At its Annual Meeting on 1 July 2016 Dartmoor National Park Authority elected Bill Hitchins as Chairman and re-elected Maurice Retallick as Deputy Chairman of the National Park Authority.
Bill commenced his working life running a family agricultural business covering a large part of southwest Devon and Dartmoor and later developed an equestrian and pet supply business alongside a small builder's merchant outlet at Roborough. He owns a small-holding which qualifies him as a commoner with rights on Roborough Down where he served as association treasurer for 30 years.
ViewRanger have created a new app featuring a collection of walks for people to forage for their own food.
The outdoor discovery app illustrates some of the best routes in the UK for fresh wild food, focusing on Dartmoor.
These are the second in the series of three collections ViewRanger have created in partnership with Sidetracked magazine and international mountain leader and expedition Chief Kieran Creevy.
Craig Wareham, ViewRanger co-founder said: “Nothing beats handpicking the ingredients for your supper straight from the earth.
Police are continuing to assist Dartmoor Zoological Park staff in the search for a two year old male Carpathian lynx which escaped from its enclosure overnight between Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th July 2016.
The lynx is a wild cat approximately the size of a Labrador. If members of the public sight it they should call 999 immediately quoting log 252 of 7th July 2016. The animal should not be approached as it could be dangerous if alarmed or cornered.
The lynx is believed to be on farm land outside the boundary of the park following a sighting by a member of park staff....
Join Dartmoor National Park Ranger Simon Lee on Sunday 10 July 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...
Campaigning organisation 38 Degrees celebrates Campaign for National Parks 80th Anniversary at Dartmoor National Park
On Saturday 30th July campaigning organisation 38 Degrees and the charity Campaign for National Parks are celebrating our nation’s most beautiful landscapes. They're hosting free organised walks and natural art workshops at every national park in England, Scotland and Wales. We’re delighted to announce that Dartmoor National Park will be part of the celebrations!
80 years ago a group of people came together to launch a campaign get these magnificent places...
On Saturday 30th July campaigning organisation 38 Degrees and the charity Campaign for National Parks are celebrating our nation’s most beautiful landscapes. They're hosting free organised walks and natural art workshops at every national park in England, Scotland and Wales.
80 years ago a group of people came together to launch a campaign get these magnificent places protected. These events across the country celebrate this incredible achievement, and the things that can be done when people work together. The theme for the events is 'inspired by nature', and brings together...
The Duchy Square Centre in Princetown has been given a new lease of life, re-opening with a range of business tenants.
Councillors have been given a tour of the rejuvenated building to see the array of companies that have moved in to give the local economy a boost.
The centre houses 15 businesses and nearly all of the units in the building are now occupied.
All of the businesses are either manufacturing on site, in a service industry or involved in web sales. As there are no retail units the building is not open to the public, other than by appointment for...
Join Dartmoor National Park Rangers, Volunteer Wardens and staff for 2 minutes @ 2pm on Thursday 23 June at Spitchwick, Deeper Marsh, for a #2 minute litter pick (as seen on BBC Springwatch!), to tidy up the popular picnic spot.
This area always suffers from recreational litter, despite our efforts to keep it clean and tidy, so we would love you to help for just two minutes! We are meeting at the car park at Deeper Marsh (Ordnance Survey grid reference SX 713712) and will spend some ‘tidy-up time’ to get Spitchwick, spick and span…gloves and tools provided, and of course a treat...
From Monday 27 June until Saturday 2 July 2016 archaeologists will be returning to the site of North Hall Manor in Widecombe-in-the-Moor to continue investigations into this intriguing site.
This will be the third season of excavation. The first phase in 2012 targeted the medieval manor site and revealed wall footings, boundary works and pottery that strongly suggest a high status medieval building once stood in the area.
The excavation this year will continue to investigate some of the features unearthed in previous digs with the hope of finding out more about their age...
Cyclists are being asked to take “Moor care” when out and about in Dartmoor National Park this summer. The National Park has seen a steady increase in the popularity of cycling, both “off road” along moorland bridleways and designated trails, as well as a boom in road cycling across Dartmoor.
There have been increasing numbers of people choosing to enjoy Dartmoor by bike, particularly road cycling, and the increase in popularity of cycle sportives – timed road cycling events which can impact on local communities and other visitors. The growing participation in cycling reflects the...
