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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton Environment reporter

Landowner accuses Dartmoor officials of ‘acting like campaigners’

Dartmoor sign
Backpack camping, also known as wild camping, was this year made illegal on Dartmoor without landowner permission. Photograph: Harry Trump/Getty Images

A wealthy landowner has accused Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA) officials of “acting like campaigners” as they prepare to appeal against a court decision to overturn the right to wild camp.

Earlier this year, as a result of a court case brought by a local landowner, backpack camping, also known as wild camping, was made illegal on Dartmoor without landowner permission, overturning what campaigners claim was a long-held right to camping on the moor.

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