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The Dartmoor appeal win is a victory against wealthy landowners

1 August 2023

3:59 AM

1 August 2023

3:59 AM

This evening, activists will gather under Haytor, Dartmoor’s iconic landmark rocks, to celebrate what feels like a rare victory for the right of citizens to roam. Today, the court of appeal has overturned an earlier decision that ended an assumed and ancient right: that which allowed you to lay your hat and your home without permission more or less anywhere on the park’s 368 square miles.

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