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The Supreme Court’s ruling on allowing wild camping in Dartmoor National Park is a win for outdoor enthusiasts, says adventurer Phoebe Smith ...
The Dartmoor wild camping tradition was thrown into question in January 2023, ... Follow BBC Devon on X, Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to spotlight@bbc.co.uk.
Wild camping for women: what I learnt from taking a trip to Dartmoor in winter, including where to pitch the tent, safety tips and the best kit to pack ...
News; Devon News; Dartmoor; Map of Dartmoor wild camping and why there is a ban It follows the controversial High Court ruling which overturned the presumed automatic right to camp on the Moor ...
Freedom to wild camp on more than 12,000 acres of land on Dartmoor has been lost, campaigners claim. It follows the controversial High Court ruling which overturned the presumed automatic right to ...
Wild camping has long been legal in Scotland under the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003, ... Devon County Council says it is planning a "repair blitz" in some locations. 1 day ago.
Hot topic: why wild camping on the UK's Dartmoor has been restored. Up until a recent ban, Dartmoor was the last place in England and Wales where the public had the right to freely sleep beneath ...
Campers descended on the beauty spot last night to sing, dance and play music after appeal judges overturned a controversial ban imposed earlier this year.
A long-running legal challenge over the right to wild camp on Dartmoor is being heard at the Supreme Court in London. Alexander and Diana Darwall are challenging a Court of Appeal ruling, which ...
"It can teach you so much, so much within yourself, and about the environment - it becomes addictive," said Becky Harrison of going wild camping. The 52-year-old from the South Hams in Devon first ...
Read more: Why wild camping should be a basic human right However, even straight-line routes shouldn’t be taken for granted as there aren’t signs or paths telling you where to go, and Dartmoor ...
Victorious campaigners have celebrated on Dartmoor after winning the right to pitch their tents once again. Campers descended on the beauty spot last night to sing, dance and play their music ...