Wild camping on Dartmoor not a significant fire risk, research shows

The data shows a peak in the number of wildfires on Dartmoor during March and April, when landowners burn sections of the moor to create new shoots and sweeter pasture for grazing animals. Photograph: Peter Crome/Alamy

Wild camping is not a significant fire risk on Dartmoor, data shows, despite claims by a wealthy landowner who has been trying to ban the practice.

The supreme court is deciding on a case brought by the hedge fund manager Alexander Darwall, who is seeking to remove the right to camp on Dartmoor without landowner permission.