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A Friston Forest jaunt

Non-exhaustive gear list, the headliners;

- Bivvy Sack

- Sleeping Bag

- Foam mat

- Little burner & gas cannister

- Head-torch

I arrived at the Seven Sisters Country Park visitors centre via the 12X after the sun had set. Conspicuously walked past the staff who were closing-up with my head-torch blazing and escaped into the woods. Walked for about an hour up a hill and camped near the tree line at the top.

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Fire-wood from a holly tree that had died back, area cleared of leaf litter, six inch (ish) pit dug with a cheap trowel that bent, cotton wool pads for tinder, extensive blowing.

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Two packets of instant noodles and a pack of Swedish meatballs from the corner shop.

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Good fire. Felt great. Watched until about eleven.

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Slept at the foot of the tree, fox or a badger or something barked near my head at around three, woke up at six, filled in hole and distributed leaves.

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Returned back downhill and followed an old rambler up some long steps. I walked up to a wall and over it there was the River Ouse. Followed to the coast.

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A Little egret.

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Seven sisters, I dragged myself over three of them, prepared noodles, spilt half of said noodles as a result of extremely poor stove placement. Felt that things probably wouldn't get as good as the night before and so returned home.

7/10, would Friston Forest again.