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Right to Roam campaigners gather on Dartmoor to celebrate winning legal battle for wild camping rights - and call for more widespread change

Speakers at the rally thanked the wealthy landowner who tried to end the practice for energising the movement, and demanded improved access rights across the whole country

Advnture · May 27, 2025

Blissful isolation: wild camping on Dartmoor to celebrate a protected right

Backpack camping is defended after a supreme court ruling, securing access to a unique experience of nature in England

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2025

Wild camping on Dartmoor is legal, supreme court rules

Case came to supreme court after court of appeal determined the term ‘open-air recreation’ included camping

The Guardian - UK · May 21, 2025

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Wild campers set to find out if they’re banned from Dartmoor after wealthy couple’s bid to keep public off their land

Alexander and Diana Darwall are challenging the decision to overturn a ban on wild camping on their land, with lawyers for the couple claiming only walking or horseriding is allowed

The Independent UK · May 20, 2025

Victory at last! Right to wild camp on Dartmoor saved as Supreme Court rules against landowners in final decision

We hear from the campaigners who led the fight for the right to roam and sleep out on the moor, and find out where the campaign for better access goes from here

Advnture · May 20, 2025

Wild camping on Dartmoor not a significant fire risk, research shows

Exclusive: Data on number and nature of wildfires at odds with claims of landowner seeking to ban wild camping

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2024

Picnicking on Dartmoor is trespassing, landowner’s lawyers tell court

Alexander Darwall, owner of Blachford estate in national park, is challenging the right to wild camping

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2024

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The future of wild camping in England and Wales hangs in the balance at the Supreme Court as decision looms

Dartmoor is the last place in England and Wales where people can sleep under the stars without seeking permission or paying for the privilege – campaigners face their final battle today

Advnture · Oct 8, 2024

"There’s a bigger issue at stake here" – protests going ahead this weekend as Dartmoor wild camping case heads back to court

Tuesday's court case will be the final judgment on whether England can retain it's last remaining wild camping spot

Advnture · Oct 3, 2024

"Our right to sleep under the stars is under threat" – rallies planned as court set to rule on Dartmoor camping access

England's access to the outdoors hangs in the balance with the upcoming Supreme Court case

Advnture · Sep 19, 2024

How I found my Dartmoor moment with the gift of wild camping

The freedom to wild camp can make hiking among the majestic tors and ancient forests even more rewarding, but this right is at risk

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24, 2024

Landowner’s supreme court case threatens Dartmoor wild camping victory

Alexander Darwall is challenging decision last year to overturn ban on wild camping on the moors

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024

Monday briefing: The long legal fight for the ‘right to roam’ England’s countryside

In today’s newsletter: Will a court case over wild camping on Dartmoor spark bigger campaigns to open up more private green space?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2023

Campers go wild on Dartmoor after the court sides with outdoor sleepers

Wild camping is legal on Dartmoor once more – but the short-lived ban has given the battle for better access to the outdoors a massive boost

T3 · Aug 6, 2023

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Evening Standard · Aug 2, 2023

Royal Marine commandos lose assault rifle in Dartmoor while on training exercise

Royal Marine commandos have misplaced an assault rifle during a training exercise in Dartmoor.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2023

The Guardian view on wild camping at Dartmoor: immersion in beauty is legal after all

Editorial: An attempt to ban backpackers from one of England’s most beautiful national parks has failed. Now we need a wider conversation about access to nature

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023

Dartmoor wild camping: What next and how did we get here?

A bitter dispute between a millionaire hedge fund manager and campers he tried to ban from pitching up on his land may have come to an end, Matt Mathers reports

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2023

Wild camping allowed on Dartmoor again after court appeal succeeds

Dartmoor National Park Authority had appealed against January high court ruling that outlawed practice

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The Guardian - UK · Jul 18, 2023

Camping not recreation ‘because you are just asleep’, Dartmoor appeal told

Court told wild camping is not open-air recreation as park authority appeals against recent ban

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2023

‘Captured the public zeitgeist’: Court to hear appeal against England wild camping ban

Dartmoor ruling has sparked mass trespasses that may lead to biggest shake-up of land rights in a generation

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023

Landowner accuses Dartmoor officials of ‘acting like campaigners’

Dartmoor National Park Authority is preparing to appeal against court decision to overturn right to wild camp

The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023

Dartmoor wild camping hopes rise as park wins right to appeal against ban

Authority given permission to challenge high court ruling in favour of landowner

The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2023

Tale of two tribes in Dartmoor wild camping row

A bitter dispute between a millionaire hedge fund boss and the campers he has banned from pitching on the land he owns is reaching boiling point, Matt Mathers reports

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2023

Dartmoor park launches attempt to appeal against wild camping ruling

Lawyers argue judgment to end wild camping without landowner’s permission may be flawed

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2023

Thousands march across Dartmoor to demand right to wild camp

More than 3,000 people protest on estate of Alexander Darwall after his court victory ends right to wild camp in England

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