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Wild camping will once again be allowed all across Dartmoor after the High Court overturned a ruling brought by a wealthy landowner. Camping on the National Park had been assumed to be allowed ...
Dartmoor wild campers are being urged to "tread lightly and leave no trace", by the park authority after the ruling. 'Sense prevailed' Wild camping has long been legal in Scotland under the Land ...
Wild camping is "not about large tents and fairy lights", Dartmoor's authority has said after a court decision affirming the right to pitch a tent on the moor.
Hundreds of people gathered at Hound Tor on Dartmoor on Sunday, despite very heavy rain, to walk together across the commons, gather together and show support as the battle to protect the historic ...
The Dartmoor wild camping tradition was thrown into question in January 2023, when landowners Alexander and Diana Darwall won a High Court ruling that gave them the right to remove campers from ...
Wild camping on Dartmoor must "leave no trace" under the agreement Dr Kevin Bishop, chief executive of DNPA, said: "We have all worked quickly and collectively to ensure clarity is provided.
Mr Leader said the Darwalls had a “narrow” interpretation of the 1985 act, adding that wild camping was a form of recreation “enjoyed on Dartmoor for over 100 years”.
Wild camping is legal on Dartmoor once more – but the short-lived ban has given the battle for better access to the outdoors a massive boost. T3. Smarter living since 1996. US Edition ...
Yesterday (January 18) the Dartmoor Commons Owners' Association and the National Park Authority met to discuss ways in which the future of wild camping can be safeguarded and ensured.
Dartmoor bosses have sought to quell fears of a wild camping ban after forging a new deal with landowners. The "agreement on principle" followed a summit on Wednesday between park bosses and ...
Wild camping is "not about large tents and fairy lights", Dartmoor's authority has said after a court decision affirming the right to pitch a tent on the moor. Supreme Court judges unanimously ...