Wealthy landowners lose Supreme Court case to restrict wild camping on Dartmoor

Landowners Alexander and Diana Darwall argued that campers were causing problems for the environment - (Getty/iStock)

A wealthy landowning couple have lost a Supreme Court case to restrict wild camping on Dartmoor, in the latest twist in the dispute over public access to the commons.

A bitter row began when Alexander and Diana Darwall argued that some campers were causing problems for livestock and the environment.