Fears Natural England may lose powers amid row with Dartmoor farmers Tory MPs call for ministers, not watchdog, to make decisions on sites of special scientific interest The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2023
Bannau Brycheiniog: new name for the park but poor state of nature harder to fix The former Brecon Beacons has acknowledged it is facing an onslaught of environmental threats – with the UK’s national parks from Dartmoor to the Cairngorms facing similar pressures The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2023
Park authority members back appeal against Dartmoor wild camping ruling Farmers Alexander and Diana Darwall brought the successful legal challenge against the DNPA, claiming some campers cause problems to livestock. The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2023
Landowner accuses Dartmoor officials of ‘acting like campaigners’ Dartmoor National Park Authority is preparing to appeal against court decision to overturn right to wild camp The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023
Park authority can appeal against Dartmoor wild camping ruling In January, a judge concluded that a nearly 40-year-old piece of legislation did not provide a right to wild camp on Dartmoor. The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023
Dartmoor wild camping hopes rise as park wins right to appeal against ban Authority given permission to challenge high court ruling in favour of landowner The Guardian - UK · Apr 5, 2023
Tory MPs and farmers in clash with Natural England over Dartmoor sheep Move to stop overgrazing harming bird habitats would ‘destroy ancient tradition’ and harm business, say MPs The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023
Country diary: The dawn chorus here begins with a quack West Dartmoor, Devon: They’re my harbingers of spring – a pair of mallards that arrive in the garden to nibble on the grain beneath the bird feeders The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2023
Poem of the week: Letter to a Land Owner by Sean Borodale A poem in response to the ban on wild camping in Dartmoor – a quiet, tender appeal against the belief that ‘powerful landscapes are only for the wealthy’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2023
This land is our land – but greed is trumping freedom Letters: It seems we have no right to be on this planet without the permission of landowners, writes Peter Reilly; plus letters from Linda Gresham and Paul Dobbs The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023
Loving homes needed for mini ponies and donkeys following 'heartbreaking' centre closure The Miniature Pony Centre near Moretonhampstead on Dartmoor is looking to find 'loving, forever homes' for its animals once it shuts its doors to the public for the final time Daily Mirror · Jan 30, 2023
Tale of two tribes in Dartmoor wild camping row A bitter dispute between a millionaire hedge fund boss and the campers he has banned from pitching on the land he owns is reaching boiling point, Matt Mathers reports The Independent UK · Jan 28, 2023
Dartmoor park launches attempt to appeal against wild camping ruling Lawyers argue judgment to end wild camping without landowner’s permission may be flawed The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2023
Labour government would pass right to roam act and reverse Dartmoor ban Exclusive: Shadow environment secretary Jim McMahon says access to land and waterways ‘needs to change’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2023 It’s good to give your books a new lease of shelf life Brief letters: Donating to charity | Death of a king | War dead | Dartmoor | Jacinda Ardern
The Conversation · Jan 23, 2023 Dartmoor wild camping ban shows why Britain needs a universal right to roam When the owners of the 4,000-acre Blachford estate in Dartmoor, a vast moorland in south-west England, recently won the right to exclude campers from their land, it demonstrated how fragile the right to enjoy Britain’s countryside is.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2023 Thousands march across Dartmoor to demand right to wild camp More than 3,000 people protest on estate of Alexander Darwall after his court victory ends right to wild camp in England
The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2023 Dartmoor landowner who won wild camping ban may be putting rare beetle at risk Exclusive: Alexander Darwall, who said he brought case to improve conservation, is releasing pheasants near protected woodland
The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023 The UK government knows it’s on borrowed time – that’s why it’s tearing up our freedoms In relationships, controlling and coercive behaviour is now a criminal offence. In British politics, it is glorified, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023 ‘Nothing can take its place’: dismayed Dartmoor wild campers share memories Lovers of the national park mourn loss of right to camp – for some a balm for their mental health, for others a rite of passage
The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023 MP who received donation from landowner refuses to criticise Dartmoor camping decision Totnes MP Anthony Mangnall was given £5,000 according to parliament’s register of members’ interests in 2020
Daily Mirror · Jan 17, 2023 Two national parks in UK revealed as the best in Europe for hikers - see the full list The New Forest and Lake District are the best national parks in Europe for hiking trails, according to an analysis of the areas by outdoor specialists Cotswolds
The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2023 The Dartmoor wild camping ban further limits our right to roam. It must be fought The high court ruling is an outrage when we are already banned from 92% of the country’s land, says writer and science communicator Sophie Pavelle
The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2023 ‘Something beautiful has been taken away’: campaigners vow to fight ban on Dartmoor camping A judge’s decision making it unlawful to pitch a tent on the moors without the landowner’s permission is set to spark a wave of right-to-roam protests
The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023 Dartmoor wild camping ruling ‘huge step backward’ Farmers Alexander and Diana Darwall brought a successful legal challenge over wild camping.