Land access protesters win landmark victory
In January this year, an estimated 3,000 people flocked to Cornwood in Dartmoor, then the site of some spectacular pheasant shooting, to protest a ban on what some call ‘wild camping’, which effectively means camping outside a designated camp site. The landowner, Alexander Darwall, reportedly a keen Shot and salmon fisherman, had had enough of litter on his ground and brought a successful case to have ‘wild camping’ banned. A number of conservationists felt the decision was the right one and supported Mr Darwall’s claim that footfall was limiting his ability to promote biodiversity o...
Source: shootinguk.co.uk