A runner in black gear with a backpack trail running on a mountainous coastal path during the Madeira Ultra Race.

ADVENTURE

Last Place Never Felt So Good: Running the Madeira Ultra

Seasoned ultrarunner Sophie Ranson set out to run 104km across the Portuguese island paradise of Madeira. She got lost, nearly quit, hallucinated in the woods – and somehow ended up on the podium.

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Sunset from Pen-y-Ghent with golden sun above a sea of clouds and rocky mountainside in foreground.

Where to find them | What to look for | When to go

How to Catch a Cloud Inversion

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Person pouring coffee from a moka pot into an enamel mug by a campfire.

Camp Notes

The Best Ways to Brew Coffee When Camping

Life’s too short to drink bad coffee, even when you’re camping. To save you from sub-par brews, here’s how to make great-tasting coffee that’ll supercharge your mornings, wherever you wake up.

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The WildBounds Map

All of our journal posts in one easy to use map. Explore stories based on location and start planning your next advenutre.

OUR NEWEST STORIES

Hiker in a white cap and purple backpack looks out over forested ridges and a winding valley road from the Mnimata Piskopon Trail in the Troodos Mountains, Cyprus

Adventure

Hiking in the Troodos Mountains

Waterfall walks, rocky trails, frescoed Byzantine churches and wild mouflon high in the hills – a guidebook writer’s pick of the best hikes in Cyprus.

Hiker descending a rugged ridge of golden eroded cliffs above the Mediterranean near Pissouri, Cyprus.

Field Guides

Field Guide: Cyprus

Cyprus is far more than a beach break. Discover the best hiking in Cyprus, from Troodos waterfalls and Byzantine churches to wild Mediterranean coastal paths.

Outdoor Larder

Puffball Mushroom Foraging Guide: Identification & Cooking

Distinctive and delicious, puffball mushrooms are an easy-to-identify fungi suitable for the novice forager. They taste great in Japanese Ramen dishes.

From Thurso to Struy the wrong way round – straight into a headwind – Paul Glendell rides the Great North Trail through the wild Flow Country, featuring remote glens and a cast of unforgettable characters.

A sea of jagged mountains in the Dolomites, seen from the final stretch of the climb to the summit of Punta Ovest del Forame from Cimabanche.

Adventure

Iron Ways and Old Wounds | Via Ferrata in the Dolomites

The Dolomites are famous for their world-class via ferrata – but for writer Nike Werstroh, it’s the wartime history hidden high in the mountains that keeps drawing her back.

Adventure

Fellwalking With All The Feels | Trekking the Fjällräven Classic

Staged by Sweden’s best-loved outdoor brand, this multi-day trek is a unique melting pot of international outdoor culture that might just change your mind about the notion of ‘organised fun’.

Movers

Interview: Alice Goodridge, SwimWild

An evangelist for swimming in Scotland’s lochs and rivers, writer and wild swimmer Alice Goodridge reveals how her love of the water became a vocation that is tempting more and more Scots to take a dip.

Movers

No Straight Lines | The Story of Angelino Zeller, Paraclimber

In 2017, a freak mountain accident forced Austrian climber Angelino Zeller to take a new path. Six years on, he’s pushing the boundaries of paraclimbing further than ever before.

Style

Get Geared Up for Interrailing

Interrailing around continental Europe was the essential 1970s backpacker travel experience – and now it’s back in a big way. If you're taking to the tracks, here’s all you need to travel in style and comfort.

Waterfall walks, rocky trails, frescoed Byzantine churches and wild mouflon high in the hills – a guidebook writer’s pick of the best hikes in Cyprus.

Unmissable: Scotland in Autumn | WildBounds

Scotland in Autumn: 5 Unmissable Outdoor Adventures

Paddle Loch Faskally, walk the Quiraing on Skye and cycle Loch Katrine. Some of the best outdoor adventures in Scotland in autumn, hand-picked by Fiona Outdoors.

The twin-topped rock tower of the Bhasteir Tooth glows orange-red in low light, its lower half in cool shadow, with patches of snow on the slopes below and a calm sea and distant hills fading to pink on the horizon.

What I Wish I’d Known Before Tackling Skye’s Cuillin Ridge

From route-finding and ropework to shiver bivvies and the elusive search for water, here’s what I learnt from three days on one of Britain’s most celebrated mountaineering routes.

BUYING GUIDES

Camp Notes

Picking the Perfect Pocket Knife

Not sure which pocket knife to carry? We cut through common blade shapes, types of steels, different locking styles and UK legalities to help you choose the right folding knife for camping and hiking.

18th September 2026 | Words by Matt Jones @ WildBounds H Q

Brands

Direct from Down Under | Our Best Aussie Outdoor & EDC Brands

From Sea to Summit to Bellroy, discover the best Australian outdoor and lifestyle brands at WildBounds. Direct from Down Under, shipped from the UK.

Two hikers ascending a grassy hillside trail using trekking poles for support on the climb.

Camp Notes

Trekking Poles Explained: The Ultimate Buying Guide

More speed, more stability, less strain on your knees – just three good reasons why experienced long-distance hikers almost always use trekking poles. Here’s everything you need to know before buying a pair.

CAMP NOTES

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Picking the Perfect Pocket Knife

Not sure which pocket knife to carry? We cut through common blade shapes, types of steels, different locking styles and UK legalities to help you choose the right folding knife for camping and hiking.

Five Reasons Why a Bivvy is Better Than a Tent

When it comes to sleeping outdoors, most wild campers go for a tent. But we reckon the finest way to spend a night in the hills is nestled in a bivvy bag. To prove the point, here are five reasons why bivvying beats sleeping under canvas.

Trekking Poles Explained: The Ultimate Buying Guide

More speed, more stability, less strain on your knees – just three good reasons why experienced long-distance hikers almost always use trekking poles. Here’s everything you need to know before buying a pair.

FIELD GUIDES

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Field Guide: Cyprus

Cyprus is far more than a beach break. Discover the best hiking in Cyprus, from Troodos waterfalls and Byzantine churches to wild Mediterranean coastal paths.

Snow-streaked peaks of the Dachstein massif rising above dense spruce forest, Filzmoos, Austria

Field Guide: Filzmoos & Dachstein Mountains, Austria

If you’re keen to explore the Northern Limestone Alps of Austria, the picturesque town of Filzmoos makes a great basecamp for the many accessible trails that run through the Dachstein Mountains

Sunset on Bamburgh Castle, on the Northumberland coast of North East England.

Field Guide: Northumberland

From storm-battered castles and Roman frontier walls to vast dark-sky forests and a wildlife-rich coastline, Northumberland is England’s most gloriously overlooked county.

MOVERS

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10 Up-and-Coming Adventurers to Watch in 2026

From inspirational Instagrammers to hilariously entertaining Tik-Tokers, here are 10 of the best up-and-coming personalities in the outdoor and adventure scene.

10 Adventurous Women to Follow on Instagram | movers | Wildbounds

10 Adventurous Women to Follow on Instagram 2026

If you’re looking for a daily dose of Instagram inspiration, here are ten incredible female adventurers who are guaranteed to liven up your feed.

View over River Feshie in Glen Feshie, Cairngorms National Park. Image by Jon Sparks via Alamy.

Interview: Lisa Chilton on Rewilding Scotland

Scotland’s iconic landscapes hide an uncomfortable truth: it’s one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. The leader of rewilding charity ‘Scotland: The Big Picture’ explains why restoring the nation’s wild heart is paramount.

BRANDS

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Elliker | The Story

Born in a quiet corner of West Yorkshire, rooted in a deeper relationship with nature than most outdoor brands. Elliker is here for those who prefer slow adventure.

Direct from Down Under | Our Best Aussie Outdoor & EDC Brands

From Sea to Summit to Bellroy, discover the best Australian outdoor and lifestyle brands at WildBounds. Direct from Down Under, shipped from the UK.

VÅGA | The Story

A pandemic project born on the southern fringes of the Lake District, VÅGA set out to fix the one piece of running kit everyone had opinions about and nobody seemed happy with: the cap.

STYLE

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Two men sitting on a granite rock in a forest, laughing and relaxing in casual shorts.

From Trail to Tide: Seriously Good Shorts for Summer 2026

Retro chinos, technical hiking shorts, workwear canvas, surf trunks, amphib crossovers – we’ve got more shorts on WildBounds than you've had soggy bank holidays. Here’s our pick of the best, whatever the summer throws at you.

What’s your Sunski style?

Whether you’re a wind-burned alpinist, roving troubadour, beach bum or 4x4 fanatic, Californian brand Sunski has a set of sunnies for you.

Outdoor Gift-Giving Solved: What to Buy for Every Type of Adventurer

From outdoor cooking obsessives to vintage vanlifers, we’ve matched the best outdoor brands to every adventurer on your list.

CULTURE & PIONEERS

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Tall trees with golden-yellow autumn foliage rising from a carpet of copper leaves in the New Forest, their trunks green with moss. Image by allouphoto via Adobe Stock.

Forest Gold: Britain’s Best Places to See Autumn Leaves

Eight forests, gardens and arboretums where Britain’s woods put on their finest show – plus the science behind the colour, and a few tips for making the most of your walk.

Silhouette of a red deer stag at sunrise, head raised and antlers swept back, with a plume of breath glowing in the golden light. Photo by DreamsCanBe via Adobe Stock

The Deer Rut: Where to Watch Britain’s Wildest Autumn Spectacle

Every autumn, Britain’s stags settle their differences the loud way. Here’s where to find the best of the action, from wild moorland to country estates, and how to watch it safely.

Uffington White Horse. Prehistoric Bronze Age chalk hill figure Oxfordshire, England. Close up over head, eye, ears and neck. By David Matthew Lyons via Adobe Stock.

Walking into Other Worlds | Britain’s Real Fantasy Locations

From a chalk horse cut into Oxfordshire hillside to a Pembrokeshire beach scattered with painted pebbles, Britain is full of places where real and imagined worlds collide. Here are six locations that inspired some of fiction’s greatest fantasy writers.

OUTDOOR LARDER

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Puffball Mushroom Foraging Guide: Identification & Cooking

Distinctive and delicious, puffball mushrooms are an easy-to-identify fungi suitable for the novice forager. They taste great in Japanese Ramen dishes.

Last Place Never Felt So Good: Running the Madeira Ultra

Seasoned ultrarunner Sophie Ranson set out to run 104km across the Portuguese island paradise of Madeira. She got lost, nearly quit, hallucinated in the woods – and somehow ended up on the podium.

Life’s too short to drink bad coffee, even when you’re camping. To save you from sub-par brews, here’s how to make great-tasting coffee that’ll supercharge your mornings, wherever you wake up.

The WildBounds Map

OUR NEWEST STORIES

Hiking in the Troodos Mountains

Field Guide: Cyprus

Puffball Mushroom Foraging Guide: Identification & Cooking

Into the Wind: Solo Bikepacking Down Scotland’s Great North Trail

From Thurso to Struy the wrong way round – straight into a headwind – Paul Glendell rides the Great North Trail through the wild Flow Country, featuring remote glens and a cast of unforgettable characters.

Iron Ways and Old Wounds | Via Ferrata in the Dolomites

The Dolomites are famous for their world-class via ferrata – but for writer Nike Werstroh, it’s the wartime history hidden high in the mountains that keeps drawing her back.

Fellwalking With All The Feels | Trekking the Fjällräven Classic

Staged by Sweden’s best-loved outdoor brand, this multi-day trek is a unique melting pot of international outdoor culture that might just change your mind about the notion of ‘organised fun’.

Interview: Alice Goodridge, SwimWild

An evangelist for swimming in Scotland’s lochs and rivers, writer and wild swimmer Alice Goodridge reveals how her love of the water became a vocation that is tempting more and more Scots to take a dip.

No Straight Lines | The Story of Angelino Zeller, Paraclimber

In 2017, a freak mountain accident forced Austrian climber Angelino Zeller to take a new path. Six years on, he’s pushing the boundaries of paraclimbing further than ever before.

Get Geared Up for Interrailing

Interrailing around continental Europe was the essential 1970s backpacker travel experience – and now it’s back in a big way. If you're taking to the tracks, here’s all you need to travel in style and comfort.

Waterfall walks, rocky trails, frescoed Byzantine churches and wild mouflon high in the hills – a guidebook writer’s pick of the best hikes in Cyprus.

Paddle Loch Faskally, walk the Quiraing on Skye and cycle Loch Katrine. Some of the best outdoor adventures in Scotland in autumn, hand-picked by Fiona Outdoors.

From route-finding and ropework to shiver bivvies and the elusive search for water, here’s what I learnt from three days on one of Britain’s most celebrated mountaineering routes.

BUYING GUIDES

Picking the Perfect Pocket Knife

Direct from Down Under | Our Best Aussie Outdoor & EDC Brands

Trekking Poles Explained: The Ultimate Buying Guide

Not sure which pocket knife to carry? We cut through common blade shapes, types of steels, different locking styles and UK legalities to help you choose the right folding knife for camping and hiking.

When it comes to sleeping outdoors, most wild campers go for a tent. But we reckon the finest way to spend a night in the hills is nestled in a bivvy bag. To prove the point, here are five reasons why bivvying beats sleeping under canvas.

More speed, more stability, less strain on your knees – just three good reasons why experienced long-distance hikers almost always use trekking poles. Here’s everything you need to know before buying a pair.

Cyprus is far more than a beach break. Discover the best hiking in Cyprus, from Troodos waterfalls and Byzantine churches to wild Mediterranean coastal paths.

If you’re keen to explore the Northern Limestone Alps of Austria, the picturesque town of Filzmoos makes a great basecamp for the many accessible trails that run through the Dachstein Mountains

From storm-battered castles and Roman frontier walls to vast dark-sky forests and a wildlife-rich coastline, Northumberland is England’s most gloriously overlooked county.

From inspirational Instagrammers to hilariously entertaining Tik-Tokers, here are 10 of the best up-and-coming personalities in the outdoor and adventure scene.

If you’re looking for a daily dose of Instagram inspiration, here are ten incredible female adventurers who are guaranteed to liven up your feed.

Scotland’s iconic landscapes hide an uncomfortable truth: it’s one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world. The leader of rewilding charity ‘Scotland: The Big Picture’ explains why restoring the nation’s wild heart is paramount.

Born in a quiet corner of West Yorkshire, rooted in a deeper relationship with nature than most outdoor brands. Elliker is here for those who prefer slow adventure.

From Sea to Summit to Bellroy, discover the best Australian outdoor and lifestyle brands at WildBounds. Direct from Down Under, shipped from the UK.

A pandemic project born on the southern fringes of the Lake District, VÅGA set out to fix the one piece of running kit everyone had opinions about and nobody seemed happy with: the cap.

Retro chinos, technical hiking shorts, workwear canvas, surf trunks, amphib crossovers – we’ve got more shorts on WildBounds than you've had soggy bank holidays. Here’s our pick of the best, whatever the summer throws at you.

Whether you’re a wind-burned alpinist, roving troubadour, beach bum or 4x4 fanatic, Californian brand Sunski has a set of sunnies for you.

From outdoor cooking obsessives to vintage vanlifers, we’ve matched the best outdoor brands to every adventurer on your list.

Eight forests, gardens and arboretums where Britain’s woods put on their finest show – plus the science behind the colour, and a few tips for making the most of your walk.

Every autumn, Britain’s stags settle their differences the loud way. Here’s where to find the best of the action, from wild moorland to country estates, and how to watch it safely.

From a chalk horse cut into Oxfordshire hillside to a Pembrokeshire beach scattered with painted pebbles, Britain is full of places where real and imagined worlds collide. Here are six locations that inspired some of fiction’s greatest fantasy writers.

Distinctive and delicious, puffball mushrooms are an easy-to-identify fungi suitable for the novice forager. They taste great in Japanese Ramen dishes.

Learn to identify, pick and use sloe berries, from classic sloe gin to brined sloe olives, with our complete foraging guide.

The best thing about a proper campfire chilli? It makes enough for two nights. Here’s what to do with the rest of it.

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