Dartmoor National Park Authority

2 June 2009

Dartmoor Commoners – Moorland Management Forum

On Thursday 11 June Dartmoor National Park Authority and Haytor Commoners’ Association will be hosting an event highlighting the issues associated with commons management on Dartmoor.  At the event, commoners will be discussing the environmental vision for Dartmoor’s moorland, and looking at specific management regimes including fire and grazing management, recreational pressure and vegetation clearance.

All Dartmoor Commoners are invited to attend, and partner organisations including Natural England, English Heritage, the National Trust, the Environment Agency, the MOD and landowners such as the Duchy of Cornwall will also be in attendance.

This event is the first meeting of the new Dartmoor Moorland Management Forum, and has been organised in response to a request from Dartmoor commoners.  Attendance is restricted to Dartmoor commoners only, and refreshments will be available following the meeting.  The Forum meets at 11am at the top car park at Haytor and commoners wishing to attend or needing more information should contact Sue Halse, Land Management Officer, Dartmoor National Park Authority, Parke, Bovey Tracey TQ13 9JQ, telephone (01626) 831014  or e-mail: landman@dartmoor-npa.gov.uk by Tuesday 9 June.

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For further information

Sue Halse, Land Management Officer

Mike Nendick, Communications Officer, Dartmoor National Park Authority

Tel: (01626) 832093

Notes for Editors

The Forum meeting will take place at Haytor top car park Ordnance Survey grid reference SX 759 767

A Vision for Dartmoor’s Moorland

This is an environmental vision for Dartmoor’s moorland. It is what the statutory agencies including the Environment Agency, English Heritage, MOD, Dartmoor Commoners’ Council, Natural England and Dartmoor National Park Authority want to see Dartmoor look like in 2030. The vision is for Dartmoor’s moorland to remain the largest open space in southern England; for its rich archaeological remains to be protected and made available to be appreciated, and its wonderful wildlife to be conserved and enhanced. The landscape and associated ecological and cultural resources will be managed by farming systems that not only provide environmental benefits but also maintain the farming communities so essential for Dartmoor’s future.

The Moorland Vision plays a key role in achieving the ambitions of the Dartmoor National Park Management Plan.

For more information visit www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/laf-landmanagement/laf-moorfutures.htm

Dartmoor National Park Management Plan

The Dartmoor National Park Management Plan is the single most important plan for the future of Dartmoor National Park.

It is the outcome of an extensive consultation process which took place in 2006 and 2007 involving those who have an interest in Dartmoor, including statutory agencies and representatives from local communities, amenity and special interest groups, and the general public. It is the strategic plan for the National Park, one that will guide decisions affecting Dartmoor’s future. It is a Plan for the National Park as a whole and not just for the National Park Authority. This is a Plan for all who care about Dartmoor and its future.

For more information visit www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/pl-dnpmgmtplan.htm

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