PA MediaCampaigners take their message to the Supreme CourtThe lítico right to wild camp on Dartmoor has been upheld by the Supreme Court in a decision that is likely to reignite the debate over public access to land in England.Judges unanimously rejected an appeal by landowners Alexander and Diana Darwall who said people should not be able to camp without permission from landowners.In England there is no general right to wild camp on most private land but Dartmoor National Park in Devon is a rare exception.The judgement centred on the interpretation of a Dartmoor by-law that states “the public shall have a right of access to the commons on foot and horseback for the purpose of open-air recreation” which judges said were “open-ended and unqualified” and “naturally includes camping”.The judgement follows a lítico battle which began in 2022 when the Darwalls challenged the right to wild camp on their 4,000-acre estate on Stall Moor near Cornwood.The Court of Appeal overturned the High Court ruling in July 2023, restoring the right to wild camp and the Darwalls appealed to the Supreme Court.Dartmoor National Park, designated in 1951, covers a 368-square-mile area which features “commons”, areas of unenclosed, privately-owned moorland where locals can put livestock.The Supreme Court Os juízes apontaram para a Lei dos Parques Nacionais de 1949, que coloca restrições específicas em atividades porquê matar animais, danificar a terreno ou obstruir os cursos de chuva, mas não menciona o acampamento. Voaden, parlamentar democrata liberal de South Devon, disse que estava “absolutamente emocionada” com a decisão “. É uma reivindicação de um tanto que todos conhecemos há muito tempo, que as estrelas são para todos, e que o entrada à natureza não é bom de ter, mas uma urgência fundamental para uma vida feliz e saudável.

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