http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/aboutus/au-in-news.htm Latest news releases from Dartmoor National Park Authority. en-gb(C) Dartmoor National Park Authority. http://www.nationalparks.gov.uk/logo_dartmoor.gifhttp://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/aboutus/au-in-news.htm http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/au_chairpr0609http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/au_chairpr0609Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:48:00 GMTAt its Annual Meeting on 26 June 2009 Dartmoor National Park Authority elected a new team of Members to oversee the management of the National Park. Bill Hitchins was elected Chairman of the National Park Authority and Maurice Retallick as Deputy Chairman. Following his election Bill Hitchins thanked the membership for their support and paid tribute to the dedication and leadership of Nigel Hoskin the former Chairman who stood down after four years in the role. http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/au_batpr0609http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/au_batpr0609Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:48:00 GMTA challenging research project to look into the distribution, numbers and feeding habits of the rare barbastelle bat on Dartmoor is coming to an end. A partnership of Dartmoor National Park Authority, the Woodland Trust and the National Trust, with funding from the SITA Trust, through the Landfill Communities Fund, set up the £25,000 research project two years ago to shed light on the ecology of one of the rarest British mammals. http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/au_bflyex0609http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/au_bflyex0609Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:08:00 GMTJuly is the best time to see butterflies on Dartmoor with up to 25 species present (nearly half the British total!). As well as nationally rare species such high brown fritillary there also overlooked gems such as the purple hairstreak, ringlet and white admiral. Visitors to Dartmoor National Park Authority’s High Moorland Visitor Centre in Princetown can be sure of seeing some of Devon’s wonderful butterflies in a superb new watercolour exhibition by Chagford based artist Eleanor Ludgate. The exhibition runs from 26 June to 22 July. http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/au_ptforum0609http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/au_ptforum0609Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:27:00 GMTOn Friday 3 July Dartmoor National Park Authority, in partnership with Devon County Council, is holding a Dartmoor public transport users forum at the High Moorland Business Centre in Princetown. The forum will meet at 12:30 and it is expected to finish around 14:30. http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/au_walldemo09http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/au_walldemo09Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:16:00 GMTCome to Dartmoor on Thursday 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 2009. http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/au_mrskills0609http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/au_mrskills0609Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:07:00 GMTMoorskills Farmers are looking for a new intake of apprentices to learn the skills associated with upland farming in Dartmoor National Park. Moorskills is an award winning farmer led project, supported and co-ordinated by Dartmoor National Park Authority’s Dartmoor Hill Farm Project , designed specifically to meet local needs and conditions http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/au_piedfly0609http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/au_piedfly0609Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:37:00 GMTOne of the longest running programmes of bird species monitoring in the UK continues on Dartmoor with the help of Dartmoor National Park Authority. http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/au_grantpr0609http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/au_grantpr0609Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:12:00 GMTA new source of funding has been announced by Dartmoor National Park Authority. The Dartmoor Grant is intended to help local people and organisations to look after Dartmoor and it is now available for small one-off projects under four headings: