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Short Film: Four Seasons on Dartmoor

Dartmoor Society member Steve Lavelle has shared with us a beautifully made short film he has produced, entitled ‘Four Seasons on Dartmoor&rsquo…

Lew Trenchard Church, the Forgotten Garden and Coombe Trenchard Manor

Our Dartmoor Society Members had an absolute treat on Wednesday 19th September 2018 when we had three fascinating visits in one. The theme of this e…

Dartmoor Resonance Music Festival Report

Photo by Chris Chapman The Dartmoor Society has now published a full report on the Dartmoor Resonance Music Festival. You can download it in PDF forma…

Widecombe Fair 2018

On Tuesday 11th September 2018 the Dartmoor Society was delighted to attend Widecombe Fair. Despite the weather being rather windy and quite showery…

Change of PO Box address

Please note that from today, 10th September 2018, the Dartmoor Society’s PO Box address  has changed to the following: The Dartmoor Society…

Corringdon Farm Visit

On Wednesday 22nd August 2018, 32 Members congregated at the superbly situated Corringdon Farm near South Brent courtesy of our hosts Philip and Cha…

Chagford Show 2018

On Thursday 16th August 2018 was the 118th Chagford Agricultural and Horticultural Show and as usual it offered a unique mix of farming, crafts and …

Gidleigh Common Day

A day event, hosted by the Dartmoor Society, was held on Gidleigh Common and at Gidleigh Village Hall on Wednesday 18 July 2018. Its primary purpose …

Okehampton Camp Visit

The conditions could not have been more perfect for 28 Dartmoor Society members when we arrived at Okehampton Camp at 9am sharp on the morning of We…

Digital Editions of Dr Tim Harrod’s Soil Map and Book

You can now access Dr Tim Harrod’s Soil Map and the associated 384-page illustrated book ‘Soils in Devon IX’ online. Recently descri…

Dartmoor Resonance Music Festival Programme

Dartmoor Resonance and the Story of Dartmoor Music, A5 size, 64 pages, full colour, written and compiled by Tom Greeves, tells the story of Dartmoor …

Hillyfield Woodland Visit

On Wednesday 9th May 2018, nineteen members congregated in the Car Parking area just inside the gates of Doug and Claire’s 45-acre woodland Es…