Campaigners The Stars are for Everyone, who were part of a demonstration at Hound Tor on Sunday, said whatever the outcome, the Darwalls' legal action had "succeeded in unleashing something powerful and ancient, a commitment to our commons, our love for the land, our right to belong". The hearing is due to last one day and a judgment is expected at a later date. Follow BBC Devon on X ...
Campaigners The Stars are for Everyone, who were part of a demonstration at Hound Tor on Sunday, said whatever the outcome, the Darwalls' legal action had "succeeded in unleashing something powerful and ancient, a commitment to our commons, our love for the land, our right to belong". The hearing is due to last one day and a judgment is expected at a later date. Follow BBC Devon on X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram.Landowners challenge a court ruling that said people can wild camp on some privately owned areas.Mr Morshead said the Darwalls were not "motivated by a desire to stop camping", but concerned about "the damage that wild camping can cause and, in particular, about the significant risk of fire associated with it".The DNPA asked appeal judges to overturn the High Court's decision and in July 2023, the Court of Appeal ruled in the DNPA's favour, with judges saying the "critical question" was whether wild camping could be considered a form of "open-air recreation", and finding it was.