{"id":21022,"date":"2023-01-30T13:28:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T13:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/true-wild-camping-on-dartmoor-not-threatened-say-landowners"},"modified":"2023-01-30T14:32:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T14:32:46","slug":"true-wild-camping-on-dartmoor-not-threatened-say-landowners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/true-wild-camping-on-dartmoor-not-threatened-say-landowners","title":{"rendered":"True wild camping on Dartmoor not threatened say landowners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Landowners at the centre of a row over the future of wild camping on Dartmoor have said it is “perfectly understandable” that people are upset.<\/b><\/p>\n

A High Court judge ruled on 13 January that wild camping without permission was not allowed.<\/p>\n

Alexander Darwall and his wife Diana, who brought the case, said it was “very regrettable that this has caused unnecessary worry”.<\/p>\n

Dartmoor National Park Authority is considering an appeal.<\/p>\n

Thousands of protesters gathered on Dartmoor on Saturday calling for the ruling to be overturned.<\/p>\n

Before the judgment there was an assumed right that people could camp without landowners’ permission.<\/p>\n

They will now be restricted to specific areas, marked on an interactive map published on the park authority’s website.<\/p>\n

Mr Darwall, a hedge fund manager, and his wife, who have owned 4,000 acres (16 sq km) on southern Dartmoor since 2013, said in a statement: “The truth is that there is no threat to access or true wild camping.<\/p>\n

“Dartmoor is increasingly under pressure from fly campers, litter, raves and so on – a small number of people who spoil it for everyone.<\/p>\n

“We want to keep Dartmoor unspoilt with the principle of leave no trace.<\/p>\n

“We also have legal and environmental responsibilities which we take seriously.<\/p>\n

“We wanted improved cooperation and understanding with the Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA).<\/p>\n

“We are now in a much better place to cooperate and work with the DNPA in a positive way for the best outcome for everyone.”<\/p>\n

An “agreement in principle” was made after the judgment between the DNPA and landowners, which brought in a fee payable to landowners by the park authority for allowing wild camping.<\/p>\n

According to campaigners it also reduced the land available to wild campers by more than 12,000 acres (49 sq km).<\/p>\n

“We expect the final agreement to be finalised very soon so that organised camping like Ten Tors and Duke of Edinburgh’s awards, and individual wild campers can continue,” said the Darwalls.<\/p>\n

They added: “It is perfectly understandable that people have been upset about the perceived threat to wild camping on Dartmoor.<\/p>\n

“And it is very regrettable that this has caused unnecessary worry.”<\/p>\n

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