Camping laws

[pitchfork]

Right well basically I wanna go camping with 20 or so mates in a couple of weeks, we got tents and booze and everything but I need to know if its legal to camp on a public field and I don't need a permit or anything.

The field in question is severn fields to anyone who knows.

 

[stoofa]

Would have thought that depends entirely on what you mean by "public fields".
Wimbledon Common is a public field - wouldn't rate your chances of being able to simply roll-up and pitch there.
There will also be various by-laws in place to protect public areas from gypsy camps and the like which probably covers "camping" as a whole.

I would definitely contact the local council authority before you do this.