{"id":24815,"date":"2023-02-02T09:25:51","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T09:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/true-wild-camping-on-dartmoor-not-threatened-say-landowners"},"modified":"2023-02-02T10:00:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T10:00:39","slug":"true-wild-camping-on-dartmoor-not-threatened-say-landowners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/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 – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Landowners at the centre of a row over the future of wild camping on Dartmoor have said it is \u201cperfectly understandable\u201d that people are upset. 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 \u201cvery regrettable that this has caused unnecessary worry\u201d. 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. Before the judgment there was an assumed right that people could camp without landowners\u2019 permission. They will now be restricted to specific areas, marked on an interactive map published on the park authority\u2019s 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: \u201cThe truth is that there is no threat to access or true wild camping.<\/p>\n

\u201cDartmoor is increasingly under pressure from fly campers, litter, raves and so on \u2013 a small number of people who spoil it for everyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to keep Dartmoor unspoilt with the principle of leave no trace.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also have legal and environmental responsibilities which we take seriously.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wanted improved cooperation and understanding with the Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are now in a much better place to cooperate and work with the DNPA in a positive way for the best outcome for everyone.
\nAn \u201cagreement in principle\u201d 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. According to campaigners it also reduced the land available to wild campers by more than 12,000 acres (49 sq km).<\/p>\n

\u201cWe expect the final agreement to be finalised very soon so that organised camping like Ten Tors and Duke of Edinburgh\u2019s awards, and individual wild campers can continue,\u201d said the Darwalls.<\/p>\n

They added: \u201cIt is perfectly understandable that people have been upset about the perceived threat to wild camping on Dartmoor. \u201cAnd it is very regrettable that this has caused unnecessary worry.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Lesotho. Landowners at the centre of a row over the future of wild camping on Dartmoor have said it is \u201cperfectly understandable\u201d that people are upset. A High Court judge ruled on 13 January that wild camping without permission was not allowed. 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