The Supreme Court has ruled people have the legal right to wild camp on Dartmoor. The ruling, which is likely to reignite debate over public access to land in England, means Dartmoor National Park in ...

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 ...

The Supreme Court ruling means people are legally allowed to camp in set areas of Dartmoor Wild camping is "not about large tents and fairy lights", Dartmoor's authority has said after a court ...

It’s official – wild camping in Dartmoor National Park is legal. After a two-year legal battle, last Wednesday, May 21, the Supreme Court ruled that a millionaire landowner in the park was wrong to ...

Two landowners have won a High Court challenge against the right to wild camp without permission in Dartmoor National Park. Farmers Alexander and Diana Darwall argued that some wild campers on their ...

The UK Supreme Court allows wild camping on Dartmoor. This reverses a High Court decision favouring landowner Alexander Darwall. The ruling is based on the Dartmoor Commons Act 1985. It defines wild ...

The public has the right to wild camp on Dartmoor, the Supreme Court has ruled. Five judges unanimously dismissed a legal challenge brought by landowners Alexander and Diana Darwall following a Court ...

Timeline of the wild camping debate Agreement reached following Dartmoor wild camping discussions By BMC Senior Policy & Campaigns Officer Dr. Catherine Flitcroft, 19/01/2023 The BMC's Policy & ...

A multi-millionaire hedge fund boss and his wife have lost their Supreme Court battle to ban people from wild camping on Dartmoor. Five judges unanimously dismissed a legal challenge brought forward ...

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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 ...