Dartmoor is fast becoming a National Park in name only as
private landowners restrict access to the moor and are closing carparks.
Until recently, Dartmoor was one of the last places in
England where wild camping was allowed without the landowners’ permission.
Hedge fund manager, Alexander Darwall, who owns the 4,000 acre Blachford
Estate, took legal action in the High Court to stop wilding camping on
Dartmoor, and won his case.
The right to roam and the right to go wild camping are
enshrined in Scottish law. Although the Dartmoor National Park Authority, are
considering an appeal against the High Court ruling in the Darwall case, some
say this doesn't go far enough. They are now demanding that legislation be
introduced to guarantee a right to roam and wild camp in England and Wales.
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