Dartmoor Preservation Association
Friends of Dartmoor

Visit to the Dartmoor Mires Project
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- Written by James Paxman

On Tuesday 12th June there will be another chance to visit the Mires Project to learn about the latest developments. Frances Cooper from DNPA will lead the trip and it is hoped that scitentists from Exeter University will be in attendance to explain some of the technicalities of the project.
Join in the Bovey Balsam Bash
Come and help us to try and get rid of some of this nuisance plant that is becoming an increasing pest on Dartmoor riverbanks.
Himalyan Balsam is one of a small number of "alien plant invaders" wreaking havoc in the British countryside. It was introduced as a garden plant, but swiftly made it's escape and has been very successful at establishing flourishing colonies in the wild, especially in river valleys. As an annual plant, up to 2m high, it smothers native grasses and other plants during the growing season and then leaves the river banks bare in the autumn and winter, increasing the risk of bank erosion.
Vision for the Uplands ? - Not Any More

Natural England appears to be rethinking its long term policy view for the English Uplands according to a recent article that appeared in Farmer's Weekly.
It was only three years ago that Natural England conducted a consultation exercise to formulate its policy for the Uplands. The resulting document, Vital Uplands A Vision for 2060 was published to mixed reactions. Farming opinion in particular criticised its overwhelming focus on environmental matters and production of food appeared to be treated more or less as a byproduct of a process to create diversified upland habitats.
Photovoltaic Cells on Listed Buildings
In recent the months the list of planning application has been dominated by a flood of applications to install photovoltaic cells. Most applications relate to the roofs of houses, but some also relate to ground sited arrays of panels. NP policy encourages small scale installation of renewable energy projects subject to reasonable constraints eg landscape effects, impact on water environemnts, impact on local amenity and the "quality of the environment, including the historic built environment."






