For my birthday this year, I'm asking for donations to the Dartmoor Preservation National Association, who are backing Dartmoor National Park Authority to offset the massive legal costs of launching an appeal against a ban on backpack aka ‘wild’ camping. Dartmoor was, until very recently, the last place in England where wild camping was permitted. (The original case will have cost the National Park around £100,000 to give you an idea of scale).

I've chosen this charity because their mission means a lot to me, and I hope that you'll consider contributing as a way of celebrating with me. Every little bit will help me reach my goal. Thankyou!

A bit of context:

Early this year, a court case initiated by a millionaire hedge fund manager removed the precious bylaws that wild campers have enjoyed on Dartmoor for decades - the right to hike out onto the moors and respectfully spend the night under the stars (with a strict leave no trace ethos). Dartmoor was the last place in England (& Wales) that it was legal to backpack wild camp, and that right has now been removed.

The case has brought to the forefront the huge injustice we face here in England - only 8% of land is accessible to the public. The fragments of land we do have access to are tiny pockets and pathways, whilst huge swathes of privately owned land are legally off-limits, with no right to respectfully roam, swim, climb, paddle or sleep under the stars. ⁣⁣

At a time of ecological collapse and lack of biodiversity we desperately need better access to nature, not precarious pockets of permissive access that can change at any time. Any support you can offer to appeal the ban is massively appreciated - thank you!!

⛺️Check out the Right to Roam movement here: https://www.righttoroam.org.uk/

⛺️Check out the Stars Are Ours campaign here

https://www.instagram.com/thestarsareours.uk/

✨See you under the stars!✨⁣

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