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Pat Kinsella

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

An access campaigner holds a banner saying 'Save Dartmoor Save Wild Camping' in front of a crag on Dartmoor National Park during an event in October 2024.

Today, Right to Roam campaigners won their final battle to preserve the long-cherished right to wild camp on Dartmoor.

The Supreme Court threw out an appeal by wealthy landowner Alexander Darwall, who had claimed that laws designed to preserve public access to Dartmoor did not explicitly mention camping and therefore there was no right to pitch up on the historic moor.

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