-scented beauty/cleaning/laundry products (use at least 70 adult steps away from streams, lakes and rivers).
- Same for going to the loo!
- Follow the Countryside Code to keep all creatures safe (it’s the law to keep dogs on leads on Open Access land from 1 March and 31 July). Keep them away from high peaks (Nearly Uphill has safety tips). At the coast, keep dogs away from nesting birds and sand dunes.
- Report farm animal concerns to farmers with a friendly work. If no joy, call RSPCA or Crimestoppers (anonymous).
