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Landowners win legal challenge over Dartmoor wild camping

Alexander and Diana Darwall had argued that some wild campers on their land caused problems to livestock and the environment.

The Independent UK

Right to wild camp in England lost in Dartmoor court case

Wealthy landowner Alexander Darwall wins case against national park after arguing right to pitch tent on moors did not exist

The Guardian - UK

Dartmoor camping ban could hit birdwatchers and climbers, court told

National park argues attempt by landowner to stop people sleeping overnight could restrict other ‘sedentary pursuits’

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Landowners’ legal challenge is ‘attack’ on Dartmoor wild camping, court told

Alexander and Diana Darwall believe that camping “often creates problems and risks” which are “getting worse”.

The Independent UK

High court to rule on attempt to ban wild camping on Dartmoor

Landowner Alexander Darwall is seeking to overturn legally enshrined right to camp wild in national park

The Guardian - UK

Wild campers to protest against landowner’s bid to ban Dartmoor camping

High court will rule next week on challenge brought by Alexander Darwall to remove right to wild camp on moor

The Guardian - UK

Real-life 'Hound of the Baskervilles' spotted on Dartmoor in eerie photo by walker

Matthew Peek was out in Dartmoor National Park with his girlfriend when he snapped a picture that he later discovered seemingly showed a mysterious 'beast'

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Funding cuts leave England’s national parks facing ‘existential crisis’

Latest figures suggest the 10 park authorities will have to make cuts of £16m between them over the next three years

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: A monster moth of gothic beauty

West Dartmoor, Devon: Most famous for its use in The Silence of the Lambs, the death’s-head hawkmoth is a harmless and subtly stunning creature

The Guardian - UK

Landowner to launch legal fight that could end Dartmoor wild camping

Alexander Darwall lodges papers seeking end to camping on moorland without permission

The Guardian - UK

Butterflywatch: rare high brown fritillary thrives on Dartmoor

Species declined by 96% since 1950s but this summer numbers are strong in south-west England

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: From out of a ditch rises this stunning rarity

West Dartmoor, Devon: Only a handful of sites in southern England and Wales are home to the exquisite southern damselfly, and this is one

The Guardian - UK

Carry on wild camping – and stay alert through the night

Letters: Alison Clarke recalls her honeymoon spent hiking on Dartmoor, while Val Mainwood remembers an eventful Girl Guides expedition in North Yorkshire and Jim Grindle calls for beauty spots to allow wild camping

The Guardian - UK

Young man, 22, dies while watching sunset at Summer Solstice celebrations in Dartmoor

The young man had joined crowds who had gathered in the national park to watch the sunset on the UK's longest day but tragically suffered a cardiac arrest and died at the scene

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The Guardian - UK

National park authority defends wild camping rights on Dartmoor

Wealthy landowners have filed a high court case to ‘clarify’ law around public access to the moor

Wales Online

Bobbi-Anne McLeod killer's twisted internet search history, how he kidnapped teen and chilling words he told her before murder

Bobbi-Anne went missing after leaving to catch a bus near her home on the night of November 20 2021. Cody Ackland, 24, has been sentenced to life in prison after admitting her murder.

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: Just me, a cuckoo and a misty moor

West Dartmoor, Devon: I feel increasingly lucky to see this eccentric annual visitor. On this occasion, just the call will do

Bristol Post

Big cat resembling a 'panther' spotted near Frome

The witness said it could also have been a "puma"

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The Independent UK

Dartmoor wildfire: Major incident declared as huge blaze raged through national park

Blaze was accidental, firefighters say

Daily Mirror

Dartmoor wildfires rage through the night as 60 firefighters battle huge blaze

Firefighters are tackling a "major incident" on the Dartmoor hillside with wildfire threatening to get out of control and dramatic images showing the flames lighting up the night sky

The Guardian - UK

Mark Beeson obituary

Other lives: Playwright, poet, primatologist, ecologist, and founder of MED Theatre, a focus of rural community drama on Dartmoor

The Guardian - UK

10 of Britain’s wildest adventures for 2022

Cycle through the Highlands, sail around the UK, run across Wales, photograph wildlife on Dartmoor … and more fabulous activities

Evening Standard

Sailing, surfing and wild swimming: lesser-known UK summer travel ideas for 2022

From desolate desert at Dungeness to breathtaking wilderness on the Isle of Sheppey and crystal clear Scottish waters, Jess & Charlie, aka The Travel Project, are on a mission to uncover Britain’s best kept secrets

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