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Response to the Dartmoor National Park Authority Dartmoor Byelaw Review
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You can see the side by side comparison of proposed and existing byelaws and other reference material on the DNPA website.
The wording of the Dartmoor…
Thanks to Barrie Quilliam for long-standing service on the Dartmoor Society committee
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The AGM provided an opportunity to present former committee member Barrie Quilliam with a framed photograph of Week Down Cross by Chris Chapman.
It w…
Presentation of the Dartmoor Society Award 2020 to our former chairman, Dr Tom Greeves
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The Jubilee Hall, Chagford was the venue for our AGM on 14th August and our special guests were Tom and Lis Greeves. Tom was the recipient of last ye…
Dartmoor Society Statement on Peatland Conservation and Restoration
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Dartmoor is recognised as one of the foremost cultural landscapes in the UK and the Dartmoor Society places equal value on the cultural and the natura…
Letter to BBC Points of View
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22nd February 2021
Dear BBC,
The past twelve months have seen unprecedented numbers of people visiting our wonderful National Parks but this, in turn,…
An Open Letter to the Peatland Partnership
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18th February, 2021
Dear Colleagues,
Recent events on Whitehorse Hill, Dartmoor, including the damming of the Higher Phillpotts Peat Pass, have raised…
Dartmoor: A Fair Deal for the Hills – a film by Chris Chapman and Kate King
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In recognition of the efforts of many people to maintain a healthy balance of habitats and farming interests on the Dartmoor Commons, it seems a good …
Report on Virtual Annual General Meeting held on 21st October 2020
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Thank you to all members who returned their voting forms for the 2020 Virtual AGM. Apart from a couple of abstentions, respondents voted in favour of …
Response to News Item in The Times, 18th September – Removal of Sheep from Okehampton Commons
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You may have seen recent press reports regarding Natural England requiring all sheep to be removed from Okehampton Commons over the winter. This, of …
Virtual AGM 2020
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We had hoped to be able to hold our postponed AGM in the autumn, possibly as an outdoor event. However, as the rules stand and with the threat of a se…
Revised Comments on the Draft Dartmoor National Park Management Plan 2020–2025
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The revised comments below were recently submitted to Dartmoor National Park by our Acting Chairman, Alan Endacott, as The Dartmoor Society’s of…
Dartmoor Society Statement on Climate Change