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Evidence for a Stone Age campsite — including flint tools and the charred remains of a 7,000-year-old hazelnut shell have been found in the New Forest. Archaeologists and volunteers from the National Park Authority and the University of Bournemouth carried out the excavations at the Beaulieu Estate in Hampshire. Destructive radiocarbon dating of the shell placed it and … Read more
Bear is discovered ‘scavenging on the remains’ of a man, 43, at a campsite in North Carolina Patrick Madura, of Elgin, Illinois, was discovered by hikers on Friday night Rangers were dispatched to a campsite in the Great Smoky Mountains When they arrived a black bear was ‘actively scavenging on the remains’ Bear was euthanized due … Read more
Spanish beach campsite is put in lockdown with 250 tourists barred from leaving after two holidaymakers test positive for coronavirus The Talai Mendi campsite in Zarautz, on Basque coast, had two confirmed cases It was immediately shut after one person came down with the deadly bug Tests have been ordered on all 250 residents including children … Read more
A luxury country retreat, said to be a favourite haunt among A-list celebrities, including Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, wants to make its Covid-friendly ‘glamping site’ a permanent fixture, according to new plans. The trendy Soho Farmhouse in the Cotswolds wants to allow its celebrity visitors, as well as those on a tighter budget, to … Read more
English day trippers caught making non-essential trips over the Welsh border during lockdown have been fined, a police chief said today, as restrictions have sparked a surge in staycation bookings at campsites. Superintendent Clark Jones-John of Dyfed Powys Police said a number of cars heading to the Brecon Beacons, a popular camping destination, had been … Read more