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The Latest Breaking News from Dartmoor

Pine martens return to Dartmoor after 150-year absence

Fifteen of the nimble, tree-climbing mammals were released last month at secret locations in Devon

The Guardian - UK

"Our right to sleep under the stars is under threat" – rallies planned as court set to rule on Dartmoor camping access

England's access to the outdoors hangs in the balance with the upcoming Supreme Court case

Advnture

Act to save Dartmoor rainforest from sheep, urge campaigners

Authorities asked to step in to protect Black-a-Tor Copse, an ancient temperate rainforest in Devon at risk from overgrazing

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Mass trespass on Dartmoor to highlight England’s ‘piecemeal’ right to roam laws

Campaigners say system often entails trespassing on private land to reach free-to-roam areas and call for Scotland-style rules

The Guardian - UK

Landowner’s supreme court case threatens Dartmoor wild camping victory

Alexander Darwall is challenging decision last year to overturn ban on wild camping on the moors

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: Winter’s starling flocks give the illusion of abundance

West Dartmoor: Their presence is strong right now in the skies, the muddy fields and my garden, charismatic in their swagger

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: Thatching in the rain is unpleasant, but not impossible

Poundsgate, Dartmoor, Devon: At one point, bundles I have spent hours preparing in the barn are lifted off the roof and scattered across the garden 30ft below

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Campaigners urge Prince William to rewild Dartmoor farmland

William became largest private landholder in the national park when he inherited Duchy of Cornwall

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: Quick thinking to save a slow worm

West Dartmoor, Devon: The shape of these legless lizards is smooth and uniform, as if rolled by a child from Play-Doh

The Guardian - UK

The best hotels in Devon 2023: Where to stay for romantic getaways, spa weekends and outdoor adventures

With miles of coast, green countryside galore and a happening capital, this county has it all

The Independent UK

Walker claims he saw big cat roaming on Dartmoor – and says he’s got the picture to prove it

Walker claims animal spotted on Darmoor had metre-long tail

The Independent UK

Country diary: A tiddler in the shadows

Creason Wood, West Dartmoor: The river is in spate, meaning there’s more food than usual. And lurking in the murk are brown trout

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: The long legal fight for the ‘right to roam’ England’s countryside

In today’s newsletter: Will a court case over wild camping on Dartmoor spark bigger campaigns to open up more private green space?

The Guardian - UK

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

Outdoor adventurers return to national park after ruling in appeal that restored right to wild camp

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Labour would extend right to wild camp to all English national parks

Move comes as campaigners call for wider access to land after court of appeal ruling on Dartmoor case says activity is lawful

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Carry on Bikepacking (and Wild Camping) as Dartmoor National Park wins appeal against previous ban

Dartmoor is once again open for bikepacking and wild camping after wealthy landowners' lawyers arguments are thrown out by High Court judges

The Week

Dartmoor and the right to roam in England

A ruling that members of the public have the right to wild-camp in Dartmoor National Park has been welcomed by “right-to-roam” activists who claim that swathes of England’s countryside are unfairly off limits.

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Dartmoor wild camping allowed again after campaigners' successful court appeal

Campaigners win court appeal that banned right to camp in English National Park

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The Independent UK

Dartmoor wild camping: What next and how did we get here?

A bitter dispute between a millionaire hedge fund manager and campers he tried to ban from pitching up on his land may have come to an end, Matt Mathers reports

The Guardian - UK

Tell us: are you planning to wild camp on Dartmoor?

We want to hear from people who plan to camp on Dartmoor following the court appeal victory

The Independent UK

Dartmoor wild camping ban lifted as campaigners win battle against wealthy landowners

Judges rule unanimously to overturn decision removing rare right to wild camp without landowner’s permission

The Guardian - UK

Wild camping allowed on Dartmoor again after court appeal succeeds

Dartmoor National Park Authority had appealed against January high court ruling that outlawed practice

The Guardian - UK

Camping not recreation ‘because you are just asleep’, Dartmoor appeal told

Court told wild camping is not open-air recreation as park authority appeals against recent ban

The Independent UK

Court of Appeal hears challenge over right to wild camp on Dartmoor

A judge previously ruled that people do not have the right to camp overnight on Dartmoor Commons with landowners’ permission.

The Guardian - UK

Prince William to expand Duchy of Cornwall’s temperate rainforest

Duchy hopes to at least double size of Wistman’s Wood, a 3 hectare fragment of ancient woodland, by 2040

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