Fighting to keep Dartmoor Wild and Free since 1883. Named critical friend to the Dartmoor National Park Authority. www.dartmoorpreservation.co.uk
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A population of rare Small Pearl Bordered #Fritillary butterflies has been confirmed on DPA owned land at High House Waste. Our Ecological Consultant, Albert Knott, surveyed for these #butterflies, and was delighted to record substantial activity.
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A population of rare Small Pearl Bordered Fritillary butterflies has been confirmed on DPA owned land at High House Waste. Our Ecological Consultant, Albert Knott, spent a day on the land last week su...
On Sat 18th July 2026, our friends at Shallowford Farm in #Dartmoor are celebrating their 50th anniversary with a community #fete and they'd love for as many people as possible to join them.
Visit the #farm from 11am - 4pm to join in the celebrations with stalls, food, history, games and dance.
Chagford Local History Society extend an invite to Dartmoor #History Day, Sat 4th July, 10am-5pm at Jubilee Hall, #Chagford.
Celebrate 75 years of Dartmoor National Park with exhibitions, live music, storytelling, heritage displays & community projects.
www.chagfordlocalhistorysociety.org.uk/dhd/
This year we awarded Moor Boots grants across 38 organisations, supporting 248 young people. £25,329 of funding has been provided to purchase essential outdoor kit, including 127 pairs of walking boots and 134 sets of waterproofs.
#tentors #moorboots
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The Duchy have announced plans to re-open the empty Visitor Centre in #Princetown. The building is undergoing an extensive refurbishment, and will be re-opened under the name 'Gather and Moor.'
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#Dartmoor #visitorcentre
Roz Brady, environmental composer and writer, shares her new article about DPA owned Pudsham Hay Meadows through the seasons, with illustrations by Simon Barron.
She will be running a #nature #writing walk with us on Wed 24th June, tickets are free.
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We were delighted to join almost 100 people in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the #TwoMoorsWay on Friday 29th of May. We walked 7 miles from Witheridge to Morchard Bishop, and then celebrated with talks, a photographic display & of course a cake.
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9 DPA #Conservation #Volunteers returned to the Hound Tor 2 settlement on Wed 27th May for their first #workday of the summer. Clearance keeps the #Mediaeval and Bronze Age remains visible & limits underground damage from extensive bracken root systems.
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This Sunday 7th June we will be at the Exeter UNESCO City of Literature #BookMarket, from 11am - 4pm at #Exeter Quay.
We'll be in the community tent, joined by author Sophie Pierce, chatting about #WildWords and the important relationships between #creativity, connection and #conservation.
Aimed at writers, artists, poets, bloggers or other creatives whose work inspires ecological activism and care for nature, the Wild Words residential offers space to recharge and incubate ideas.
www.moorlandguides.co.uk/wild-words-d...
#Dartmoor #activism #naturewriting
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‘The bird that calls from the willow, lovely is its little beak with its clear call’ 9th century Irish I wanted to hear the willow-warbler, the slide of its song, the lilt and the lift. A tiny bird th...
We were delighted to join almost 100 people in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Two Moors Way on Friday the 29th of May. We walked a 7 mile stretch from Witheridge to Morchard Bishop, using lan...
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk
This year we have supported 248 young people to train and take part in Ten Tors, the Jubilee Challenge, the Granite Challenge and other outdoor adventures through our Moor Boots Grant scheme. £25,329 ...
Nine DPA Conservation Volunteers returned to the Hound Tor 2 settlement on Wednesday the 27th of May for their first workday of the summer. With the recent mix of rain and sunny days, bracken has been...
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk
The Duchy of Cornwall will reopen the doors to what was previously the Dartmoor National Park Visitor Centre at The Duchy Hotel in Princetown this summer, with a new long-term space called Gather & Mo...