Thousands of young people will set off on the 2017 Ten Tors challenge this weekend, spending two days in small self-sufficient teams walking through some of the most stunning scenery Dartmoor has to offer.
Alongside the Ten Tors Challenge, hundreds of young people with special needs will take part in the Jubilee Challenge.
Participants enter the Challenge as a member of a team or as an individual. Just like the Ten Tors Challenge, they are required to trek and navigate across northern Dartmoor to specified checkpoints.
On Monday 5th December, the highly anticipated Moor Otters public arts initiative was officially launched at a special event which brought regional businesses and artists together at Bovey Castle for the unveiling of the otter sculptures.
The 100 sculptures will all be uniquely decorated with designs from 100 selected artists, and are set for release on and around Dartmoor next summer, creating a trail for the public to explore.
The event was hosted by Dartmoor National Park to celebrate the official launch of the Moor Otters project and guests included artists selected to...
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has appointed Dartmoor resident Pamela Woods as a new Member to serve on Dartmoor National Park Authority. She is appointed to represent the national interest and sit alongside County, District and Parish representatives.
Pamela brings a wealth of experience to her role having worked for many years as a senior manager with a leading national charity. She subsequently ran her own management consultancy working with national, regional and local not-for-profit, public and private organisations, carrying out management and...
Join Dartmoor National Park Ranger Simon Lee on Sunday 12 June as he leads a team of volunteers to continue working on the popular Templer Way walking route near Haytor. The day runs from 10:30 until 3:30 and starts at the National Park Visitor Centre, Haytor.
The Templer Way follows the route by which granite was taken from the quarries in the Haytor area during the 1800s on an 18 mile journey toTeignmouth on the south coast.
A granite tramway was used to transport the stone down to Stover Canal from where it was shipped down to the docks at Teignmouth. Large parts of the...
Join Dartmoor National Park Ranger Simon Lee on Sunday 10 April as he leads a team of volunteers working on the popular Templer Way walking route near Haytor.
The day runs from 10:30 until 3:30 and starts at the National Park Visitor Centre, Haytor.
The Templer Way follows the route by which granite was taken from the quarries in the Haytor area during the 1800s on an 18 mile journey to Teignmouth on the south coast.
A granite tramway was used to transport the stone down to Stover Canal from where it was shipped down to the docks at Teignmouth. Large parts of the...
Dartmoor National Park (DNP) Rangers and Devon and Cornwall Police have just formally announced that they will be working in closer partnership through the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS).
CSAS was introduced through the Police Reform Act 2002 and enables each Chief Constable to authorise the use of targeted powers by trusted organisations, which contribute toward community safety, and help tackle crime and disorder, public nuisance and other forms of anti-social behaviour in co-operation within their force area.
Devon and Cornwall Police supports and runs its...
On Midsummer’s Day, Sunday 21 June , there’ll be a buzz being created in Princetown for the launch of a new project – the Dartmoor Conservation Garden. This project, sited in the Jack Wigmore Garden behind the National Park Visitor Centre, is hosted by the Dartmoor Preservation Association, with support from the Dartmoor National Park Your Dartmoor Fund.
Pat Fleming, the garden’s manager, says: "This is an unusual and interesting wild conservation garden set up for everyone to enjoy, locals and visitors alike, which is planted up with a cross-section of Dartmoor’s native species...
The installation of a new Moorland Play Park in the Dartmoor village of Holne was celebrated recently at a packed community event.
Previous equipment had become very dilapidated and when this small rural parish needed to find a large sum to fund a new park – they asked Dartmoor National Park if it would be able to help. The group used a small grant from the National Park to secure a substantial amount from Biffa Award, and with additional support from local Councillors, local fundraising, including a quiz night at the Church House Inn and a donation from Mike and Gill Cunniam of...
Join Dartmoor National Park at Devon County Show on 21-23 May 2015 in the Country Life and Woodland area.
At the Show this year DNP will be launching their new Granite and Gears cycling code, packed with useful information for those who love to cycle in the National Park.
You'll also be able to pick up two free Granite and Gears off road route guides to help you make the most of cycling on Dartmoor.
Andrew Watson, Head of Recreation, Access and Estates said: "The Devon County Show is a great venue to be launching the new Granite and Gears cycling code, developed...
Following the success of the Natural Navigator talk in April Dartmoor National Park welcomes Gavin Kelly and Rich Pencott along to talk about climbing and microadventures.
On Tuesday 19 May go along and be enthralled by Gavin Kelly’s rock climbing talk, ‘Scaling new heights!’ Gavin, of Ibex Outdoors, has more than thirty years of climbing experience on Dartmoor and will talk about the unique experiences that Dartmoor has to offer climbers. His passion for climbing has taken him all over the UK and beyond; a journey of learning and sharing amazing places and experiences but discover...
