Widecombe Awe Walk

By Helen Bruce | September 23, 2026 |

The wide vistas and patchwork colours of Dartmoor have a powerful ability to inspire awe and wonder, especially when viewed from the vantage point of one of its many tors. The joy that often accompanies these feelings has a number of beneficial effects on human health, including decreasing stress, promoting a sense of well-being and…

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Witches and the Wild Hunt Storywalk

By Helen Bruce | September 18, 2026 |

This has been our second year leading a storywalk as part of the Dartmoor Outdoor Festival, and these walks are always extremely popular. The focus for our walk this time was witches and the wild hunt, which are recurring folkloric motifs in Dartmoor stories, and we were treated to a suitably atmospheric and misty day…

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DPA Support Dartmoor Outdoor Festival as Lead Partner

By Helen Bruce | January 6, 2025 |

We are delighted that the Dartmoor Walking Festival will be returning in 2025, re-envisioned by new organisers as the Dartmoor Outdoor Festival. The DPA will be supporting the festival as one of the lead partners, alongside the Dartmoor National Park Authority. Both our Ecologist and Land Manager, Luke Sutton, and our Comms Officer, Helen Bruce,…

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