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| Dartmoor wild camping: Park bosses seek to fight ruling | Dartmoor wild camping: Park bosses seek to fight ruling |
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| The decision follows a protect by thousands of people against the court ruling | The decision follows a protect by thousands of people against the court ruling |
| The decision follows a protect by thousands of people against the court ruling | The decision follows a protect by thousands of people against the court ruling |
| Dartmoor National Park Authority has said it will seek to appeal against a court ruling that banned wild camping without the landowner's permission . | Dartmoor National Park Authority has said it will seek to appeal against a court ruling that banned wild camping without the landowner's permission . |
| Chief executive Kevin Bishop said after a meeting of the authority that the judgment "goes to the very heart of what our national parks are all about". | Chief executive Kevin Bishop said after a meeting of the authority that the judgment "goes to the very heart of what our national parks are all about". |
| Landowners Alexander and Diana Darwall brought the High Court case which led to a protest by thousands of people. | Landowners Alexander and Diana Darwall brought the High Court case which led to a protest by thousands of people. |
| Campaigners Right to Roam welcomed the authority's "brave decision". | Campaigners Right to Roam welcomed the authority's "brave decision". |
| Campaigners at the park authority's meeting welcomed the decision to seek leave to appeal | Campaigners at the park authority's meeting welcomed the decision to seek leave to appeal |
| Campaigners at the park authority's meeting welcomed the decision to seek leave to appeal | Campaigners at the park authority's meeting welcomed the decision to seek leave to appeal |
| Spokesperson Lewis Winks told BBC News: "The national park have made the right decision. | Spokesperson Lewis Winks told BBC News: "The national park have made the right decision. |
| "We have seen a huge amount of public support for this case, Dartmoor has become a bit of a celeb for access rights in England. | "We have seen a huge amount of public support for this case, Dartmoor has become a bit of a celeb for access rights in England. |
| "We need to go beyond that as well. We need a Right to Roam Act, we need to cement this into legislation." | "We need to go beyond that as well. We need a Right to Roam Act, we need to cement this into legislation." |
| A deal for permissive camping on the moor allows activities such as Ten Tors to continue | A deal for permissive camping on the moor allows activities such as Ten Tors to continue |
| A deal for permissive camping on the moor allows activities such as Ten Tors to continue | A deal for permissive camping on the moor allows activities such as Ten Tors to continue |
| An agreement with landowners to allow wild camping with permission in certain areas was also endorsed at the meeting. | An agreement with landowners to allow wild camping with permission in certain areas was also endorsed at the meeting. |
| The deal allows activities for young people, such as the Ten Tors challenge and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, to continue on the moor. | The deal allows activities for young people, such as the Ten Tors challenge and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award, to continue on the moor. |
| According to a report to the meeting, the park authority will pay landowners taking part in the deal a total of about £6,000 a year. | According to a report to the meeting, the park authority will pay landowners taking part in the deal a total of about £6,000 a year. |
| About 14% of the area allowed previously for wild camping could be lost in the agreement, said the report. | About 14% of the area allowed previously for wild camping could be lost in the agreement, said the report. |
| Specific areas for wild camping are marked on an interactive map published on the park authority's website, external. | Specific areas for wild camping are marked on an interactive map published on the park authority's website, external. |
| About 14% of the area allowed previously for wild camping could be lost in the agreement, said a report | About 14% of the area allowed previously for wild camping could be lost in the agreement, said a report |
| About 14% of the area allowed previously for wild camping could be lost in the agreement, said a report | About 14% of the area allowed previously for wild camping could be lost in the agreement, said a report |
| Mr Bishop said: "We believe that the High Court judgement goes to the very heart of what our national parks are all about. | Mr Bishop said: "We believe that the High Court judgement goes to the very heart of what our national parks are all about. |
| "For that reason we think it is important that we pursue it further." | "For that reason we think it is important that we pursue it further." |
| Kate Ashbrook, general secretary of the Open Spaces Society, said the society was "delighted" at the park authority's decision. | Kate Ashbrook, general secretary of the Open Spaces Society, said the society was "delighted" at the park authority's decision. |
| The court judgment had "implications way beyond the Dartmoor", she said, because it "highlighted" the "fragility" of access to the countryside. | The court judgment had "implications way beyond the Dartmoor", she said, because it "highlighted" the "fragility" of access to the countryside. |
| The Darwalls have been approached for comment. | The Darwalls have been approached for comment. |
| They said in a statement before the meeting that there was "no threat to access or true wild camping". | They said in a statement before the meeting that there was "no threat to access or true wild camping". |
| "Dartmoor is increasingly under pressure from fly campers, litter, raves and so on - a small number of people who spoil it for everyone," they said. | "Dartmoor is increasingly under pressure from fly campers, litter, raves and so on - a small number of people who spoil it for everyone," they said. |
| "We want to keep Dartmoor unspoilt with the principle of leave no trace." | "We want to keep Dartmoor unspoilt with the principle of leave no trace." |
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