Dartmoor

Dartmoor

Dartmoor national park

What is Dartmoor famous for? And can you wild camp there? Everything you need to know about the National Park

Everything you need to know about Dartmoor National Park – including its history and whether you can wild camp
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The twisted oaks and mossy granite boulders of Wistman’s Wood on Dartmoor

Journey into Britain’s forgotten rainforests

When we think of rainforests, the Amazon or the Congo spring to mind, but Britain has its own share, full of wild character, thronging with life and in desperate need of protection. Guy Shrubsole tells the story of these secret forgotten habitats.
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Poet Elizabeth-Jane Burnett dances in a field

Podcast: Listen to the poetry of moss in a Dartmoor rainforest with Elizabeth-Jane Burnett

Be soothed with a wonderfully cooling wander with poet Elizabeth-Jane Burnett in a wild rainforest on Dartmoor – in episode 11, season 16 of the Countryfile Magazine Plodcast
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Old Crockern – an ancient spirit – in invoked at Stall Moor

Head to Dartmoor for one of the most controversial countryside stories of recent years

Back in January, the High Court ruled that wild camping was not a legal right in Dartmoor National Park. A huge protest ensued so the Plodcast went along to hear the arguments – in episode 6, season 15 of the Countryfile Magazine Podcast
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How to explore Dartmoor by horse

Mount up for a horse ride across the untamed landscape of Dartmoor 
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Investigate Sherlock's countryside

With the return of Sherlock to BBC One, discover the atmospheric rural locations of some of his greatest adventures. By Abigail Whyte

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