Should members of the public be allowed to camp on Dartmoor without first asking permission? This is the question that has left Devon bitterly divided over the past six months. And now another twist ...
The case hinges on whether wild camping is a form of open-air recreation A wealthy landowner, Alexander Darwall, has won the right to appeal to the Supreme Court against a ruling that allowed wild ...
As a queer woman in my early thirties, I’m not a stereotypical wild camper: neither a solo man nor half of an outdoorsy heterosexual couple. I never camped as a child on family holidays and the first ...
A controversial High Court ruling at the start of 2023 overturned the presumed automatic right to camp on Dartmoor. The ruling declared that Section 10(1) of the Dartmoor Commons Act 1985 does not ...
It could have been a very different vibe on Dartmoor, when hundreds of outdoor access campaigners and outdoor enthusiasts gathered around the granite rocks of Haytor to rally, rejoice and celebrate ...
Authority given permission to challenge high court ruling in favour of landowner Wild camping may once again be allowed on Dartmoor, after the national park was granted permission to appeal against a ...
Campaigners have won an appeal for the right to camp on Dartmoor National Park in Devon – in the latest twist in an ongoing row between nature enthusiasts and a wealthy couple who own part of the land ...
Case came to supreme court after court of appeal determined the term ‘open-air recreation’ included camping Wild camping will be allowed on Dartmoor after the supreme court ruled that a ...
Dartmoor wild camping ban: Alexander and Diana Darwall explain why they took action It is perfectly understandable that people have been upset about the perceived threat to wild camping on Dartmoor.
Dartmoor ponies - that have roamed freely over the land for centuries - are the symbol of the moor. ByClaire Marshall BBC Rural Affairs Correspondent The owner of an estate on Dartmoor has won the ...
Wild camping is "not about large tents and fairy lights", Dartmoor's authority has said after a court decision affirming the right to pitch a tent on the moor. Supreme Court judges unanimously ...
John Harding, right, and friend James Gingell recorded a three-day trek across Dartmoor The Supreme Court has ruled people have the legal right to wild camp on Dartmoor. The ruling, which is likely to ...