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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Tom Wall

Landowner to launch legal fight that could end Dartmoor wild camping

Wild camping protest on the Blachford estate.
Protesters on the Darwalls’ Blachford estate. Dartmoor is the only place in England and Wales where it is legal to wild camp in designated areas. Photograph: Gillian Healey/Handout

A wealthy landowner is pressing ahead with legal moves that could threaten the right of backpackers and youth groups to wild camp on Dartmoor.

A small group of right-to-roam activists built a protest camp over the weekend on the estate owned by Alexander Darwall and his wife, who are challenging the legal basis of bylaws that allow for wild camping on the moor, despite a growing outcry from local people, hikers and environmentalists.

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