17 June 2008
Summer stone walling day on Dartmoor
| Come to Dartmoor on Wednesday 2 July and see Master Craftsman Dave Hannaford demonstrating the skills required to repair and maintain Dartmoor’s dry stone walls. Dartmoor National Park Authority has organised the demonstration day to highlight the importance of these features in the landscape and to promote a free dry stone walling training course, due to be held in the autumn of 2008. |  |
 | Dry stone walls are a major feature of the Dartmoor landscape, vitally important for stock control, and an important part of the area’s cultural heritage. The skills needed to repair and maintain these walls are essential, to ensure that they continue to function as shelter, boundary and habitat. |
The demonstration day will be held on Wednesday 2 July, on land at Beacon Hill Farm (Ordnance Survey grid reference SX 7378 7228) near Ausewell Cross (on the Ashburton to Buckland road) by kind permission of Mr Bowden. The demonstration runs from 10 am – 1 pm and from 2 pm – 4 pm. There is no need to book a place – just turn up on the day and follow the signs to the demonstration site.
For more information, please contact Sue Halse, Land Management Officer, Dartmoor National Park Authority, Parke, Bovey Tracey, telephone (01626) 831014.
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For Further Information
Sue Halse, Land Management Officer
Mike Nendick, Communications Officer, Dartmoor National Park Authority
Tel: (01626) 832093
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Notes for Editors
Dartmoor’s stone walls are an integral part of the landscape, providing shelter and security for livestock and wildlife as well as being significant historical features. Their maintenance is only possible with the help and skill of local people. The Authority's very successful rural skills courses, run over the last 11 years, have provided new or more advanced training to over 150 trainees. Anyone is welcome to attend the demonstration days but priority for the training courses will be given to young farmers who live and/or work on Dartmoor and who will make use of their skills.
National Parks cover 10% of the land area of England, Wales and Scotland. They are of special value to the whole nation because of their great beauty, their wildlife and cultural interests and the opportunities they offer for quiet enjoyment. However, they are not nationally owned - the land is in the hands of many landowners or occupiers including farmers. Over 33,500 people live inside the Dartmoor National Park and many millions of visits are made to it each year.
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