Wild Camping On A Cliff With Forts, SCORPIONS and Fossils!
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2024
- Wild Camping On A Cliff With Forts, Fossils and SCORPIONS!
Camping on the isle of Sheppey in Kent, on a beach cliff.
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As an ex pat Brit you're bacon breakfasts make me want to move back! Loving all your videos. Thank you for these video "gifts"...very relaxing in this crazy world.
turn your TV off, the "crazy" world disappears ~ almost as if its not real
Beautiful piece and quiet 😊
Nice camp mate. It's a good bivi and didn't know we had scorpions in UK very interesting. Take care Cheers Karl
Cheers Karl, second time in the bivvy and I like it.. I was amazed at how many scorpions there were haha
Interesting video
bloody hell scorpions in england omg!
History AND fossils! Thanks, Andy. I never would have thought scorpions could live long past one of the worse winters there. Very cool. 👍
Several of species live across southern England. some of them are tiny all of them it is claimed arrived via ships from warmer climes several hundred years ago
Brilliant filming! Beautiful area
Thank you very much Luke
Great video mate! Another great spot! That bit of fossil that looked like a bit of plant stalk with a hole in the end is a bit of Belemnite - it was a sort of squid type creature with an armoured bullet shaped front extending to a fine point. I have a whole load of them given to me by a friend. Nice finds! But scorpions? I had no idea we had them here in the uk!! Awesome drone footage too, nicely meshed with the other clips - love it!
Hiya Simon, thanks mate.. thats interesting about the fossil, don't know too much myself, just the research I did before going, I didn't expect to find any fossils or scorpions and ended up being loads of both.. going to have to give that drone back at some point but don't want to let it go lol
Interesting to see the ocean two colors. Closer to shore brown muddy then the water clears up and pretty blue. Almost a straight line. Love your videos. I've been watching your older ones I have never seen. Thank you!
Love these little vids. Please keep doing them. I'm from Kent too ( born in Maidstone) although I now live in Northern Queensland, and I love seeing many of the places I used to go to as a kid. My old gran used to live near Dungeness, so I spent many hours down there on the pebbles, and later wild camped there. Similarly, the Thames Estuary and the Isle of Sheppey. We used to go to Leysdown, on the train. BTW - there is a place about 100 miles north of where I live called Dungeness, and a little info plaque explaining that it was named after the proper Dungeness and set up as a port town, but failed because of off shore sandbanks.
Thank you Belle, It seems I have a few Ex Pat viewers down under :) glad to take people down memory lane, thanks for watching
I love these historical videos. Thank you for making this video and the other location videos you've made!
Andy your vids are like produced T.V. shows Please keep em coming. They are fab.
Really cool! I enjoyed the history lesson, Thank you. Im blown away there are Scorpions in the UK!!
Interesting, this whole time I thought only the scorpions here in the Mojave Desert were florescent under a blacklight. so cool
Thank you :) I was surprised to see that many scorpions to be honest, thought it would be a wild goose chance :p
I've never heard of a scorpion ever being in England
I have never seen the english coast , had no idea of this landscape . Thanks for this discovery . 🤗📷🌅
What a brilliantly done film, you deserve credit. It’s made me want to do a coastal camp. Thanks for sharing
Love the beach-front camping, nothing like a blazing fire at night with the sounds of the surf in the background. The scorpions give me the willies, though, can live without them, LOL. The little acreage I had before moving into town was infested with them, the house had sat empty for some years before I renovated it, I think I killed 4 or 5 of them on the walls and ceilings almost every day. Definitely don't want them falling into your bed, and shoes and clothing must be shaken-out before putting them on, as they tend to crawl inside to hide and get very unhappy with you if you disturb them. Can't say I hate very many things in nature, but scorpions are pending addition to that list! LOL, still enjoyed the video, man, love from the southwestern US!
Thanks buddy.. haha, sounds nasty, they are extremely rare here so was actually quite a treat to see them in the wild.
so I remember correctly...ain't been there for yonks but it's still a dump...my parent's for reasons unknown would frequent the then only pub in sheerness..they knew landlady or summink..we had to entertain ourselves or be plied with R Whites and crisps with salt in blue wraps...ahhh memories...late 60s early 70s
your full of crap its no dump and as for the only pub bollocks been loads of pubs for century's
@@darkdigritiz9751 there was only one pub my parent's would frequent...I know the isle is Dickensian and the indigenous population Darwinian in nature
haha, I don't know it well even though im not too far away but the places I went weren't too bad... a few too many caravan parks though.. even 'explored' a couple of the pubs myself ;) thanks for watching mate
@@KentSurvival I really don't want to start a s#!tstorm on your channel..I've only just started viewing your videos!! but I do recall my dad saying the locals wanted a border control and mainlanders should need visas...
I remember playing on those pillboxes in the 70is they wore a lot more up the cliff then and there use to be a post office/cafe there too
Another great video. The combination of wild camping and cooking with fossil hunting and history was terrific. The burgers and beer with a magical view made me envious. Great work as usual. Thanks for bringing us to interesting places and sharing interesting things. Loved it.
Thanks Carl, was a great little camp this one, really enjoyed it
This is a few miles away from where I grew up! Awesome place!
No mention of the Richard Montgomery? Nice video, visited sherness back in 1960 when I lived in Wormshill, thanks for sharing, Kev
you know.. I was so fixated with the scorpions / fossils etc that I didn't even think about it... reason to return right there! unless it goes up and takes us all with it before then lol, thanks for the reminder and watching Kev
Another superb video Andy with excellent content as usual. I love all your takes on the history stuff as well...Top of the class, cheers 👍
Thanks Robert :) Glad everyone is enjoying this format, though I am looking forward to getting back in the woods soon, I do miss it
01:50 Broken sound mirror on the beach,also bits of the old village of Warden can be found as well as military stuff,as it slid down the cliffs as well.Good video.
Its amazing what treasures are to be found along the UK coastlines, great video thanks!🙂✌️
Very interesting time out Andy. You could spend a good week looking for fossils there - heck a life time maybe. I like the fossilized wood. Makes you realize where were heading. Make the most of it. You certainly did here. All the best. Mark
Thanks Mark, It was a fun Camp.. plenty to keep me busy haha, ill be back for that sharks tooth for sure :)
Yeah, I hope you find it. Dig deep enough that might happen. Peace!
Keep em coming mate every time I watch one I feel better.
Thank you Sir. I love everything WWII. So cool. Love the channel!!!
Awsome video, great camera work and you captured some of the great things about the island. I grew up there and spent many a day on those very beaches, now live not too far from there. I'm very much into outdoors and bushcraft and am from Kent too so you've got a sub from me. Keep up the great work, I'm off to discover what other great content you have.
Very interesting and so brave to camp on that cliff. The pictures and video were awesome quality
Nice one Andy appreciate another one of your cool vids thanx
Thanks for taking us along, Andy "Cracking camara work..!👍
Thanks for watching buddy, glad to hear you enjoyed, was a fun one
Andy, really enjoying your channel. Seriously good, superbly edited with a really nice blend of local info and outdoor knowledge. Props to you! All the best from North Wales.
Thank you Thomas, a very kind comment.. It was a fun camp, plenty to see and do.. my kind of place
Great video! I have a mineral/fossil/gemstone collection myself, which is a mix of bought and also locally found items from the peak district. My largest piece, about maybe 6o kilos in weight is a large bed of nail head calcite from Weardale. So you can see that your interest sparked my own from a collectors point of view. Didn't know about those scorpions though... Thanks for sharing your fascinating video, Andy. Take care...
Another excellent one. Looks like a cool spot. Another one I didn't know about. Guess tales of the Isle of sheppy don't travel too well this direction. Need to get out and have a little adventure myself soon, I could do with some peace
haha, what happens on the island stays on the island ;) was a fun explore though, somewhere ive not visited much even though its so close
Excellent video Andy, thanks for sharing this & the history. Cheers..........Les
Thanks Les, much appreciated mate
great location for exploring.. must try it. Such a professionally put together video it's a pleasure to watch.. great stuff man!
Only been following you a few weeks but me and myv7 year old son have watched all your video's and always waiting for your new ones . Keep up the good work 🤘
aw, thats great to hear Andy, thank you. Glad you're both enjoying the vids.. ill try to keep it interesting :)
Loved this * Thank you for sharing :-) You captured everything brilliantly *
Loved the footage,
Thanks for sharing
Fossil hunting is awesome pal I would love to take the kids there looks awesome
Thanks, best place in Kent for fossils apparently.. and a lot closer to me than the jurassic coast haha
Kent Survival one of the crafts i do is natural jewellery made with bone, fossils, old washed up pottery all set in copper or sterling silver so I need to find some time to get there 😁 kids get involved in finding the materials too
That was an interesting trip. I like history especially military history.
I have been enjoying your videos. First timer. Thanks
Thank you, and welcome to the channel.. this is actually one of my personal favourite videos.. was a lot of work and and great trip :)
Cheers Andy for bringing us along loved the fossils and scorpions will take my lad there soon .
Atb stew bovuk
Thanks for watching mate, its a great place to explore, sure he'll love it
Great video. The best yet.thanks for sharing, i have not seen a scorpion since i was a kid.Beautiful scenery and that beach. What? No scorpion burgers? Lol.
Thanks Jeretta.. was a great over nighter, Im not sure these scorpions would make much of a meal but being an invasive species I guess there wouldn't be a problem frying up a couple lol
Fluorescent scorpions! You find fascinating things on you outings! When I saw the pill boxes partially in the water and tilted, I thought "Bet they were on top of the cliffs back then, and erosion has taken its' toll." Turns out I was right! Enjoying your videos, very informative. Stay safe. - The Armchair Adventurer
Thank you Dale.. so much out there to see with a bit of research and exploration :)
Never realised we've got scorpions here.. really enjoying your videos.
we have a few varieties of scorpion, south hampton has tiny scorpions by the beaches
great editing mate, loved it.
Thanks very much
Cheers Andy, interesting vid. I knew there scorpions on the port wall but never realised there were that many!! Elmlea nature reserve is well worth a visit too. It's generally regarded to be one of the best places in the South East to see a wide array of raptors.
Hiya mate, yeah, the amount of scorpions really surprised me, went a separate evening for the footage and thought id just look a plonker and found loads, interesting stuff. I saw the nature reserve.. could be a future spot to explore for sure, cheers for watching
Ray Mears meets the History Channel. I love the historical hooks in your videos. A fan of history. Good one mate!
its a weird niche but im enjoying it haha, thanks Patrick, was a good little camp
Fantastic vid Andy. Thoroughly enjoyed it mate. Never realised "Sheppy" was anything like that. Drone footage was brilliantly shot too. Looked like a great little wild camp. Thanks for sharing it with the rest of us. ATB mate Rob 😊👍, oh almost forgot if you ever get the chance to pop over the river. Theres Tilbury Fort, thats open to the public mate. Plus theres afew pubs round there too. 😉🍺
Thank you Robin :) It was a fun camp.. plenty to keep me busy. I do mean to get over to tilbury and coal house forts one day.. I always forget to pay that bloody toll and get a fine though lol
@@KentSurvival lol.....yep i know what you mean mate....luckily i dont get across to Kent too often unfortunately.....something to do with passports not valid south of the river 😁 ATB mate. Rob 😊👍
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Great video... as always! Thanks for sharing your adventure with us! Cheers! :)
Thank you very much Linnee
Super Andy, great viddy I love the beach so much. I really enjoyed it. Lee
A very well produced and interesting item. The narration was spot on with clear diction delivered in an unhurried pace. Also, the music was appropriate and not too obtrusive. A lot of youtubers could learn from you. (I've made a few ultra-light meths stoves - 8 grams. If you'd like one I can post it to you.)
New to this channel and i haven't done much camping however there is something about your videos which is therapeutic. +1 Subscriber
Hi Edward, welcome to the channel buddy, thanks for watching :)
Wonderful looking camp, man I am so envious of British bacon! If you are shopping for a new sleeping pad I swear by the Wiggy's Luxurious Ground Pad. Absolutely not for through hiking (it weighs about 5 pounds, and compresses down to the size of a '72 Buick), but for overnighters it is super comfy and robust. I remember reading about those scorps years ago, very cool to see them. PS - stepson starts his engineering degree at Portsmouth University this week so wish him luck!
Hey, thanks :) ill have a look at the pad. The scorpions really surprised me, thought I wouldn't see any and there were loads haha.. engineering, nice, Good Luck!!! :)
That was very interesting, Andy.
Another great video Andy and you even made Sheppey look good! :-)
haha, thanks Danny
That was brilliant another great watch x
Thank you Jennifer, glad you enjoyed :)
@@KentSurvival I love them all. I have learnt to eat before I watch your videos or I'm straight away hungry xx
Hey - another place you might find interesting is on the Surrey/Hants border. Part Army training group ( with public access) part open land for movie sets. Its where they mocked up the house in Skyfall which was supposed to be Bond's boyhood home in Scotland. But the best bit ( apart from the heaps of wild camping opportunities) is that the WW2 Atlantic Wall mock up is there. Its where they trained troops for the expected D-Day scaling of that wall that Hitler had built down the west coast of France. Its hidden in the woods but its quite easy to find, once you know what you're looking at. And its not fenced off. I'll pm you the location if you're interested.
Hi Belle, sounds intriguing, thank you.. you can email me at kentsurvival@gmail.com, private messages have been turned off now on youtube, thank you :)
Another great camping video Andy.
thanks buddy.. loved this one
Some fascinating old buildings and such. Cool.
Thank you :)
Awesome camp mate, off to the woods for a solo camp this weekend. We find loads of shark teeth here in whittlesey at a nature reserve fossil pit. Great funATB👍👍👍
Nice :) I will get my sharks tooth, will spend some proper time next visit when not filming. Have a good camp Stuart, thanks for watching
That's a cool location. The drone footage are bad ass. Your insane btw, sleeping that close to the cliff's edge. lol...Would've never thought that about the scorpions. Were there any in the desert when you were there? Great video bro.
Hey buddy, Thank you as always :) Im scared of heights lol but the cliff was only shear on 1 side so I didn't feel to bad up there. These scorpions are pretty isolated, I think there is stories of 1 or 2 other colonies around the country though.
Thanks again for the history lesson Andy! That's one of the reasons I like watching you videos, as well as the camping aspects of what you do.
Did you eat all four of those burgers? Man, I would have been done after one double cheese burger!
I found a petrified snail on the shore of Lake Ontario back when I was a kid. If I can find it, I'll shoot you a tweet, and give you a heads up here.
Thanks for the video, and thanks for sharing.
Nice one Andy👍🏻
Thanks mate :)
Thank your for your enjoyable and educational videos. I look forward to more to come. Southern California enjoying your videos.
Hi Dani, thank you very much, glad you're liking the videos.. always good to hear from across the pond
Lovely sunrise
always good to see :) though lay ins are nice too lol, thanks for watching Joe
you make outstanding videos,
both in the locations and the slick production,
(loved the scorpions)
Thank you very much Neil, much appreciated buddy.. I loved the scorpions too.. wasn't expecting as many as I saw
Another great video thank you. We used to spend days on the beach at Leysdown as a kid and I had an uncle who lived in Minster but I've never seen this part before. Would love to see the old pillboxes and search for fossils. I've got a friend who lives in Queenborough. I'll have to plan a visit!
Thank Coralie.. Its a part of Kent Id barely visited and always happy to find more to explore :) If you go try and find me a shark tooth ;) haha
@@KentSurvival No worries Andy. I'm sure I can dig up a couple for you!
A top video I lived on Sheppey for 20 years also worked on the tugs for 5 years we used to sail out beyond Garrison point to escort the BP supertankers to the Isle of Grain happy days.
Thank you Kevin :) sounds and interesting Job mate
Another great video, i loved the mini breakfast vid , mad as a balloon but very funny
Thanks David :) - more mini cooking coming as I have some new toys lol
Hi Andy. New to your channel and love the vids. I live up near reculver and didn't realise there's so much on our coast. You've really inspired me to get out there with my daughter. Keep up with the great work sir.
Hi Paul, thank you.. and welcome to the channel, Its amazing what you can find locally when you dig around a bit.. did you catch the video of us camping by the towers? ;)
As always, great video Andy. Thanks for sharing. Atb Shaun
Thank you Shaun, much appreciated buddy
Fantastic job on this video; my daughter likes the music you used :)
Nice one Andy mate 👌 loved the camp set up and location. Thanks for sharing Andy. Atb Sconja 👍
Huya Sconja, cheers mate, second time in the Bivvy, I like it, though I get why you always say don't use a down bag in one haha, ive decided to take my camp towel in it over night next time to get any condensation build up.
Entertaining and informative as ever.
catch you on the next one.
Gary.
cheers Gary, I really enjoyed this one.. think it probably shows haha
Great video, love the history you bring to them.
Thanks for watching Dave
Love the location. Great spot to enjoy a burger.
That bacon roll looked well nice🥓🍻🍾🌲😀
Shake your bag out before coming west again, I don't want those creepy things around here...or the scorpions.
Great video Andy as ever informative and entertaining.
hahahaha, I had to lean on the wall whilst holding the camera up for the high up ones and was a bit worried about the belly getting stung lol. you'd think they'd prefer it down your way but they seem pretty happy in this big old dock wall, cheers mate
Nice video interesting and informative. Thanks for putting up
Great place for camping andy
had to comment your on my stamping grounds. im up the cliffs nearly every day with my dog. warden bay is a good spot but should try minster side better camping spots good fishing to. as for shark teeth cant belive you didnt find any lol they are there by the thousands.the drone footage great to see never see that veiw. great vid andy hope you come back again to this magnificent island.
haha, ill get the sharks tooth next time.. didn't have much time searching to be honest with all the filming, was good to get over and explore an area im close to but never really been properly, ill have a walk down that way next time thanks.. doesn't look too many places to park though? with the caravan sites
Nice one 👍🏼 great interesting vid and camp, cheers
Ha ha It's bacon time! Good video Andy you show me places I would not see in my lifetime for that I thank you brother! Have fun and stay safe !
Thanks Mark :) glad you enjoyed it.. was a fun camp with lots to keep me busy
Hi, that first pile of concrete you walked by, at the beginning, are all that's left of a 1930s pre-radar 'Sound Mirror' that listened out over the Thames Estuary. Also, where you stayed, is very likely the location where Beowulf (from the oldest poem in English language) made landfall after sailing out from the Rhine on the evening tide and was met by the Warden of the local King's hall at Heorot (now called Harty, on the South side of the Isle of Sheppey. Most people perpetuate the 'myth' that the tale is set in the fjords of Scandanavia... But all the evidence leans towards Sheppey. The swamp monster Grendell was over the Swale in the marshes of Faversham. Beowulf was likely buried under what was Britain's 2nd biggest man-made mound at Nagden, at Faversham Creek. The enormous mound was levelled to make emergency flood defences in 1953 and was never excavated. The council workmen that levelled the mound reported evidence of a burned boat under the mound.
Anyway... That is a great location (as you can tell I'm Kentish too and know the area a bit). You've inspired me to spend the night at that spot too... Once it's warmer, of course! Keep up the great work!!!
Nice camp Andy, some of sheppey reminded me of the island. Iow. Thanks bud
Thanks mate... theres a hell of a lot of caravans on Sheppey but a lot of space too... definitely doing a return visit
Kent Survival sounds good, I’ve been enjoying your vids Andy, thanks for those. Regards, shane
So enjoyed you adventure ,, we have scorpion here in Florida I did not know there here these are small and the sting I'd like a bee as well very interesting of ruins and
Fossils
Thank you Rose :) I was very happy to see so many scorpions, was quite a treat.. stay safe in the storms over there
Brilliant episode mate. I got my Predator feel going on that one lol "turn around, turn around".......... Cheers Moose
haha, thanks Moose.. I had to lean on the wall and reach right up for some of the shots.. kept shining the UV light at my belly just in case lol
Man, you can’t go wrong with 2 DOUBLE CHEESEBURGERS 🍔 🍔 & a brewski 🍺. That bacon 🥓 sandwich 🥪 that next morning was LEGIT, too. 😃👌👍👍
Ace buddy nice and full of information as usual 👍 🙂 🍺
Thank you for watching :).. cheers
Very interesting Andy I take it that the pillboxes have been through a cliff collapsed,how you slept on the edge of that cliff I couldn't fantastic video Andy take care buddy,
Hi John.. yeah, there are still bits of what I presume are foundations up on the cliff edge.. I suppose a lot of them will eventually go this way, the cliff was only shear on one side or I don't think I could have done it lol
Great vid, Andy. I really enjoyed that, thank you. :)
cheers :) was a fun camp
Great video. Scorpion footage was awesome
Thanks Chris.. was a great trip :)
Awesome video! :) The fossil search was exciting! I like to look for minerals and fossils too when I'm out in the nature :)
Thank you :) I wish I could have spent more time searching as the filming was taking up my time, ill return for sure
Very interesting and informative. Thank you! Not sure about the scorpions!
Thanks Jeanette.. I was a bit surprised at the amount of scorpions I saw haha
After four cheeseburgers in the evening i dont need breakfast in the morning ;-)
But another great movie. I liked that shot of you with the camera in the background, you eating breakfast watching over the sea; that's live...
Thanks Alex.. was a great camp, really enjoyed it :)
Cracking video and some nice bits of history iv got one of them bivvy bags great bit of kit small and light when packed away atb jimmy 😎 😎
cheers Jimmy, yeah, im liking the bivvy, will def use a bit more over winter with a tarp, ill take my camp towel in with me though to get that condensation... im such a mouth breather lol
@@KentSurvival I find leaving the net open when under a tarp is much better but overall a great bit of kit 😎😎
would love to go there mate, looked amazing. funny how you can see essex from there, i always forget that. wonder if we could ask permission to have a look at the fort? there was a minefield control tower there, i thought the only ones in the country were at burnham on crouch where i went and one in oban scotland. glad you had a better experience in the bivvy this time, looked great. i have one of those thermarest stuff sack pillows too, theyre such a simple yet genius idea! and next camp, youre doing the cooking lol looked great! i love your filming and use of the tripod, got to start doing more walking past shots myself instead of POV, looks more professional. top stuff again mate, looking forward to our next meet up! atb Tom.
Cheers mate :) didn't you see me waving from Essex? lol we can always ask about the fort but I can't see them letting us to be honest, was hoping to get to them towers but no gaps in the fence :(
Hi Andy. Love all your video's
Very inspiring to get out camping more.
Thanks Adam