Iain RowanDec 10, 2022

The *only* legal place to wild camp in England is Dartmoor. And now a hedge-fund owner who's bought a chunk of it is taking legal action to prevent it across the whole area.

What a morally impoverished country we live in. Walk the paths. Don't climb fences. Visit the gift shop. Take a photo from distance. Don't step off the path. Not that one, it's closed now. Behold, behind the fence, the beauty of the countryside. Now visit the gift shop.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/10/wild-campers-protest-dartmoor-landowner-ban-attempts

Wild campers to protest against landowner’s bid to ban Dartmoor camping

High court will rule next week on challenge brought by Alexander Darwall to remove right to wild camp on moor

The Guardian
Show threadJustin K HaywardDec 10, 2022
@iainrowan isn’t Dartmoor one of the areas in the proposed Freeport areas? I might be misremembering…
Show threadIain Rowan
@justinkhayward I'm not sure, sorry.
Dec 10, 2022 at 5:41pmWeb
Show threadJustin K HaywardDec 10, 2022
@iainrowan seems so - https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/whole-dartmoor-south-hams-included-7486222.amp - so looks like mission creep…
Dartmoor and South Hams included in Plymouth freeport area

“The outer boundary does not confer any special planning or regulatory status”

PlymouthLive