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Thousands march across Dartmoor to demand right to wild camp

More than 3,000 people protest on estate of Alexander Darwall after his court victory ends right to wild camp in England

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Dartmoor landowner who won wild camping ban may be putting rare beetle at risk

Exclusive: Alexander Darwall, who said he brought case to improve conservation, is releasing pheasants near protected woodland

The Guardian - UK

The UK government knows it’s on borrowed time – that’s why it’s tearing up our freedoms

In relationships, controlling and coercive behaviour is now a criminal offence. In British politics, it is glorified, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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‘Nothing can take its place’: dismayed Dartmoor wild campers share memories

Lovers of the national park mourn loss of right to camp – for some a balm for their mental health, for others a rite of passage

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MP who received donation from landowner refuses to criticise Dartmoor camping decision

Totnes MP Anthony Mangnall was given £5,000 according to parliament’s register of members’ interests in 2020

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Two national parks in UK revealed as the best in Europe for hikers - see the full list

The New Forest and Lake District are the best national parks in Europe for hiking trails, according to an analysis of the areas by outdoor specialists Cotswolds

Daily Mirror

The Dartmoor wild camping ban further limits our right to roam. It must be fought

The high court ruling is an outrage when we are already banned from 92% of the country’s land, says writer and science communicator Sophie Pavelle

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‘Something beautiful has been taken away’: campaigners vow to fight ban on Dartmoor camping

A judge’s decision making it unlawful to pitch a tent on the moors without the landowner’s permission is set to spark a wave of right-to-roam protests

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Dartmoor wild camping ruling ‘huge step backward’

Farmers Alexander and Diana Darwall brought a successful legal challenge over wild camping.

The Independent UK

Share your memories of wild camping on Dartmoor

We would like to hear from people who have slept under canvas on Dartmoor, after the right to wild camp on the moors was overturned in high court

The Guardian - UK

Dartmoor landowners win legal fight against wild camping without consent

Alexander and Diana Darwall said wild campers on their land caused livestock and environmental problems

Evening Standard

Landowners win legal challenge over Dartmoor wild camping

Alexander and Diana Darwall had argued that some wild campers on their land caused problems to livestock and the environment.

The Independent UK

Right to wild camp in England lost in Dartmoor court case

Wealthy landowner Alexander Darwall wins case against national park after arguing right to pitch tent on moors did not exist

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Dartmoor camping ban could hit birdwatchers and climbers, court told

National park argues attempt by landowner to stop people sleeping overnight could restrict other ‘sedentary pursuits’

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The Independent UK

Landowners’ legal challenge is ‘attack’ on Dartmoor wild camping, court told

Alexander and Diana Darwall believe that camping “often creates problems and risks” which are “getting worse”.

The Guardian - UK

High court to rule on attempt to ban wild camping on Dartmoor

Landowner Alexander Darwall is seeking to overturn legally enshrined right to camp wild in national park

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Wild campers to protest against landowner’s bid to ban Dartmoor camping

High court will rule next week on challenge brought by Alexander Darwall to remove right to wild camp on moor

Daily Mirror

Real-life 'Hound of the Baskervilles' spotted on Dartmoor in eerie photo by walker

Matthew Peek was out in Dartmoor National Park with his girlfriend when he snapped a picture that he later discovered seemingly showed a mysterious 'beast'

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The Guardian - UK

Funding cuts leave England’s national parks facing ‘existential crisis’

Latest figures suggest the 10 park authorities will have to make cuts of £16m between them over the next three years

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Country diary: A monster moth of gothic beauty

West Dartmoor, Devon: Most famous for its use in The Silence of the Lambs, the death’s-head hawkmoth is a harmless and subtly stunning creature

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Landowner to launch legal fight that could end Dartmoor wild camping

Alexander Darwall lodges papers seeking end to camping on moorland without permission

The Guardian - UK

Butterflywatch: rare high brown fritillary thrives on Dartmoor

Species declined by 96% since 1950s but this summer numbers are strong in south-west England

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Country diary: From out of a ditch rises this stunning rarity

West Dartmoor, Devon: Only a handful of sites in southern England and Wales are home to the exquisite southern damselfly, and this is one

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Carry on wild camping – and stay alert through the night

Letters: Alison Clarke recalls her honeymoon spent hiking on Dartmoor, while Val Mainwood remembers an eventful Girl Guides expedition in North Yorkshire and Jim Grindle calls for beauty spots to allow wild camping

Daily Mirror

Young man, 22, dies while watching sunset at Summer Solstice celebrations in Dartmoor

The young man had joined crowds who had gathered in the national park to watch the sunset on the UK's longest day but tragically suffered a cardiac arrest and died at the scene

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