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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Clea Skopeliti

‘It’s for the people’: wild campers enjoy court victory on Dartmoor

Sunset at Hookney Tor on Dartmoor
Sunset at Hookney Tor on Dartmoor, the only national park in England where there is a right to wild camp. Photograph: ASC Photography/Alamy

Outdoor adventurers have laced up their hiking boots and headed back on to Dartmoor to celebrate the restoration of the right to wild camp in the only national park in England where such a freedom exists.

Adrian Partridge was among those spending a night under the stars to commemorate the court ruling on Monday. Partridge, 63, camped on Dartmoor on Thursday night with his son Oli, 22, who suggested the trip after the judgment.

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