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Young country diary: A weary wheatear shows off his best feature

Dartmoor, Devon: This one is an early-arriver after spending winter in sub-Saharan Africa, and it’s keen to show off its ‘white arse’

The Guardian - UK

‘The start of the healing process’: the vital work to restore Britain’s peatlands

A project on Dartmoor to reprofile the landscape aims to return the springy bog – and carbon store – to its natural condition

The Guardian - UK

London leaver: 'We made an offer on our 300-year-old Devon cottage without viewing it in the flesh'

From frenetic Balham life to Thermos-fuelled hikes on Dartmoor, moving to Devon — and a much smaller mortgage — afforded this family a total change of pace

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Dartmoor ponies helping to restore landscape at National Trust estate

The conservation charity hopes that the three mares and two geldings will help create the right conditions for wildflowers and grasses to thrive.

Evening Standard

MSR Hubba Hubba LT2 review: a classic backpacking tent, reinvented

After 21 years, the iconic Hubba Hubba has had a major update

Country diary: I love these soggy winter bogs – and so do the snipe

Dartmoor, Devon: In these treacherous conditions for the moorland walker, one false move and a wary wader will burst into the air

The Guardian - UK

Willow trees on Prince William’s land in Devon poisoned with herbicide

Exclusive: Unknown culprit suspected of spraying glyphosate on protected trees hoped to stop peat erosion and flooding

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Country diary: A hellish fungus, foul of stench and spindly of finger

Dartmoor, Devon: Of all the British wildlife with ‘devil’ in its name, the devil’s fingers fungus surely earns it the most

The Guardian - UK

Appeal issued to wild campers after surge in detritus on Dartmoor

Park rangers have reported a surge in campers discarding equipment and rubbish

The Independent UK

All the Devils Are Here review – Eddie Marsan and Sam Claflin hole up in cottage-bound crime drama

In the aftermath of a large heist, Marsan’s gang of thieves battle mistrust and cabin fever as they make tracks for a remote Dartmoor homestead

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: river pollution twice as bad inside national parks as outside them

Exclusive: Campaigners attack ‘outrageous’ situation, saying waters in protected areas of England and Wales should be cleanest

The Guardian - UK

OPINION: Furore over fly camping on Dartmoor misses the point

Our consulting editor Pat Kinsella says, if you exclude the population of a nation from the vast majority of their own countryside, then there’s bound to be trouble

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"It's crazy what you see" – campers urged to treat Dartmoor National Park with respect after reports of flycamping

Britain's fly camping epidemic shows no sign of abating as authorities grapple with some people treating the landscape "like a festival site"

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Jennifer Saunders and Ade Edmondson in new planning row over £250k Dartmoor extension

The celebrity couple have owned the Grade II-listed property in Devon for 30 years

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‘The place is bleached, a dead zone’: how the UK’s most beloved landscapes became biodiversity deserts

National parks, famous for their rich natural heritage, should be at the heart of efforts to protect habitats and wildlife. Instead, experts say they are declining – fast

The Guardian - UK

Sheep are destroying precious British habitats – and we taxpayers are footing the bill

Large parts of Dartmoor have been denuded of wildlife, harmed by farming and a mess of government schemes that are costly in every way, says naturalist and broadcaster Chris Packham

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"A truly historic moment for wildlife recovery" - pine marten kits sighted in British national park for first time in a century

The young pine martens have been captured on camera in Dartmoor National Park, following the reintroduction of adult pine martens last year

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"A night under the stars shouldn't be a privilege. It should be a right" - British Mountaineering Council doubles down in fight for wild camping in the UK

After the Supreme Court preserved the right to wild camp on Dartmoor, the BMC has launched a new campaign to improve access across Britain

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The Conversation

Can Britain be a nation of tea growers? Scientists say yes – and it could even be good for your health

It’s not every day you find yourself standing in a tea garden in Devon, surrounded by rows of Camellia sinensis – the same plant species used to make tea in India, China and Japan. But there we were, in the heart of Dartmoor, picking fresh tea leaves from plants that…

The Guardian - UK

Saving Britain’s precious habitats from invasive grasses

Letters: Readers respond to an article by George Monbiot

Evening Standard

Tackling global warming is key to keeping Dartmoor ‘special’, says William

The Duchy of Cornwall and Central Dartmoor Landscape Recovery Project have launched a new project to create a resilient environment.

The Guardian - UK

There’s an invader turning huge swathes of Britain into deserts – and these dead zones are spreading

Vast areas of land are now dominated by one species – purple moor-grass – and good luck with seeing a bird or insect there. How do we revive these habitats, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Conversation

How seaweed is a powerful, yet surprising, climate solution

Picture a place at the centre of a global seaweed revolution. I’ll bet the small English seaside town of Paignton in south Devon is not what comes to mind. A decade ago, I moved from the edge of Dartmoor to the coast. It was about a simple change in work-life…

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Right to Roam campaigners gather on Dartmoor to celebrate winning legal battle for wild camping rights - and call for more widespread change

Speakers at the rally thanked the wealthy landowner who tried to end the practice for energising the movement, and demanded improved access rights across the whole country

The Guardian - UK

Labour MPs press for right to roam policy in England after supreme court ruling

Backbencher says ‘it’s time to resolve the issues of access to the English countryside once and for all’

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