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Active now

Swaling (controlled burning) on Merrivale Common until 14 March. Avoid the area and keep dogs on leads nearby.

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A landscape ten thousand years in the making — wild, ancient, and alive.

Wild open moorlands and deep river valleys, shaped by ice, weather, and human hands since the last glaciers retreated, Dartmoor is a landscape unlike any other.

Dartmoor Partnership Plan

Organisations and individuals working together to set the goals that protect and conserve Dartmoor, so people can value and enjoy its special places.

Read about the plan

Your Dartmoor National Park

Explore our most popular areas of the park, from moorland walks and accessible routes to camping spots and planning and development.

Our work

From ancient monuments to rare insects, we work every day to protect what makes this place irreplaceable.

Landscape Projects

A partnership programme helping more people care for Dartmoor and building landscapes that are more resilient for generations to come.

Nature Projects

Surveys, research, and on-the-ground work to protect the species and habitats that make Dartmoor’s wildlife so extraordinary.

Heritage Projects

From clearing gorse off Bronze Age sites to re-erecting fallen standing stones, Dartmoor’s heritage needs constant, careful hands-on work.

Help protect Dartmoor's future

Every donation makes a meaningful difference to our projects, helping us protect Dartmoor's landscapes, wildlife and heritage for generations to come.

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Take moor care with our Ranger Code

Our rangers look after Dartmoor, it’s a unique protected landscape with rare wildlife and free roaming livestock and ponies.

Discover the Ranger Code

  • Give wildlife space

    Keep dogs on a lead near livestock, don’t feed the ponies, and give grazing animals plenty of room.

  • Leave no trace

    Take all litter, food waste and dog poo home with you, and leave gates as you find them.

  • Be fire aware

    No open fires or BBQs , even a small spark can devastate the open moor.

  • Travel with care

    Stick to the 40mph limit, watch for animals on the road, and stay on the right paths and tracks.

News & stories from the National Park Authority

Wildlife wins, community efforts, and the decisions shaping Dartmoor’s future — all in one place.

27 October

Sister Park for Dartmoor

Last September, Dartmoor became the first National Park in the UK to enter into an international Sister Park arrangement with a United States National Park. The purpose…

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