In the week that sees the Dartmoor wild camping case return to the Court of Appeal, the BMC clearly sets out its position on wild camping. Read more »
The BMC supports Dartmoor National Park Authority in its appeal against a ban on wild camping and is encouraging people to donate to a crowd funding campaign to offset the legal costs. Read more »
Dartmoor National Park Authority met today (27 January) to agreed key decisions on backpack camping. Read more »
BMC Access & Conservation Officer, Cath Flitcroft, reports on the latest news on the banning of wild camping on Dartmoor. Read more »
A legal case questioning the basis of Dartmoor National Park Authority’s bylaws, which allow for responsible wild camping opens today in the high court and could determine the future enjoyment of wild camping in the Dartmoor National Park. Read more »
Following extensive work evaluating over 4,000 consultation responses, the Dartmoor National Park Authority have now produced a final draft of the revised Dartmoor Byelaws which will be considered at a special Authority meeting on 11 November 2022. Read more »
Anyone who has visited Dartmoor knows it’s a place with wild character, spectacular landscapes, sometimes savage weather and long history that sets it apart from other parts of the UK. A public consultation is currently in progress around proposed changes to Dartmoor’s Byelaws which aim to protect the special qualities of the National Park. The BMC has responded to this consultation but why is it needed, what could change and what have we said? Read on to find out more… Read more »
The Nuns Cross Path is used by more than 30,000 walkers and 10,000 mountain bikers, as well as horse riders, disabled ‘trampers’ and many others each year - it is a shining example of the accessible but wild landscape Dartmoor can be. But a combination of extreme weather, like the storms of winter 2014, and erosion damage had taken its toll over the years. In stepped the BMC's Mend Our Mountains campaign. Read more »
"Every few steps I took I heard a crunch behind me... I was seized by terror". Evade the trick-or-treaters this Halloween and escape to one of Britain's most spooky summits. Read more »
In the wake of an important archaeological discovery at The Roaches, we take a look back at historic hoards found in the UK’s hills. Read more »
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