Wild camping dartmoor threatened again

[nigelp]

Absolute nonsense, nowhere near. About as accurate as claiming there is hardly any rubbish left in our national parks. At least make an attempt to get simple facts right.

Apologies. Should have said ‘one of’.

As to the rest you seemingly can’t read properly and are just hanging about to p””s people off.

 

[nigelp]

That's the bottom line isn't it, people want access without any regard to problems caused or damage done. That's an attitude that seems common but I don't think many land owners will accept.

I don't know what you mean by "get on board with" when you dismiss any concern raised, which despite your comments are based on real life experience.

You also keep referring to roads and land away from roads seemingly ignoring much of the land that would be opened up is right next to roads.

I’m bored of this discussion now. Squabbling here will make not one jot of difference to what happens in the real world. Forums are poor substitutes for face to face conversations because so much nuance is lost along the way.

 

[slowworm]

Well, changing tack slightly, @Pupers , do you know much about the causes and reason for the large fire on Dartmoor at the start of the month? I note the large areas of dry grass has been blamed and as I've got a few acres of the stuff around my house it's something I'm interested in.

 

[Pupers]

Well, changing tack slightly, @Pupers , do you know much about the causes and reason for the large fire on Dartmoor at the start of the month? I note the large areas of dry grass has been blamed and as I've got a few acres of the stuff around my house it's something I'm interested in.

No cause has been confirmed, but it is believed the fire was as a result of human activity, made worse by the moor being very dry after a prolonged dry period, and the wind pushing the fire.

The DNPA is working with the fire service the Fire Service to determine the cause, but I was around the Merrivale area on Tuesday, and the grass was “crunchy” dry. It would not have taken much to get it going.