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Decision day for wild camping on Dartmoor looms

A campaigning group is planning to hold a rally on Dartmoor on bank holiday Monday, 26 May, regardless of the outcome of a Supreme Court case that could affect public rights to wild camp on the moor. The Stars Are For Everyone, one of several groups ...

16 May 2025 at 16:45

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Supreme Court to rule on future of wild camping on Dartmoor

The UK Supreme Court will tomorrow decide whether the public has a legal right to wild camp on Dartmoor without landowner permission. The judgment, due at 9.45am on Wednesday 21 May, follows a long-running legal battle that has raised fundamental ...

20 May 2025 at 16:00

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Dartmoor campaigners ‘thrilled’ as wild camping rights restored

The public has the right to wild camp on Dartmoor without needing landowners’ permission, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. The decision, made on Tuesday, May 21, overturns a legal challenge brought by Dartmoor landowners Alexander and Diana ...

21 May 2025 at 11:27

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We’re not out of the woods yet

On Friday, 25th August, Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA) was notified that an application seeking to appeal the Court of Appeal’s judgment on back-pack camping on the moors had been lodged with the Supreme Court. Dartmoor National ...

16 Sept 2023 at 02:16

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Joy across Dartmoor as wild camping rights upheld

Celebrations were held last night (21 May) across Dartmoor as the Supreme Court delivered its unanimous decision to uphold the public’s right to wild camp on the moor. The ruling brings an end to a long-running legal dispute brought by ...

22 May 2025 at 13:59

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Dartmoor wild camping campaigners travel to London for key court case

Dartmoor wild camping campaigners travel to London for key court case Campaigners from The Stars are for Everyone travelled to London late last month for the high court appeal hearing into the decision to remove the right to backpack ...

04 Aug 2023 at 04:51

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Historic Court of Appeal ruling restores backpack camping rights in Dartmoor National Park

Historic Court of Appeal ruling restores backpack camping rights in Dartmoor National Park “We are delighted with the court's decision today, it is the right and fair judgement for so many that love Dartmoor. It reaffirms that ...

31 Jul 2023 at 15:43

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‘Risk of wildfire is high’: warning issued for Dartmoor as dry weather continues

Dartmoor National Park Authority has issued a public warning over the increased risk of wildfire as warm, dry weather continues across the region. In a post shared on Facebook on June 19, the authority said Dartmoor is ...

20 Jun 2025 at 13:00

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Campaigners call for new Right to Roam law after Dartmoor wild camping victory

More than 600 people gathered on Dartmoor today (May 26) to call for a new Right to Roam Act, following a landmark Supreme Court ruling that restored the right to wild camp on the moor without landowner permission. ...

26 May 2025 at 17:50

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Musings of a wanderer

We should have gone out last week when the moon was full but the weather was wet. This week I wanted to camp under the waning moon before the Solstice. I'm sure my physio will not approve of this, but armed ...

18 Jun 2025 at 12:00

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Introducing the 3 Ps: Leave No Trace Wild Toileting

With the case around backpack camping on Dartmoor returning to the Supreme Court on October 8, the issue is on the minds of many. We already know that having the freedom to access wild spaces is essential to ...

14 Aug 2024 at 15:25

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