Press Releases

Cut Hill Burial Cist and it’s context within a Prehistoric Ritual Landscape

Wednesday 28th August 2024
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The excitement generated by the recent discovery of a prehistoric burial cist at Cut Hill underlines Dartmoor’s significance as a complex archa…

Tom Greeves steps down as Chairman of The Dartmoor Society after 21 years

Sunday 28th April 2019
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Chris Chapman Chris Chapman After 21 years at the helm, founder and chairman of the Dartmoor Society Tom Greeves presided over his last Dartmoor Soc…

22nd Dartmoor Society Award (2019) presented to Doug and Claire King-Smith

Sunday 28th April 2019
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At the 21st Annual General Meeting of The Dartmoor Society, held at Scoriton on 13 April 2019, Dr Tom Greeves, retiring Chairman of The Dartmoor Soc…

Steward Community Woodland – How a Part of Dartmoor’s Soul Has Been Destroyed by Overbearing Authority

Wednesday 28th March 2018
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The announcement by Steward Community Woodland near Moretonhampstead that most of the twenty-one residents have now left, and that their homes and oth…

Dartmoor Society Award 2016

Tuesday 26th April 2016
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At the 18th Annual General Meeting of The Dartmoor Society, held at Belstone on 23 April 2016, Dr Tom Greeves, Chairman of The Dartmoor Society pres…

Launch of Soil Map of North & East Dartmoor

Tuesday 11th August 2015
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A pioneering Soil Map of North & East Dartmoor is to be launched at the Chagford Show on 20th August 2015. The wonders of Dartmoor ‘above …

The Dartmoor Society Award 2014

Wednesday 9th April 2014
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At the 16th Annual General Meeting of The Dartmoor Society, held at Scoriton on 5 April 2014, Dr Tom Greeves, Chairman of The Dartmoor Society prese…

Stop the Dartmoor Mires Project!

Saturday 22nd June 2013
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The following was issued as a Press Release on 12 June, 2013. STOP THE DARTMOOR MIRES PROJECT! – SCIENTIFICALLY UNJUSTIFIED MACHINE INTERFERENCE…