Dartmoor wild camping ban: Latest on appeal to overturn ruling - what is wild camping, where is it allowed in UK

A decision which banned wild camping from Dartmoor, could now be appealed by the National Park Authority. The appeal follows a High Court decision in January that said campers would need landowners’ permission.

Dartmoor National Park, designated in 1951, covers a 368-square mile area that features "commons", which are areas of unenclosed privately-owned moorland where locals can put livestock. The DNPA said it was "pleased" to be granted leave to appeal and would now decide whether to proceed.

DNPA had argued at the High Court that wild camping was a local custom and the banning it was an "attack" on a "long-established practice of great importance". The case to ban wild camping was brought forward by landowners Alexander and Diana Darwall.

Mr and Mrs Darwall, who keep cattle on their 3,450-acre estate, claimed some campers caused problems to livestock and the environment. Their argument secured a finding from a judge that a 1985 law that regulates access to moorlands does not provide a right to wild camp.