We're still waiting for a decision from the Supreme Court on the future of wild camping in Dartmoor ⌛
@curiousways explores why, win or lose, we need new access legislation 📜
Read the full blog cnp.org.uk/blog/dartmoor-we-…
🎂Happy Birthday, @dartmoornpa! Today we celebrate the wild and wondrous National Park, its breath-taking moors, ancient woodlands, and iconic tors. From the wild Dartmoor ponies to ancient stone circles, every inch of Dartmoor is packed with history, adventure, and beauty.
Delighted to be part of this show @RAMMuseum showcasing the Wild Camping Campaign from Stall Moor to the High Courts and back to Dartmoor again. @EveryonesStars ✨
✨INTRODUCING STARRY STARRY FORTNIGHT✨
☄️Between the 25th October and the 11th November, we’re inviting you to get out - where you live - and rejoice in the beauty of the night sky.🔭
✨INTRODUCING STARRY STARRY FORTNIGHT✨
☄️Between the 25th October and the 11th November, we’re inviting you to get out - where you live - and rejoice in the beauty of the night sky.🔭
Our friends at @GoStargazing have some great resources for you to make use of including the best times to stargaze, where to go, how to see the Milky Way, and a dark sky calendar.
gostargazing.co.uk/
Use your experiences to raise your voice for access reform: on social media, write to us, or write to your MP.
Above all, enjoy a connection which is ancient and mesmerising; the night sky should be our commons, yet our ability to see the stars is increasingly at risk.
The Darwalls were probably betting that wild camping was going to go quietly into the night when they tried to overturn our right to sleep under the stars.
How they underestimated the public reaction.
📸James Eades
"What better way to teach ourselves and our loved ones how it is to responsibly be in the countryside, than to have the right to explore and connect on our own doorstep?"
thegreatoutdoorsmag.com/opin…
Witness statement from Natural England confirms claims that wild camping is contributing to environmental detriment on Dartmoor's protected areas are bogus.
In fact, it's being caused by the practices of landowners, such as excessive burning of the moor.
theguardian.com/environment/…
“To suggest that Dartmoor, its nature, and the public would be better off as a result of losing this right is simply absurd, and diverts attention from the many real threats that face this iconic landscape”.
theguardian.com/environment/…
Claims that wild camping is a threat to Dartmoor are no more than a smokescreen aimed at dividing public opinion.
Wild camping is a vital conduit through which we can learn to care for nature.
Research by myself & @TonyDartmoor
Piece by @horton_officialtheguardian.com/environment/…