Act to save Dartmoor rainforest from sheep, urge campaigners Authorities asked to step in to protect Black-a-Tor Copse, an ancient temperate rainforest in Devon at risk from overgrazing The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2024
Mass trespass on Dartmoor to highlight England’s ‘piecemeal’ right to roam laws Campaigners say system often entails trespassing on private land to reach free-to-roam areas and call for Scotland-style rules The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 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
Country diary: Winter’s starling flocks give the illusion of abundance West Dartmoor: Their presence is strong right now in the skies, the muddy fields and my garden, charismatic in their swagger The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2023
Country diary: Thatching in the rain is unpleasant, but not impossible Poundsgate, Dartmoor, Devon: At one point, bundles I have spent hours preparing in the barn are lifted off the roof and scattered across the garden 30ft below The Guardian - UK · Nov 29, 2023
Campaigners urge Prince William to rewild Dartmoor farmland William became largest private landholder in the national park when he inherited Duchy of Cornwall The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023
Country diary: Quick thinking to save a slow worm West Dartmoor, Devon: The shape of these legless lizards is smooth and uniform, as if rolled by a child from Play-Doh The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2023
The best hotels in Devon 2023: Where to stay for romantic getaways, spa weekends and outdoor adventures With miles of coast, green countryside galore and a happening capital, this county has it all The Independent UK · Sep 27, 2023
Walker claims he saw big cat roaming on Dartmoor – and says he’s got the picture to prove it Walker claims animal spotted on Darmoor had metre-long tail The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2023
Country diary: A tiddler in the shadows Creason Wood, West Dartmoor: The river is in spate, meaning there’s more food than usual. And lurking in the murk are brown trout The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2023
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
‘It’s for the people’: wild campers enjoy court victory on Dartmoor Outdoor adventurers return to national park after ruling in appeal that restored right to wild camp The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2023
Labour would extend right to wild camp to all English national parks Move comes as campaigners call for wider access to land after court of appeal ruling on Dartmoor case says activity is lawful The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2023
Carry on Bikepacking (and Wild Camping) as Dartmoor National Park wins appeal against previous ban Dartmoor is once again open for bikepacking and wild camping after wealthy landowners' lawyers arguments are thrown out by High Court judges Bike Perfect · Aug 2, 2023
The Week · Aug 2, 2023 Dartmoor and the right to roam in England A ruling that members of the public have the right to wild-camp in Dartmoor National Park has been welcomed by “right-to-roam” activists who claim that swathes of England’s countryside are unfairly off limits.
Advnture · Jul 31, 2023 Dartmoor wild camping allowed again after campaigners' successful court appeal Campaigners win court appeal that banned right to camp in English National Park
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 Tell us: are you planning to wild camp on Dartmoor? We want to hear from people who plan to camp on Dartmoor following the court appeal victory
The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023 Dartmoor wild camping ban lifted as campaigners win battle against wealthy landowners Judges rule unanimously to overturn decision removing rare right to wild camp without landowner’s permission
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
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 Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023 Court of Appeal hears challenge over right to wild camp on Dartmoor A judge previously ruled that people do not have the right to camp overnight on Dartmoor Commons with landowners’ permission.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023 Prince William to expand Duchy of Cornwall’s temperate rainforest Duchy hopes to at least double size of Wistman’s Wood, a 3 hectare fragment of ancient woodland, by 2040
The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2023 King Charles and Prince William face fight over taxpayer funds on Dartmoor More than £13m of subsidies mainly paid to tenants of Duchy of Cornwall have done little to restore nature in national park
The Week · May 15, 2023 Bovey Castle review: a truly beautiful stay in Dartmoor National Park Originally opened in 1930 by Great Western Railways as a hotel and golf resort, Bovey Castle – or Bovey Castle Hotel and Spa to give its full name – is a genuinely impressive site. Those railway people knew what they were doing frankly as, it must be said, do current…