Mastodawn

Disappointing:
The right to wild camp on #Dartmoor has been overturned after a court case brought to the high court by a wealthy landowner (& former Tory & UKIP donor) #AlexanderDarwall.
Nowhere in England now permits #wildcamping - unlike Scotland.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/13/dartmoor-estate-landowner-alexander-darwall-court-case-right-to-camp?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Right to wild camp in England lost in Dartmoor court case

Wealthy landowner Alexander Darwall wins case against national park after arguing right to pitch tent on moors did not exist

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Matthew Taylor Jan 13, 2023

As is so often the case, a few people abusing their privileges or pushing what is acceptable ends up impacting all of us.
https://twitter.com/Machiavellecon/status/1613879732277497858?t=n-4qkpK02O76OS8oio0dvw&s=19

Neil 'Winston' Smith 🕊 on Twitter

“The reason this #Dartmoor wild-camping ban raised its head was because Dartmoor was completely abused by selfish people during the post-lockdown boom. Everyone loses. Need new law for good-faith wild-campers, & new enforcement against the abusers. https://t.co/yvCXssSTOO”

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Matthew Taylor Jan 13, 2023

Just like what happened at #DorneyLake - a facility that was once open every day - but that now has access heavily restricted on certain days and times of year.
https://twitter.com/mat8iou/status/1267224572975288320?t=n-4qkpK02O76OS8oio0dvw&s=19

Matthew Taylor 🔶 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 on Twitter

“Dorney Lake this afternoon. Social distancing is dead. It began to die when we were told to rely on "common sense" - then Cummings accelerated its demise. Can't believe this isn't going to lead to a second spike in a few weeks. #covidiots #LockdownIsOverThanksDom”

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