Dartmoor Preservation Association
@dpadartmoor.bsky.social
Fighting to keep Dartmoor Wild and Free since 1883. Named critical friend to the Dartmoor National Park Authority. www.dartmoorpreservation.co.uk
Our Wild Words magazine is now available to read for free on our website! Enjoy over 100 pages of inspiring stories, essays, lyrics and poetry, all inviting us to fall even more deeply in love with Dartmoor.
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/wild-words/
#Dartmoor #naturewriting #poetry #indiemagazine
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/wild-words/
#Dartmoor #naturewriting #poetry #indiemagazine
November 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Our Wild Words magazine is now available to read for free on our website! Enjoy over 100 pages of inspiring stories, essays, lyrics and poetry, all inviting us to fall even more deeply in love with Dartmoor.
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/wild-words/
#Dartmoor #naturewriting #poetry #indiemagazine
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/wild-words/
#Dartmoor #naturewriting #poetry #indiemagazine
Thanks to Visit Dartmoor for sharing this excellent article on our Wild Words project and the upcoming magazine launch.
visitdartmoor.co.uk/wild-words-s...
#naturewriting #wildwords #Dartmoor #writing #poetry #natureconnection #inspiringlandscapes
visitdartmoor.co.uk/wild-words-s...
#naturewriting #wildwords #Dartmoor #writing #poetry #natureconnection #inspiringlandscapes
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Thanks to Visit Dartmoor for sharing this excellent article on our Wild Words project and the upcoming magazine launch.
visitdartmoor.co.uk/wild-words-s...
#naturewriting #wildwords #Dartmoor #writing #poetry #natureconnection #inspiringlandscapes
visitdartmoor.co.uk/wild-words-s...
#naturewriting #wildwords #Dartmoor #writing #poetry #natureconnection #inspiringlandscapes
With Ten Tors training now in full swing on #Dartmoor, we are very pleased to announce that we have already awarded Moor Boots grants to 74 young people.
We've provided 45 pairs of boots & applications for these essential equipment grants are still open.
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/access.../mo...
We've provided 45 pairs of boots & applications for these essential equipment grants are still open.
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/access.../mo...
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 AM
With Ten Tors training now in full swing on #Dartmoor, we are very pleased to announce that we have already awarded Moor Boots grants to 74 young people.
We've provided 45 pairs of boots & applications for these essential equipment grants are still open.
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/access.../mo...
We've provided 45 pairs of boots & applications for these essential equipment grants are still open.
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/access.../mo...
In late September, @campaign4parks.bsky.social learned that the Westminster Government was planning to quietly weaken a vital new legal protection for National Parks and National Landscapes in England. The DPA joined over 200 others to oppose this change. It worked.
www.cnp.org.uk/news/the-10-...
www.cnp.org.uk/news/the-10-...
November 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
In late September, @campaign4parks.bsky.social learned that the Westminster Government was planning to quietly weaken a vital new legal protection for National Parks and National Landscapes in England. The DPA joined over 200 others to oppose this change. It worked.
www.cnp.org.uk/news/the-10-...
www.cnp.org.uk/news/the-10-...
We welcome the Call to Action from the #Dartmoor Nature Alliance. Many of their recommendations are essential for a productive, nature-rich, #biodiverse Dartmoor that will form the foundations for the future of the National Park.
Read more: www.dartmoornature.org.uk
#calltoaction #nationalpark
Read more: www.dartmoornature.org.uk
#calltoaction #nationalpark
November 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
We welcome the Call to Action from the #Dartmoor Nature Alliance. Many of their recommendations are essential for a productive, nature-rich, #biodiverse Dartmoor that will form the foundations for the future of the National Park.
Read more: www.dartmoornature.org.uk
#calltoaction #nationalpark
Read more: www.dartmoornature.org.uk
#calltoaction #nationalpark
Bus services are limited in many parts of our National Parks and, despite being one of the most popular days for visiting, Sunday services are particularly scarce. Campaign for National Parks are aiming to change this.
www.cnp.org.uk/news/where-a...
#access #ruralbuses #nationalparks #Dartmoor
www.cnp.org.uk/news/where-a...
#access #ruralbuses #nationalparks #Dartmoor
November 12, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Bus services are limited in many parts of our National Parks and, despite being one of the most popular days for visiting, Sunday services are particularly scarce. Campaign for National Parks are aiming to change this.
www.cnp.org.uk/news/where-a...
#access #ruralbuses #nationalparks #Dartmoor
www.cnp.org.uk/news/where-a...
#access #ruralbuses #nationalparks #Dartmoor
An article about our Pilgrimage with the Shroud For Mother Nature features in Witchology Magazine. This walk was in collaboration with the Museum of Dartmoor Life, creating space to acknowledge grief around species loss and habitat degradation on Dartmoor.
www.witchologymagazine.com/witchologyma...
www.witchologymagazine.com/witchologyma...
November 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
An article about our Pilgrimage with the Shroud For Mother Nature features in Witchology Magazine. This walk was in collaboration with the Museum of Dartmoor Life, creating space to acknowledge grief around species loss and habitat degradation on Dartmoor.
www.witchologymagazine.com/witchologyma...
www.witchologymagazine.com/witchologyma...
Dartmoor Calling will be screened at The Cinema Museum, London, on the 18th Nov.
It was wonderful to work alongside Clapham Film Unit and support the creation of this inspiring #film, about #activism on #Dartmoor, which has now reached thousands.
Book here: www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/2025/clapham...
It was wonderful to work alongside Clapham Film Unit and support the creation of this inspiring #film, about #activism on #Dartmoor, which has now reached thousands.
Book here: www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/2025/clapham...
October 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Dartmoor Calling will be screened at The Cinema Museum, London, on the 18th Nov.
It was wonderful to work alongside Clapham Film Unit and support the creation of this inspiring #film, about #activism on #Dartmoor, which has now reached thousands.
Book here: www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/2025/clapham...
It was wonderful to work alongside Clapham Film Unit and support the creation of this inspiring #film, about #activism on #Dartmoor, which has now reached thousands.
Book here: www.cinemamuseum.org.uk/2025/clapham...
ACCESS TO NATURE: COMMUNITY FILM SCREENING
Enjoy a 90-minute online celebration of creativity, community, and connection to the natural world. Hosted by Mafia Weekend CIC in partnership with @campaign4parks.bsky.social.
Join via Zoom. Book your free ticket here: dandelion.events/e/p1cx7
Enjoy a 90-minute online celebration of creativity, community, and connection to the natural world. Hosted by Mafia Weekend CIC in partnership with @campaign4parks.bsky.social.
Join via Zoom. Book your free ticket here: dandelion.events/e/p1cx7
October 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
ACCESS TO NATURE: COMMUNITY FILM SCREENING
Enjoy a 90-minute online celebration of creativity, community, and connection to the natural world. Hosted by Mafia Weekend CIC in partnership with @campaign4parks.bsky.social.
Join via Zoom. Book your free ticket here: dandelion.events/e/p1cx7
Enjoy a 90-minute online celebration of creativity, community, and connection to the natural world. Hosted by Mafia Weekend CIC in partnership with @campaign4parks.bsky.social.
Join via Zoom. Book your free ticket here: dandelion.events/e/p1cx7
Applications for our 2026 #MoorBoots small grant giving scheme are now open! The aim of the scheme is to remove financial barriers to young people accessing outdoor adventures, one step at a time.
Apply here: dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/access-suppo...
#MoorBoots #TenTors #Dartmoor #outdoorlearning
Apply here: dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/access-suppo...
#MoorBoots #TenTors #Dartmoor #outdoorlearning
October 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Applications for our 2026 #MoorBoots small grant giving scheme are now open! The aim of the scheme is to remove financial barriers to young people accessing outdoor adventures, one step at a time.
Apply here: dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/access-suppo...
#MoorBoots #TenTors #Dartmoor #outdoorlearning
Apply here: dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/access-suppo...
#MoorBoots #TenTors #Dartmoor #outdoorlearning
As part of our Wild Words project, we're looking to pair up written pieces with readers. We have field notes, song lyrics, poems, diary entries & story extracts, all waiting to be brought to life by being read aloud.
Contact: helenbruce@dartmoorpreservation.co.uk
📷 Glavind Strachan Photography
Contact: helenbruce@dartmoorpreservation.co.uk
📷 Glavind Strachan Photography
October 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
As part of our Wild Words project, we're looking to pair up written pieces with readers. We have field notes, song lyrics, poems, diary entries & story extracts, all waiting to be brought to life by being read aloud.
Contact: helenbruce@dartmoorpreservation.co.uk
📷 Glavind Strachan Photography
Contact: helenbruce@dartmoorpreservation.co.uk
📷 Glavind Strachan Photography
We can’t afford to weaken National Park protections ⚠️
But there are rumours that some in Westminster want to remove the Protected Landscapes duty - the only real power to secure action for nature
We can't let 30 years of campaigning go down the drain
www.cnp.org.uk/about/our-wo...
But there are rumours that some in Westminster want to remove the Protected Landscapes duty - the only real power to secure action for nature
We can't let 30 years of campaigning go down the drain
www.cnp.org.uk/about/our-wo...
October 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
We can’t afford to weaken National Park protections ⚠️
But there are rumours that some in Westminster want to remove the Protected Landscapes duty - the only real power to secure action for nature
We can't let 30 years of campaigning go down the drain
www.cnp.org.uk/about/our-wo...
But there are rumours that some in Westminster want to remove the Protected Landscapes duty - the only real power to secure action for nature
We can't let 30 years of campaigning go down the drain
www.cnp.org.uk/about/our-wo...
The DPA are delighted to have contributed to a sound piece for Resonance FM.
Helen Bruce joins various local voices in this immersive recording curated by Kirsteen McNish & Clare Dearnaley, which explores human connections to the Dartmoor landscape.
Listen here: www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/pl...
Helen Bruce joins various local voices in this immersive recording curated by Kirsteen McNish & Clare Dearnaley, which explores human connections to the Dartmoor landscape.
Listen here: www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/pl...
September 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The DPA are delighted to have contributed to a sound piece for Resonance FM.
Helen Bruce joins various local voices in this immersive recording curated by Kirsteen McNish & Clare Dearnaley, which explores human connections to the Dartmoor landscape.
Listen here: www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/pl...
Helen Bruce joins various local voices in this immersive recording curated by Kirsteen McNish & Clare Dearnaley, which explores human connections to the Dartmoor landscape.
Listen here: www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/pl...
DPA charity #Christmas #cards are now available online! Featuring iconic scenes of Dartmoor in the #snow, they're ideal for sending festive wishes.
All proceeds go directly back towards vital conservation work and access projects on #Dartmoor.
Order here: dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/product/char...
All proceeds go directly back towards vital conservation work and access projects on #Dartmoor.
Order here: dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/product/char...
September 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
DPA charity #Christmas #cards are now available online! Featuring iconic scenes of Dartmoor in the #snow, they're ideal for sending festive wishes.
All proceeds go directly back towards vital conservation work and access projects on #Dartmoor.
Order here: dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/product/char...
All proceeds go directly back towards vital conservation work and access projects on #Dartmoor.
Order here: dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/product/char...
Following on from our recent pilgrimage with the Shroud for Mother Nature, we gathered again for a very special #ceremony to honour the shroud and speak aloud the names of animals and plants on #Dartmoor that are #extinct or threatened.
Read more: dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/dartmoor-shr...
Read more: dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/dartmoor-shr...
September 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Following on from our recent pilgrimage with the Shroud for Mother Nature, we gathered again for a very special #ceremony to honour the shroud and speak aloud the names of animals and plants on #Dartmoor that are #extinct or threatened.
Read more: dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/dartmoor-shr...
Read more: dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/dartmoor-shr...
Final call for submissions to our Wild Words callout!
Has Dartmoor inspired you to put pen to paper? Or, fingers to the keyboard? If you've written anything inspired by this special landscape then we'd love to read it. Submit by 19th Sept.
Find out more: dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/wild-words/
Has Dartmoor inspired you to put pen to paper? Or, fingers to the keyboard? If you've written anything inspired by this special landscape then we'd love to read it. Submit by 19th Sept.
Find out more: dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/wild-words/
September 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Final call for submissions to our Wild Words callout!
Has Dartmoor inspired you to put pen to paper? Or, fingers to the keyboard? If you've written anything inspired by this special landscape then we'd love to read it. Submit by 19th Sept.
Find out more: dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/wild-words/
Has Dartmoor inspired you to put pen to paper? Or, fingers to the keyboard? If you've written anything inspired by this special landscape then we'd love to read it. Submit by 19th Sept.
Find out more: dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/wild-words/
Join us for a guided #walk with Dartmoor #photographer Tom Dauben, taking in Meldon Dam, Reservoir & old limestone Quarries.
Bring a camera, or simply a smartphone! Tom will share tips and techniques to help you take the best #photos.
Book FREE tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guided-pho...
Bring a camera, or simply a smartphone! Tom will share tips and techniques to help you take the best #photos.
Book FREE tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guided-pho...
September 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Join us for a guided #walk with Dartmoor #photographer Tom Dauben, taking in Meldon Dam, Reservoir & old limestone Quarries.
Bring a camera, or simply a smartphone! Tom will share tips and techniques to help you take the best #photos.
Book FREE tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guided-pho...
Bring a camera, or simply a smartphone! Tom will share tips and techniques to help you take the best #photos.
Book FREE tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guided-pho...
We have just 3 FREE tickets left for our Guided Peatland Restoration Walk with South West Peatland Partnership on Wednesday 10th September.
Book your place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guided-pea...
#peatland #peatlandrestoration #bogs #Dartmoor
Book your place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guided-pea...
#peatland #peatlandrestoration #bogs #Dartmoor
September 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
We have just 3 FREE tickets left for our Guided Peatland Restoration Walk with South West Peatland Partnership on Wednesday 10th September.
Book your place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guided-pea...
#peatland #peatlandrestoration #bogs #Dartmoor
Book your place here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/guided-pea...
#peatland #peatlandrestoration #bogs #Dartmoor
Have you sent in your Dartmoor inspired writing to be featured in our Wild Words project?
We are gathering a myriad of Dartmoor voices, capturing connection with this special landscape in poetry, short stories, travel writing, journaling, articles and song.
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/wild-words/
We are gathering a myriad of Dartmoor voices, capturing connection with this special landscape in poetry, short stories, travel writing, journaling, articles and song.
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/wild-words/
August 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Have you sent in your Dartmoor inspired writing to be featured in our Wild Words project?
We are gathering a myriad of Dartmoor voices, capturing connection with this special landscape in poetry, short stories, travel writing, journaling, articles and song.
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/wild-words/
We are gathering a myriad of Dartmoor voices, capturing connection with this special landscape in poetry, short stories, travel writing, journaling, articles and song.
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/wild-words/
Tim Harrod’s #talk to the Geological Section of the Devonshire Association, postponed by Covid last Autumn, has been rescheduled for 10.30 a.m. on Saturday 11th October, at the Boniface Centre, #Crediton.
All are welcome, please contact Tim to book your ticket.
#geology #archaeology #Dartmoor
All are welcome, please contact Tim to book your ticket.
#geology #archaeology #Dartmoor
August 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Tim Harrod’s #talk to the Geological Section of the Devonshire Association, postponed by Covid last Autumn, has been rescheduled for 10.30 a.m. on Saturday 11th October, at the Boniface Centre, #Crediton.
All are welcome, please contact Tim to book your ticket.
#geology #archaeology #Dartmoor
All are welcome, please contact Tim to book your ticket.
#geology #archaeology #Dartmoor
The British Mountaineering Council is gathering data on what wild #camping means to the people who do it – what's the impact it has on them, and how does it connect them to #nature, landscapes, and to other people.
Share your wild camping insights here: thebmc.co.uk/en/wildcamping
#wildcamping
Share your wild camping insights here: thebmc.co.uk/en/wildcamping
#wildcamping
August 16, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The British Mountaineering Council is gathering data on what wild #camping means to the people who do it – what's the impact it has on them, and how does it connect them to #nature, landscapes, and to other people.
Share your wild camping insights here: thebmc.co.uk/en/wildcamping
#wildcamping
Share your wild camping insights here: thebmc.co.uk/en/wildcamping
#wildcamping
Dartmoor National Park have issued some useful guidance on how to get the best out of your #wildcamping adventure, whilst being gentle on the unique Dartmoor landscape.
Read the full camping code: www.dartmoor.gov.uk/enjoy-dartmo...
#leavenotrace #camping #backpackcamping #Dartmoor
Read the full camping code: www.dartmoor.gov.uk/enjoy-dartmo...
#leavenotrace #camping #backpackcamping #Dartmoor
August 15, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Dartmoor National Park have issued some useful guidance on how to get the best out of your #wildcamping adventure, whilst being gentle on the unique Dartmoor landscape.
Read the full camping code: www.dartmoor.gov.uk/enjoy-dartmo...
#leavenotrace #camping #backpackcamping #Dartmoor
Read the full camping code: www.dartmoor.gov.uk/enjoy-dartmo...
#leavenotrace #camping #backpackcamping #Dartmoor
Love #Dartmoor? Now’s your chance to influence its future.
People who care passionately about the National Park are invited to share their views on the priorities that will guide this unique landscape for years to come.
Complete the Public Opinion Survey: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
People who care passionately about the National Park are invited to share their views on the priorities that will guide this unique landscape for years to come.
Complete the Public Opinion Survey: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
August 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Love #Dartmoor? Now’s your chance to influence its future.
People who care passionately about the National Park are invited to share their views on the priorities that will guide this unique landscape for years to come.
Complete the Public Opinion Survey: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
People who care passionately about the National Park are invited to share their views on the priorities that will guide this unique landscape for years to come.
Complete the Public Opinion Survey: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Join Friends of the South Downs for a talk on #naturalist, #novelist, and mystic, Richard Jefferies, delivered by Chris Hare.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/friends-of-t...
#southdowns #talk
www.ticketsource.co.uk/friends-of-t...
#southdowns #talk
August 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Join Friends of the South Downs for a talk on #naturalist, #novelist, and mystic, Richard Jefferies, delivered by Chris Hare.
www.ticketsource.co.uk/friends-of-t...
#southdowns #talk
www.ticketsource.co.uk/friends-of-t...
#southdowns #talk
Everyone is warmly invited to our first DPA Summer Gathering, which will be a celebration of community, culture and our successes over the year so far.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dartmoor-p...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dartmoor-p...
July 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Everyone is warmly invited to our first DPA Summer Gathering, which will be a celebration of community, culture and our successes over the year so far.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dartmoor-p...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dartmoor-p...