Posts Tagged ‘Nature’
Green Spaces Rescued from Damaging Law Change
Our friends at The Open Spaces Society have announced that a damaging amendment to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, proposed by Lord Banner and others, was dropped. The amendment aimed to remove long-standing public rights on green spaces when the land is sold by a local authority. It was debated in the House of Lords…
Read MoreWild Summit 2025
On Thursday 11th September the DPA headed to the Wild Summit 25 in Bristol. The event was hosted by Wildlife and Countryside Link and brought together over 30 major nature organisations and more than 1000 people for a full day of talks, workshops and sessions to discuss the challenge of 5 short years to meet the Government’s…
Read MoreExperiencing Awe in the Wilds of Dartmoor
The wild and rugged upland of Dartmoor has long captured the imaginations of poets, artists, and adventurers. The windswept tors, expansive moorlands, and ancient stone circles evoke a profound sense of space and time. But beyond this aesthetic allure, Dartmoor offers a deeply transformative experience for those who seek it: the emotion of awe. This…
Read MoreDPA Joins the Nature2030 Campaign
September 2023 – We are one of the voices alongside Campaign for National Parks, National Trust, RSPB and the Wildlife Trusts calling out for Government to take action to improve the state of nature across England’s protected sites, National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. These places are meant to be some of the…
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