The Dartmoor Preservation Association is backing Dartmoor National Park Authority as the official focus for donations in its appeal against a ban on backpack camping. We wish to see a rights-based not a permission-based system on Dartmoor.

The DPA has been defending Dartmoor for 140 years. We promote public access, protect archaeology, prevent inappropriate development and act as the critical friend to the national park authority. The DPA own land and mange it for biodiversity . We have kept the moor wild and free for generations.