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Management of Dartmoor Needs Urgent Reform. Tom Greeves WMN 19 September 2023
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Management of Dartmoor Needs Urgent Reform. Tom Greeves article in Western Morning News 19 December 2023
Dartmoor Society chair Tom Greeves gives h…
Report published 13 December. David Fursdon’s Independent review of protected site management on Dartmoor
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On 13 December 2023 the Independent Review of Dartmoor Protected Sites was published. It is copied here in full along with the link to the page on www…
Dartmoor’s temperate rainforests: past, present and future.
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Over 100 people attended our day of talks at the Fingle Bridge Inn on Friday 11 November 2023
Thank you to everyone who was there and especially to th…
Landscapes of Extraction: Dartmoor to West Penwith – steps towards Culture and Nature in balance.
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Report on the talk by Tom Greeves to the joint Cornwall Archaeological Society and Devon Archaeological Society symposium, Landscapes of Extraction: h…
Belstone Botanical Walk: July 2022
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Last year Bill Murray organised a walk from Belstone led by Andrew Terry and accompanied by other botanists, Endymion Beer, Hilary Marshall and Janet …
CURRENT APPROACHES TO PEATLAND RESTORATION ON DARTMOOR
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An open meeting of the Dartmoor Society gathered in Belstone Village Hall on 20 September 2023 to hear a presentation by two officers of the South Wes…
Current approaches to peatland restoration on Dartmoor. Full report to follow.
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On Wednesday 20 September we organised a talk at Belstone Village Hall to hear more about the current approaches to peatland restoration on Dartmoor.Â…
Independent Review of Protected Site Management on Dartmoor. Submission by Dr Tom Greeves
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We are always keen to hear what Tom Greeves has to say about Dartmoor and were especially keen to read his submission to the Dartmoor Independent Revi…
The Dartmoor Society submission to the Dartmoor Independent Evidence Review. October 2023
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The Dartmoor Society submission to the Dartmoor Independent Evidence Review. October 2023
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The Dartmoor Society believes that the ta…
Yennadon Quarry Consultation from DNPA September 2023
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The Dartmoor Society has taken an interest in the quarry industry on Dartmoor.
Here is our responce to the following planning application.
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A tribute to Tanya Welch who was secretary of the Dartmoor Society from 2011 – 2020
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It is with sadness this week that we learn of the death of Tanya Welch who served as secretary of the Dartmoor Society from 2011 to 2020.
As well as p…
Letter to MP’s by Alan Endacott
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In April 2023 Alan Endacott, former chair of the Dartmoor Society, wrote to MP’s raising his concerns about the proposals to remove livestock f…