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Campers to pitch up in "wild spaces where no one has been allowed to camp before" under new conservation scheme

By Will Symons published

People will be allowed to pay to camp in previously off-limit areas, but the move has its critics

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The future of wild camping in England and Wales hangs in the balance at the Supreme Court as decision looms

By Pat Kinsella last updated

Dartmoor is the last place in England and Wales where people can sleep under the stars without seeking permission or paying for the privilege – campaigners face their final battle today

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What is the right to roam?

By Julia Clarke published

We explain what right to roam covers as well as what it doesn’t, which countries have right to roam policies and the benefits of freedom to roam

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Wild camping on Dartmoor: Dartmoor wild camp

Wild camping on Dartmoor under threat: England’s last bastion under scrutiny

By Alex Foxfield published

With a ruling set to be made on wild camping on Dartmoor, we take a look at the issues surrounding wild camping in the UK

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Private land sign on wooden gate

Famous artists and writers back the Right to Roam campaign in England

By Emily Woodhouse last updated

A letter to the Prime Minister calls for an extension of the CRoW Act over woodlands, rivers and Green Belt land

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