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Work of the South West Peatland Partnership at Gnat’s Head branded ‘Pointless Vandalism’ by former Dartmoor Society Chair Tom Greeves
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The work of South West Water under the auspices of the South West Peatland Partnership has always been controversial in the eyes of the Dartmoor Socie…
Cut Hill Burial Cist and it’s context within a Prehistoric Ritual Landscape
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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…
Alan Endacott is presented with The Dartmoor Society Award for 2024
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We were truly delighted to present Alan Endacott with The Dartmoor Society Award for 2024 at our AGM earlier this year. Alan contunies to be a guiding…
Letter challenging Wild Justice by Alan Endacott, former Vice-Chairman of The Dartmoor Society.
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In July 2024 Wild Justice announced a legal challenge concerning over-grazing on Dartmoor Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). They wrote to…
Letter challenging Wild Justice by Tom Greeves, former Chairman of the Dartmoor Society
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In July 2024, Wild Justice announced a legal challenge concerning the over-grazing of Dartmoor Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). They wro…
A report on our Farming Forum submitted to Oke Links magazine. May 2024
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Janet Dwyer, Layland Branfield and Adrian Colston. Photo: Mike Rego
The Dartmoor Society regularly hosts public events that focus attention on the Dar…
Government response to the Fursdon Review of Protected Sites on Dartmoor is published.
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The DNPA has today sent out a news release stating that the Dartmoor National Park and all its partners welcome the publication of the government resp…
John Walters is presented with The Dartmoor Society award for 2023
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Each year the Dartmoor Society recognises the work of an individual or organisation that has made a special contribution to Dartmoor. Last year John…
Mike Sampson’s Dartmoor Rainfall Report for 2023
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Dartmoor Society member, Mike Sampson, has been monitoring the weather on Dartmoor for over 50 years. Formerly with the Environment Agency and now i…
The battle over wild camping will now go to the Supreme Court. Western Morning News 13 January
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It seems that the battle over the right to ‘wild camp’ on Dartmoor has not yet run its course. The Western Morning News reports that lawye…
New report from Exeter University on the progress of peat restoration on Dartmoor
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Here is a transcript of the latest scientific information about peat restoration on Dartmoor. Whilst are positives (rise in water table and growin…