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Education Team,
Dartmoor National Park Authority,
Parke, Bovey Tracey, Newton Abbot,
Devon TQ13 9JQ
Tel: (01626) 832093
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Land Use and Issues
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Two of Britain’s most popular holiday routes pass close by to Dartmoor, and this adds to the heavy recreational and tourist pressure from Devon’s residents and visitors. Conservation of landscape, wildlife and cultural heritage is a priority for the National Park Authority. Read more. |
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 Erosion - Dartmoor FactsheetThe countryside of Dartmoor, as elsewhere, is continually changing as the human and natural influences upon it change. The recreational use leaves its marks just as the activities of prehistoric farmers and the medieval tinners did. Read more. |
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For over 5000 years farming has been the main land use on Dartmoor. Working and re-working the land, farmers have created and maintained a large part of the Dartmoor landscape. Today Read more. |
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Military on Dartmoor Factsheet The Military have used Dartmoor for training for many years, but does this conflict with National Park purposes? Read more. |
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Page updated 10 February 2006
