Larger than any dog, let alone a house cat, the beast swaggered through the Dartmoor mist. My schoolfriends and I were entranced – until the adults who had slept through everything told us we were ly…
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‘The start of the healing process’: the vital work to restore Britain’s peatlands ⊕⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
A project on Dartmoor to reprofile the landscape aims to return the springy bog – and carbon store – to its natural condition
At one of the most remote spots in southern England, Al West skilfully til…
23 days ago
Scrambling, walking and swimming in splendid isolation: 75 years of the UK’s national parks ⊕⊕
Our writer first hiked in the Lake District, Eryri and Dartmoor in the 1970s. Their beauty remains unrivalled, but they are more popular than ever. So, here’s how to avoid the crowds
Before we enter t…
24 days ago
Revealed: The LEAST scenic places in the UK, according to science - including a spot in the usually picturesque Cornwall ⊕⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
From Dartmoor's misty forests to the heights of the Cairngorms, the UK is home to some truly stunning scenery - but not everywhere is quite so beautiful.
3 months ago
‘Catastrophic’ MoJ leasing of jail with toxic gas set to cost more than £100m ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
MPs criticise 10-year deal struck in ‘blind panic’ to rent Dartmoor prison, where high levels of radon had been detected
A “catastrophic” decision by the Ministry of Justice to sign a 10-year lease on…
Taxpayer face £100million bill for 'unusable' prison as MPs brand MoJ's handling of the affair a 'catastrophic failure' and an 'absolute disgrace' ⊖⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
The taxpayer is shelling out £4million a year to lease Dartmoor prison from the Duchy of Cornwall even though the building is uninhabitable due to contamination by radon gas.
4 months ago
Army recruit, 23, whose military career ended when he suffered 'heat stroke' during five-hour training exercise is suing the MoD for £236,000 ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Charlie Gould, 29, collapsed during a five-hour march in full kit while carrying a large backpack in the summer heat in Dartmoor, a military training area in Devon.
6 months ago
Hiker is stunned to find alien-looking fungus on Dartmoor - and she soon learns why it is called 'the stinkhorn' ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Known as Octopus Stinkhorn and the Devil's fingers fungus, it is native to New Zealand and Australia and made its way over to Europe in 1914.
8 months ago
Ab Fab and Bottom stars Jennifer Saunders and Adrian Edmondson face fresh planning battle over £250k extension to their £2m Dartmoor home ○
The Absolutely Fabulous and Bottom stars are planning to move to their £2million country manor house in Dartmoor National Park full time as they scale down their work commitments in London.
10 months ago
Prince William looks the part in a flat cap and wellington boots as he visits a muddy Dartmoor after unveiling 'ambitious' 20-year plan to restore 'special' landscape ○
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Looking the part in a pair of wellington boots and a flat cap, the Prince of Wales, known also as the Duke of Cornwall, visited Tor Bog, an area of restored peatland in Dartmoor.