[Diggers350] Millionaire hedge fund manager’s Dartmoor wild camping row reaches Supreme Court

Tony Gosling tony at cultureshop.org.uk
Tue Oct 8 13:41:54 BST 2024



Report on the weekend protest
Hundreds attend Dartmoor wild camping rally (get 
on the campaigns below for direct updates)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgl5qzlqnlo
Hundreds of people have gathered on Dartmoor to 
campaign for the right to wild camp.
In 2023, High Court judges ruled wild camping was 
allowed on some privately-owned commons on the 
moor but Dartmoor landowner Alexander Darwall is 
appealing against the decision.
Mr Darwall is taking the case to the Supreme 
Court on Tuesday where a final decision will be made.
Campaigner Lewis Winks said wild camping was "a 
deeply educational gateway experience".
'Flimsy alternative'
Mr Winks, who is part of the Stars Are For 
Everyone campaign, said one of the phases of the 
court battle where landowners could give yearly 
permission for wild camping was "a very flimsy alternative to a right".
He said: "If we were to replace rights with a 
permissive scheme, in 50 years' time when my 
daughter is taking her children to Dartmoor then 
who knows what will be left of the right to wild camp.
"The rights lock in something which is historic 
and something we've enjoyed here for generations."
About 450 people endured wet weather to attend 
the event at Hound Tor, organisers said.........
www.righttoroam.org.uk/     https://www.cnp.org.uk/ (Stars are for Everyone)



Millionaire hedge fund manager’s Dartmoor wild 
camping row reaches Supreme Court

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/dartmoor-wild-camping-court-challenge-b2625665.html


Alexander Darwall, a hedge fund manager, is 
challenging the Court of Appeal ruling

<https://www.independent.co.uk/author/callum-parke>Callum Parke 2 hours ago
People attend a protest against a court ruling to ban Wild Camp

Emacs!

People attend a protest against a court ruling to 
ban Wild Camping on Dartmoor, Cornwood, January 21 2023 ( SWNS)
Morning Headlines

Two landowners are continuing their long-running 
battle against people camping on Dartmoor today.

The 
<https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/supreme-court>Supreme 
Court is set to consider the right to wild camp 
on <https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/dartmoor>the national park in Devon.

Alexander and Diana Darwall are challenging a 
Court of Appeal ruling which said that members of 
the public have the right to wild camp in the national park in Devon.

The couple keep cattle on Stall Moor, which forms 
part of their more than 3,450-acre estate in the 
southern part of Dartmoor, and claim that some 
campers cause problems to livestock and the environment.

Their appeal to the UK’s highest court is opposed 
by the Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA), 
which previously said that it would seek “to 
defend the public’s right to access the national 
park for open-air recreation” while continuing 
work to “protect Dartmoor’s unique characteristics”.

Dartmoor National Park, designated in 1951, 
covers a 368-square mile area that features 
“commons” – areas of unenclosed privately owned 
moorland where locals can put livestock.
Alexander Darwall landowner on dartmoor

Alexander Darwall landowner on dartmoor (Edison)

The case has already been through two lower 
courts, with 
<https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/high-court>High 
Court judge Sir Julian Flaux ruling in January 
last year that a nearly 40-year-old piece of 
legislation did not give people the right to 
pitch tents overnight on the Dartmoor Commons without landowners’ permission.

Campaigners argued that Sir Julian’s earlier 
ruling “went too far” and could affect 
bird-watching, fishing and other activities, and 
labelled the judgment a “huge step backward” 
which could affect a “long-established precedent” 
of wild camping in the national park.

The DNPA later asked appeal judges to overturn 
the High Court’s decision, arguing Sir Julian had 
the wrong interpretation of a 1985 law over 
rights of access to the Dartmoor Commons.

In July 2023, the Court of Appeal ruled in the 
DNPA’s favour, finding that the law “confers on 
members of the public the right to rest or sleep 
on the Dartmoor Commons, whether by day or night 
and whether in a tent or otherwise” as long as byelaws are followed.

Sir Geoffrey Vos, who heard the appeal with 
<https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/lord>Lord 
<https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/justice>Justice 
Underhill and Lord Justice Newey, said the 
“critical question” was whether wild camping 
could be considered a form of “open-air recreation”, finding it was.
A crowd of protesters outside the Royal Courts of Justice, Lond

A crowd of protesters outside the Royal Courts of Justice, London (PA)

But in January this year, Mr and Mrs Darwall were 
given the green light to take the case to the Supreme Court.

Ahead of the hearing, Mr Darwall, a hedge fund 
manager, said: “As someone born in Devon, I am 
very fortunate and proud to have become the 
custodian of part of this beautiful but fragile landscape.

“No-one is suggesting restricting public access 
to walk or ride in the national park. But the 
extent of recreational activity is an important 
issue if we want to preserve the open moor for the long term.

“Sadly, many campers do not observe the ‘leave no 
trace’ principle. Campfires on dry ground are 
dangerous. They also involve habitat destruction, 
as people break or saw branches from trees and burn them.

“In addition, campers often leave litter and 
human excrement, which land managers are forced to clear up after them.

“Dartmoor is not in good condition, as the 2023 Fursdon Review acknowledged.

“The Dartmoor National Park Authority does not 
have sufficient resources to police public activity across the national park.

“A campfire on a windy summer night does 
devastating damage if it spreads across dry peat moorland.

“Dartmoor’s fragile landscape takes years to 
regenerate after wildfires. It is vital that land 
managers have the power to ask irresponsible and anti-social campers to move.”

Lord Reed, Lord Sales, Lord Stephens, Lady Rose 
and Lady Simler will hear the case on Tuesday, 
with the hearing – due to last one day – scheduled to begin at 10:30am.

A judgment is expected at a later date.



































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