Launching Donate for Dartmoor with a loving legacy
Dartmoor National Park Authority has officially launched their new Donate for Dartmoor scheme with help from the Totnes Ramblers.
Donate for Dartmoor has been set up to raise money for a variety of conservation projects across the National Park. There are three separate funds – Recreational Dartmoor, Natural Dartmoor and Historic Dartmoor – so people can choose to support an area of work that means the most to them.
Members of the Totnes Ramblers enjoyed a nostalgic walk along Nun’s Cross Path near Princetown to hand over a cheque for £5,000 to the Donate for Dartmoor scheme. It was particularly significant for the group as this generous contribution was a bequest from one of their members who recently died.
“Edward Franklin always loved walking on Dartmoor, especially around this area. He would have been very happy to know his money was being used on a project to restore and repair a 4km stretch of this popular bridleway from Nun’s Cross Path to Eylesbarrow, so that others may enjoy walking in this beautiful landscape” said Andrew Chadwick, Chairman of Totnes Ramblers.
People value Dartmoor National Park for different reasons and the projects within Donate for Dartmoor reflect this. One of the Natural Dartmoor projects is Helping the House Martin, whilst one of the Historic Dartmoor projects is Laser scanning of stone crosses.
Maurice Retallick, Deputy Chairman of Dartmoor National Park Authority explained, “People can donate money online or through the donation boxes at our Visitor Centres, but they can also donate their time as we have a range of volunteering tasks working alongside our Rangers, Ecologists and Archaeologists. We are very grateful for this kind donation to our recreational Dartmoor fund, a welcome boost to the project to carry on the repairs to this very popular recreational route and a great way to launch Donate for Dartmoor.”
For more details about the Donate for Dartmoor projects, visit http://www.dartmoor.gov.uk/visiting/donate-for-dartmoor
