Me and my friend have only been on a handful of wild camps. We're amongst the majority of people who camp with respect, clear up behind etc. Its healthy, refreshing and an escape from the mentally taxing day-to-day bustle and stress of life recently. Wild Camping is an antidote to mental health issues and possible depression. We really need it.
Imagine that a country like England, so proud of it's history of freedom - with legends like Robin Hood - actually even having a court case in 2023 about whether people should have the right to enjoy sleeping in the wild. It's beyond me. Stand up for your right to roam!
I’ve grown up on Dartmoor and still live on it, it is so sad that our national park will be privatised. Thank you for standing up and organising the event. Real wild campers like you and mark do no damage and are there to enjoy nature. Keep up the great work 👍🏻
Nothing to do with Damages,Littering or Smoke Pollution. It's Revenue!!! Yes. Meanwhile Borders remain open for the Invitation. And Gays are propped up by Taxpayers because they ARE UNFIT FOR WORK!!!
Excellent work Beca. I think that was a fair and thorough representation of the debate, in a brilliantly put together video. You are an ambassador for wild camping of the highest order. Total respect to you.👍
Thank you for fighting the good fight, I wished I could have joined the protests, but was too far away. The wild places of England need to be reclaimed for the people, so sad one of the last 'free' areas is being threatened
Bollocks ! I need to get away from it all for my sanity ... Even if they ban it I will still wild camp ! OK, I would breaking the law . However it would be difficult to " Police " the area constantly.. As a veteran of HM forces , I could run rings around them ! I make no apologies for my stand . All I want to do is be alone on the moors.. I respect the area and leave " no trace".. My Blessings to those closer to the "fight " , good luck and thank you !
In the places they bought, and dine this too previously, they have hired a ground man and put a very high charge on illegal access, they make their money back
@@muddy_bootlaces OK ? Has this happened to you ? 1. Tresspass is a civil offence and they would need to take you to court to get any money for whatever reason. 2. Is there any signs stating there is a charge ? 3. Dos this person just turn up and demand money ? 4. How do they take you to court if they do not know your details ? My reply would be " ok, I am tresspassing , I will leave now " . Not sure how the above works ..
Dartmoor should be saved for future generations, and let’s hope those walking and camping also leave no trace (as it should be done). Becca, have only seen you on TH-cam and have loved all of your posts - keep on doing what you are doing girl ! Xxx
Love the film! Amazing work standing up to bad rich folks and raising this very important awareness. THANK YOU!!! You're a star, keep it going 🌟 I also use my nalgine as a hot water bottle or hand warmer btw! :)
Fair play mate - great to see people standing up for what they believe in. I've done a fair bit of protesting over the years and it does often pay off so here's hoping! And if nothing else, you can say you stood up and did something incredibly positive ✊ Atb Andy
Its culturally and historically important land that should in absolutely no way be in private ownership. It should be in public ownership for the benefit of everyone to enjoy.
Massachusetts is just the opposite, rich landowners giving their land to the state or an Audubon society/nature clubs for recreational use. Hopefully, you people win. Are the other national parks different?
if it goes our way we should have a mass camp to celebrate , if it goes against us we should have a mass camp to commiserate ....... "hello is that the police? yes i`d like to report some trespassers on my land , how many? oh about 200 of them at the last count but i think more are arriving , is it a rave? errrr no , most of them have grey hair actually , ? what are they doing? well hmmmmmmm cooking mostly! , the whole moor smells of curry , chilli , burgers and bacon butties!!" 🤣🤣🤣 you really are doing a great job Becca , moor power to your elbow (y`see what i did there?)
I live in Scotland where camping is FREEDOM so my heart goes out to you and can I ask you Beca, what happens with your TH-cam and Insta if they close dartmoor, will the world lose its muddy bootlaces when England is privatised .. remember domino's fall one by one and that's where England is headed . We love muddy bootlaces x
fellow Scot and Tarp and bivvy man , couldn't imagine not being able to grab my dogs and ruck just to sit by a river for a couple of days .It's food for the soul
Great video Beca. That is some beautiful country. I absolutely love your energy, always so bubbly and cheerful. Seems like everywhere you look its the same thing. The rich want it all to themselves. Stay strong and keep up the good fight. I really hope everything works out for you and everyone else that enjoys doing what you do to be able to keep on doing it. Take care and stay safe.
What a surprise. Yet another small, simple joy being crushed out of our lives. Anyone who's still deluded enough to think that the establishment cares about them, I ask one simple question; when was the last time any politician even talked about- let alone did anything to contribute towards- increasing your *freedom* ?
So sad the outcome of the Darwall case. You goin on 21st? Id like to come down and show my support, plus probably camp on dartmoor somewhere. It was the Peak District, my home ground, where they had infra red cameras. 😉
Excellent video - thanks so much for your work raising awareness and organising in support of keeping wild camping rights. I totally agree with you, and how great it would be to have these rights extended over the rest of England, instead of being further taken away. Coming for a wild camp on Dartmoor very soon!
Such a shame really, I've put off going for a few years and now I'm really gutted this will probably never happen for me and others 😞 Thank you for your efforts so far in trying to get this overruled.
Well done you and Mark are excellent examples of all that is good about wild camping if everyone acted like you this issue probably wouldn't have happened we all preach the leave no trace but as we see all too often some people still need educating well done for standing up for what you believe in a fair and balanced view good luck and happy trails 👣
With 800, possibly over 1000, years of direct descendancy from South Dartmoor, frankly the only place I feel "at home", I think this attempted closure of long standing free roaming land is appalling and should be refused. This beautiful land must be kept open. On top of the peoples access, what will become of the sheep, cattle and famous Drtmoor ponies which currently are free to wander. The problem with stealthing is that just one prosecution will destroy this amenity for EVERYBODY. As an additional point, these people "bought" the land knowing full well the rules and responsibilities of living inside a National Park. (I would have typed that in capitals and underlined it for emphasis, but I don't want to seem rude.)
The US does so much wrong, but we really got our national parks right. They're publicly owned, so everyone has the right to use them. (Many parks have privately-owned parts within them, though) Access is restricted somewhat, but that's more for the parks' own protection. It seems like the UK could learn something from the colonies.
As an American, I’m quite confused. If this is a national park, outside of private land, why can’t you camp on it? In the US, there are pockets of private lands in public land areas that you can’t be on without the landowners permission. Not being snarky, just simply don’t understand the laws of England in this regard.
So they’ve not only banned wild camping but apparently made trespass illegal since April last year. Giving the rich people their rights but an interesting proposition for anyone trespassing on your own private land. Every dairy, Royal Mail, political canvasser is now perhaps able to be convicted of criminal trespassing. This government now states it is illegal to be homeless whilst making it financially impossible to maintain a home. I would like to see a mass criminal wave across England. If every private citizen committed a jailable offence, then no one would need to work, no one would pay taxes - free food and board and the number of ‘decent’ inmates would vastly out number the actual criminals, massively increasing the safety inside the prison. The companies that are ruling England and His Majesty’s Government will no longer have a workforce or an income and will collapse, rendering the funding of the prison service impossible. The back hand payments paying for subservient MP’s to continue doing the bidding of their owners will stop - a full reset of the company - I mean Country! Then we can start again. However, each major seat of power surrounds itself with individuals that benefit hugely from government assistance - be it through asylum or benefits or work exchange/education - all fine and just, I’m not a racist. But none the less, there is a relatively small amount of people with a reason to attempt to over throw the government within reach of Westminster, for example. (When it is more practical and cost efficient to work remotely and the transport infrastructure bringing people into london is financially unviable, you have to ask why the government didn’t help to support remote working and use the vacant offices to aid the housing crisis) would you rather surround yourself with disgruntled citizens or subservient companies that have paid for your favour and benefit from you staying in power? Win win, keep the great unwashed from your doors and tax them to travel into the business hub you have left them with little choice but to use. Or, are there some very courageous judges and rich landowners genuinely seeking to protect the countryside they grew up in as they are the only ones with the financial means to do so in the face of a government more interested in financial gain to rectify the debt of their ineptitude and criminal negligence than protecting our green spaces? It’s exciting being a part of third world England! It takes a genius publicist/political (or corporate) strategist to convince a whole country to freely vote on a removal of their freedoms with a campaign explaining how they are losing their freedoms and need to act in said party’s favour! Time to move to 🇨🇦 I think 😂
muddy I did not know you had this going on , but I have my spy's in Cornwall and I will be seeing you soon I think , unless you will not be there of course , but I am and have the lift to come up 😁🤣😂see ya dm
I live on the edge of Dartmoor (Ashburton) and the wild camping ban has caused up roar amongst everyone. Dartmoor is a beautiful and ancient land that everyone should have the right to enjoy and to camp on.
Awesome Beca, we have to keep fighting for our right to roam. They'll tax the air we breath before you know it. Great video. Came to your channel via MCM Outdoors 😄 Peace Andy H
I’ve not even camped on Dartmoor unfortunately it’s too far for me to get to but I can’t help have a tear in my eye. It makes me so sad to think greed, money and land comes first over people’s mental health and our futures next generation. Surely everyone should be free to roam or wild camp as long as they respect the land and LNT as long as they do this then I don’t see how it’s causing any harm. Since when did sleeping out in nature or under the stars become illegal? 😢 I’m so sad to say it but I hate my own country! I love how much history and culture there is and the country it’s self but how it has been taken over and run is appalling. They are treating us like prisoners and restricting us from everything. Very very sad 😢
Just gives me more determination to deliberately camp there. Like vixen owned by posh knobs who think owning give them rights to stop us using it, they are mere custodians. Land was there long before and after their dead 😊
It'll be tragic for the younger generation if this is lost. They have already had their freedom.of movement taken from them, thanks to Brexit, that plus losing the erasmus scheme shows the wealthy want it all to themselves and the less well off are worthless.
The same people took our European freedoms away too and are trying to remove our right to strike and protest and I never thought I'd say that either. We need to fight for every right.
I was born on Dartmoor , camped on it, trained on it for the army , and have taken hundreds of youth camping and navigation on Dartmoor , climbed, swam, canoed and caved all over Dartmoor , letter boxing, and mushroom hunting , you cant take away the moors , we were here before and will be here after the world economic forum , and they wont stop us in the end, yes they are going to have to fight to save the moorland as it is all going to be taken away.
Being Scottish and living in England the restrictions on wildcamping are quite apparent the reasoning behind the restrictions not so apparent . The majority of wildcampers and hikers follow the leave no trace mind set so I'm not sure what the landowners objections are , maybe financial ? And in these times of austerity when all we hear in the media is people suffering mental health issues particularly since the COVID lockdown to stop the ability of people on the thinest of budgets getting out and clearing their heads is counterintuitive , and to be blunt stupid and selfish . Good luck with the protest which reminds of a similar protest many years ago over the right to roam
They want to turn it into a pheasant shoot area.... They actually managed to privatise some cheap land they got in Scotland for "gold panning" its how they work, buy legal wildcamp land, create a buisness, go to court explaining why wildcamping and hiking cannot happen there, get the bylaws removed. Have more expensive land. I forgot to add they are multimillionaire hedge funders
Thank you for these videos, it is a shame that the removal of our connection to nature is still as prevalent today as it was when America was new.. It is so important to have these natural spaces free and open.
Hello muddy, well done to you and Mark for your efforts to save the space. It'll be sacrilege if the owners win the case , why couldn't they just put up signs on their land saying for campers to take their litter with them (if that was the case). Good luck, hope the decision goes for the campers and everyone. Take care.
I best get my derrière to Dartmoor soon just in case. So sad that it’s even in discussion 😢 It’s great the awareness you are bringing to this. The trouble is most wildcampers don’t effect anything, but a very small few leave trace and everyone is judged on that. So annoying
@@muddy_bootlaces there is a huge difference between wildcamping, and people trying camping. I see so many tents abandoned near me in Bournemouth. People drunk, get cold and just leave everything 🤬
If and or when trespass becomes a criminal act, you can envisage people like Darwall and his ilk having people charged for wild-camping on 'his' (our) moor. Imagine that, a criminal record for recreation... If Mr Darwall is reading this - Amm dhe’m gwenn, penn kalgh!
What is their side of the story,yes it would be a shame to loose it due to a small minority of people leaving mess ,if they could work with people like your selves they may see a different side why it’s important to have that open access
They want to breed pheasants so their rich mates can come and blast them out of the sky leaving spent cartridges and poisonous lead shot all over the land.
If you're not tearing the man's land up if you ain't trashing the place you're just camping the stand-your-ground law still Stan's if a man poses a threat to you No-Man Governor snowman that was a wow broken if a man comes missile threat he will be dealt with as a threat that's the way it is in America American Indian out
Sorry to hear you potentially losing your ancient rights to roam on Dartmoor, Beca. I've family down there (near the Blachford Estate -- boo!) myself, so know how you feel. Last resort you can always move here to Scotland and enjoy our landscapes without fear (although we do have dickish landowners here too).
Unfortunately tourism is the UK’s biggest income with Dartmouth being a massive part of Tourism. That being said, if “someone” wanted to crash the economy to bring in a “social credit system” then to affect the main source of income would be an effective strategy! I think small businesses will have something to say about this too as so many will lose their business because they rely so heavily on tourism. I think we will be ok and if not there is plenty of time to appeal the decision if it goes the other way. I don’t think it will though as it’s been a public place for such a long time and because of the vastness of Dartmoor it is impossible to to certain walks in a day. Please keep me updated ✨🙏✨
If these people bought the land knowing it was open access surely the case will be thrown out, In the same way people who buy a house next to a church then complain about the sound of bells are given short shrift. Cant see how they have a leg to stand on really.
Great film again. So sad that we are facing the potential privatisation of our moor. As your film showed that area is so rich in wonderful history. It is so concerning that if they win it will be the thin end of the wedge. Look forward to the next film and hopefully good news.
Fingers, toes, legs and eyes are all crossed for the efforts you and everyone else put into bringing this to prominence, we can only be positive with the outcome, tbh if it goes against us, then we'll all just have to be a lot more stealthy. cool vid btw, see you on your next adventure ✌️ 🤟 🤙 😊
Great video highlighting the issues. Minority rule again and good to see so many making a stand. Feel a bit silly now as was asking you about the Madog pots and you were off talking to the BBC and fighting the cause 😳😂👍 Take care and keep up the fight 👍
I'm totally disgusted by the thought that "our land " for that is what it is,,shall be taken back in time to an era when the 'haves' exclude the 'have nots' from the fabric of what is basically a right for all,,my father like many others fought in WW2 to free us from the threat of oppressors ,,and yet now we have them dictating to us on our own soil,,I am furious and will continue to Wild camp,,all the best to you and the campaign!!
Me and my friend have only been on a handful of wild camps. We're amongst the majority of people who camp with respect, clear up behind etc. Its healthy, refreshing and an escape from the mentally taxing day-to-day bustle and stress of life recently. Wild Camping is an antidote to mental health issues and possible depression. We really need it.
So true, its such a shame that we could lose this 😭
Imagine that a country like England, so proud of it's history of freedom - with legends like Robin Hood - actually even having a court case in 2023 about whether people should have the right to enjoy sleeping in the wild. It's beyond me.
Stand up for your right to roam!
It's mad isn't it
@@muddy_bootlaces It really is. All glory to you for taking the fight!
I’ve grown up on Dartmoor and still live on it, it is so sad that our national park will be privatised. Thank you for standing up and organising the event. Real wild campers like you and mark do no damage and are there to enjoy nature.
Keep up the great work 👍🏻
Awww thank you so much lovely, that means a lot,, xx
Last thing I do before walking off is to look behind myself and ask " would I know I had been there " ?
@@cctvmanbob yeah same when ever I leave the house for a camp I do the same
Nothing to do with Damages,Littering or Smoke Pollution.
It's Revenue!!!
Yes.
Meanwhile Borders remain open for the Invitation.
And Gays are propped up by Taxpayers because they ARE UNFIT FOR WORK!!!
Excellent work Beca. I think that was a fair and thorough representation of the debate, in a brilliantly put together video. You are an ambassador for wild camping of the highest order. Total respect to you.👍
Thank you for fighting the good fight, I wished I could have joined the protests, but was too far away. The wild places of England need to be reclaimed for the people, so sad one of the last 'free' areas is being threatened
Thanks so much lovely! Just spreading the word online is enough 😍
Bollocks !
I need to get away from it all for my sanity ... Even if they ban it I will still wild camp !
OK, I would breaking the law . However it would be difficult to " Police " the area constantly.. As a veteran of HM forces , I could run rings around them !
I make no apologies for my stand . All I want to do is be alone on the moors.. I respect the area and leave " no trace".. My Blessings to those closer to the "fight " , good luck and thank you !
In the places they bought, and dine this too previously, they have hired a ground man and put a very high charge on illegal access, they make their money back
@@muddy_bootlaces OK ?
Has this happened to you ?
1. Tresspass is a civil offence and they would need to take you to court to get any money for whatever reason.
2. Is there any signs stating there is a charge ?
3. Dos this person just turn up and demand money ?
4. How do they take you to court if they do not know your details ?
My reply would be " ok, I am tresspassing , I will leave now " . Not sure how the above works ..
Dartmoor should be saved for future generations, and let’s hope those walking and camping also leave no trace (as it should be done). Becca, have only seen you on TH-cam and have loved all of your posts - keep on doing what you are doing girl ! Xxx
Love the film! Amazing work standing up to bad rich folks and raising this very important awareness. THANK YOU!!! You're a star, keep it going 🌟 I also use my nalgine as a hot water bottle or hand warmer btw! :)
Thanks so much. Nalegines are the best aren't they haha
Sad to see today's court ruling. 🤬I do hope this isn't the beginning of the end. Fight this all the way.
Devastating result today. I really hope other land owners continue to allow us to wild camp and enjoy Dartmoor how we always have.
I feel sorry for my kids , they are growing up in a world of madness with all these greedy land owners wanting power over other people 😢
Fair play mate - great to see people standing up for what they believe in. I've done a fair bit of protesting over the years and it does often pay off so here's hoping! And if nothing else, you can say you stood up and did something incredibly positive ✊ Atb Andy
Fingers crossed. It got the media attention, put the pressure on, and the case got paused, so I really hope they don't back down x
Its culturally and historically important land that should in absolutely no way be in private ownership.
It should be in public ownership for the benefit of everyone to enjoy.
Massachusetts is just the opposite, rich landowners giving their land to the state or an Audubon society/nature clubs for recreational use. Hopefully, you people win. Are the other national parks different?
if it goes our way we should have a mass camp to celebrate , if it goes against us we should have a mass camp to commiserate .......
"hello is that the police? yes i`d like to report some trespassers on my land , how many? oh about 200 of them at the last count but i think more are arriving , is it a rave? errrr no , most of them have grey hair actually , ? what are they doing? well hmmmmmmm cooking mostly! , the whole moor smells of curry , chilli , burgers and bacon butties!!" 🤣🤣🤣
you really are doing a great job Becca , moor power to your elbow (y`see what i did there?)
Stand up for your rights,save Dartmoor for future generations big hugs john xx
Thanks John xx
Grate video
I live in Scotland where camping is FREEDOM so my heart goes out to you and can I ask you Beca, what happens with your TH-cam and Insta if they close dartmoor, will the world lose its muddy bootlaces when England is privatised .. remember domino's fall one by one and that's where England is headed . We love muddy bootlaces x
fellow Scot and Tarp and bivvy man , couldn't imagine not being able to grab my dogs and ruck just to sit by a river for a couple of days .It's food for the soul
It's so sad isn't it. Can't believe we may lose the one place in England that we have left 😭
Once again Scotland does it right, while those in charge in England are only fussed about their wealthy pals
thank you for being the voice and to the other people who contributed to this . god bless you and everyone.
Great video Beca. That is some beautiful country. I absolutely love your energy, always so bubbly and cheerful. Seems like everywhere you look its the same thing. The rich want it all to themselves. Stay strong and keep up the good fight. I really hope everything works out for you and everyone else that enjoys doing what you do to be able to keep on doing it. Take care and stay safe.
Thanks lovely, it was such a heart breaking camp, but so many people turned up for the rally it was phenomenal x
What a surprise. Yet another small, simple joy being crushed out of our lives. Anyone who's still deluded enough to think that the establishment cares about them, I ask one simple question; when was the last time any politician even talked about- let alone did anything to contribute towards- increasing your *freedom* ?
Totally agree, it's so shite!
Hoping you and England 🏴 win this one, for EVERYONES rights. 🙏🏼 🥾 ⛺️
It would be good, fi King C giving them a quick call and tell them to stop being muppets
Brilliant 😂
It's the 1930's again.Dartmoor is the first domino. It falls; dominoes all across Britain will quickly fall, too.
Enjoy your garden Mr. & Mrs. Darwall. Your generosity knows no bounds. "Let them eat cake"
They bought the land knowing the law allowed hiking/camping rights.......greedy muppets!!!
You are the only outdoor TH-camr I know who actually cares about this. Well done. ♥️👍
Thanks lovely it's annoyed me too that so many have stayed quiet on this matter.. Thanks for your support xx
So sad the outcome of the Darwall case. You goin on 21st? Id like to come down and show my support, plus probably camp on dartmoor somewhere. It was the Peak District, my home ground, where they had infra red cameras. 😉
Excellent video - thanks so much for your work raising awareness and organising in support of keeping wild camping rights. I totally agree with you, and how great it would be to have these rights extended over the rest of England, instead of being further taken away. Coming for a wild camp on Dartmoor very soon!
Such a shame really, I've put off going for a few years and now I'm really gutted this will probably never happen for me and others 😞
Thank you for your efforts so far in trying to get this overruled.
Well done you and Mark are excellent examples of all that is good about wild camping if everyone acted like you this issue probably wouldn't have happened we all preach the leave no trace but as we see all too often some people still need educating well done for standing up for what you believe in a fair and balanced view good luck and happy trails 👣
I camped for Years all over England even though not permitted and i never had any real problems. If banned i will still camp there.
I hear you, but my point is that in 15 years, the younger generation may not be able to due to advances in technology.
@@muddy_bootlaces Very true scary stuff and its easy to go along with it to make life more easy. Good some people are taking a stand.
Great vid Beca & Mark.
It was a privilege to attend.
Thanks for coming along Andy x
With 800, possibly over 1000, years of direct descendancy from South Dartmoor, frankly the only place I feel "at home", I think this attempted closure of long standing free roaming land is appalling and should be refused. This beautiful land must be kept open. On top of the peoples access, what will become of the sheep, cattle and famous Drtmoor ponies which currently are free to wander.
The problem with stealthing is that just one prosecution will destroy this amenity for EVERYBODY.
As an additional point, these people "bought" the land knowing full well the rules and responsibilities of living inside a National Park. (I would have typed that in capitals and underlined it for emphasis, but I don't want to seem rude.)
This makes me so angry. Watching how rich people continuously screw us over is giving me Tourette’s.
The US does so much wrong, but we really got our national parks right. They're publicly owned, so everyone has the right to use them. (Many parks have privately-owned parts within them, though) Access is restricted somewhat, but that's more for the parks' own protection. It seems like the UK could learn something from the colonies.
As an American, I’m quite confused. If this is a national park, outside of private land, why can’t you camp on it? In the US, there are pockets of private lands in public land areas that you can’t be on without the landowners permission. Not being snarky, just simply don’t understand the laws of England in this regard.
Dartmoor is everybody’s land always has been always will, they have been fooled in buying our land.
So, it's not about keeping people off their land... it's about making money off people using their land.
Well done Becca. You’ve made a difference 👊🔥😊
So they’ve not only banned wild camping but apparently made trespass illegal since April last year. Giving the rich people their rights but an interesting proposition for anyone trespassing on your own private land. Every dairy, Royal Mail, political canvasser is now perhaps able to be convicted of criminal trespassing. This government now states it is illegal to be homeless whilst making it financially impossible to maintain a home.
I would like to see a mass criminal wave across England. If every private citizen committed a jailable offence, then no one would need to work, no one would pay taxes - free food and board and the number of ‘decent’ inmates would vastly out number the actual criminals, massively increasing the safety inside the prison. The companies that are ruling England and His Majesty’s Government will no longer have a workforce or an income and will collapse, rendering the funding of the prison service impossible. The back hand payments paying for subservient MP’s to continue doing the bidding of their owners will stop - a full reset of the company - I mean Country!
Then we can start again.
However, each major seat of power surrounds itself with individuals that benefit hugely from government assistance - be it through asylum or benefits or work exchange/education - all fine and just, I’m not a racist. But none the less, there is a relatively small amount of people with a reason to attempt to over throw the government within reach of Westminster, for example. (When it is more practical and cost efficient to work remotely and the transport infrastructure bringing people into london is financially unviable, you have to ask why the government didn’t help to support remote working and use the vacant offices to aid the housing crisis) would you rather surround yourself with disgruntled citizens or subservient companies that have paid for your favour and benefit from you staying in power? Win win, keep the great unwashed from your doors and tax them to travel into the business hub you have left them with little choice but to use.
Or, are there some very courageous judges and rich landowners genuinely seeking to protect the countryside they grew up in as they are the only ones with the financial means to do so in the face of a government more interested in financial gain to rectify the debt of their ineptitude and criminal negligence than protecting our green spaces?
It’s exciting being a part of third world England! It takes a genius publicist/political (or corporate) strategist to convince a whole country to freely vote on a removal of their freedoms with a campaign explaining how they are losing their freedoms and need to act in said party’s favour!
Time to move to 🇨🇦 I think 😂
Is it just his land or is it Dartmoor as a whole? I'm going to do a little research to make sure none of my money ends up in his pocket.
muddy I did not know you had this going on , but I have my spy's in Cornwall and I will be seeing you soon I think , unless you will not be there of course , but I am and have the lift to come up 😁🤣😂see ya dm
Agree Dartmoor for all.although you can alwaysbo Exmoor 😂
I live on the edge of Dartmoor (Ashburton) and the wild camping ban has caused up roar amongst everyone. Dartmoor is a beautiful and ancient land that everyone should have the right to enjoy and to camp on.
We do love you from the USA and also feel your pain and I hope that you guys will win the battle of freedom and I love you guys
Wild camping has been banned on Dartmoor, I am calling for a mass camp this summer. Take back our land rights.
Awesome Beca, we have to keep fighting for our right to roam. They'll tax the air we breath before you know it. Great video.
Came to your channel via MCM Outdoors 😄
Peace Andy H
I’ve not even camped on Dartmoor unfortunately it’s too far for me to get to but I can’t help have a tear in my eye. It makes me so sad to think greed, money and land comes first over people’s mental health and our futures next generation. Surely everyone should be free to roam or wild camp as long as they respect the land and LNT as long as they do this then I don’t see how it’s causing any harm. Since when did sleeping out in nature or under the stars become illegal? 😢 I’m so sad to say it but I hate my own country! I love how much history and culture there is and the country it’s self but how it has been taken over and run is appalling. They are treating us like prisoners and restricting us from everything. Very very sad 😢
Just gives me more determination to deliberately camp there. Like vixen owned by posh knobs who think owning give them rights to stop us using it, they are mere custodians. Land was there long before and after their dead 😊
Bollocks to supposed laws..
Just carry on as before,if there are issues then let's get a mass camp sorted out.
It'll be tragic for the younger generation if this is lost. They have already had their freedom.of movement taken from them, thanks to Brexit, that plus losing the erasmus scheme shows the wealthy want it all to themselves and the less well off are worthless.
The same people took our European freedoms away too and are trying to remove our right to strike and protest and I never thought I'd say that either. We need to fight for every right.
I was born on Dartmoor , camped on it, trained on it for the army , and have taken hundreds of youth camping and navigation on Dartmoor , climbed, swam, canoed and caved all over Dartmoor , letter boxing, and mushroom hunting , you cant take away the moors , we were here before and will be here after the world economic forum , and they wont stop us in the end, yes they are going to have to fight to save the moorland as it is all going to be taken away.
Wildcamping should be legal in the whole of the U.K. We need to reclaim our birthright!
Totally agree
What is wrong with Darwall, the man has enough money, why not let other humans enjoy nature and the beauty of the land.
Being Scottish and living in England the restrictions on wildcamping are quite apparent the reasoning behind the restrictions not so apparent .
The majority of wildcampers and hikers follow the leave no trace mind set so I'm not sure what the landowners objections are , maybe financial ?
And in these times of austerity when all we hear in the media is people suffering mental health issues particularly since the COVID lockdown to stop the ability of people on the thinest of budgets getting out and clearing their heads is counterintuitive , and to be blunt stupid and selfish .
Good luck with the protest which reminds of a similar protest many years ago over the right to roam
They want to turn it into a pheasant shoot area.... They actually managed to privatise some cheap land they got in Scotland for "gold panning" its how they work, buy legal wildcamp land, create a buisness, go to court explaining why wildcamping and hiking cannot happen there, get the bylaws removed. Have more expensive land. I forgot to add they are multimillionaire hedge funders
Thank you for these videos, it is a shame that the removal of our connection to nature is still as prevalent today as it was when America was new.. It is so important to have these natural spaces free and open.
Hello muddy, well done to you and Mark for your efforts to save the space. It'll be sacrilege if the owners win the case , why couldn't they just put up signs on their land saying for campers to take their litter with them (if that was the case). Good luck, hope the decision goes for the campers and everyone. Take care.
They want a pheseant shooting business on their land... All about money
@@muddy_bootlaces ludicrous, maybe camping outside the Darwalls front door is on the agenda if they win. Take care
I best get my derrière to Dartmoor soon just in case. So sad that it’s even in discussion 😢
It’s great the awareness you are bringing to this. The trouble is most wildcampers don’t effect anything, but a very small few leave trace and everyone is judged on that. So annoying
I totally agree, the mess that was made in lock down is being used as an excuse
@@muddy_bootlaces there is a huge difference between wildcamping, and people trying camping. I see so many tents abandoned near me in Bournemouth. People drunk, get cold and just leave everything 🤬
Never been Dartmoor but once this law is past it will snowball and all land owners will follow suit.
Ace stuff pritty sad wild camping should be free to everyone and to see this under attack is horrible to hear thanks for sharing
I hope this free area keep on free for the people.
My best wishes from Brazil
Great video mudders 😊⛰️🏕🏞😎👍🏻
Hello I have just seen you on the news today about dart more
Are you still aloud to camp there????
Thank you for putting the effort in and trying.
Is that jerky made of real fresh veggies?! Yummy.
If and or when trespass becomes a criminal act, you can envisage people like Darwall and his ilk having people charged for wild-camping on 'his' (our) moor. Imagine that, a criminal record for recreation...
If Mr Darwall is reading this - Amm dhe’m gwenn, penn kalgh!
He already had this on a piece of land he bought in Scotland which surprise surprise also had a bylaw which he got removed
You can't catch me I'm the ginger bread man
Its your planet, go where you wish 😌
Good on you Beca, hope it goes in your favour.
It's a shame that it's going utterly mad
Mass trespass/camp its the only way
Just heard the bad news on tv. 😢
What is their side of the story,yes it would be a shame to loose it due to a small minority of people leaving mess ,if they could work with people like your selves they may see a different side why it’s important to have that open access
They want to breed pheasants there and have a pheasant shooting buisness
They want to breed pheasants so their rich mates can come and blast them out of the sky leaving spent cartridges and poisonous lead shot all over the land.
If you're not tearing the man's land up if you ain't trashing the place you're just camping the stand-your-ground law still Stan's if a man poses a threat to you No-Man Governor snowman that was a wow broken if a man comes missile threat he will be dealt with as a threat that's the way it is in America American Indian out
He wants tk start a pheasant shooting buisness there. It's all about money
We're does it end if that happins 🙄good on you beca 🏴
I know right 😭
Sorry to hear you potentially losing your ancient rights to roam on Dartmoor, Beca. I've family down there (near the Blachford Estate -- boo!) myself, so know how you feel. Last resort you can always move here to Scotland and enjoy our landscapes without fear (although we do have dickish landowners here too).
Oh darling it's terrible isn't it! Fingers crossed it doesn't go through x
Unfortunately tourism is the UK’s biggest income with Dartmouth being a massive part of Tourism.
That being said, if “someone” wanted to crash the economy to bring in a “social credit system” then to affect the main source of income would be an effective strategy!
I think small businesses will have something to say about this too as so many will lose their business because they rely so heavily on tourism.
I think we will be ok and if not there is plenty of time to appeal the decision if it goes the other way.
I don’t think it will though as it’s been a public place for such a long time and because of the vastness of Dartmoor it is impossible to to certain walks in a day.
Please keep me updated ✨🙏✨
The visitor center is set to close in a few months, it's just ridiculous... And I agree with you about the SCS I'm petrified for what's to come
If these people bought the land knowing it was open access surely the case will be thrown out, In the same way people who buy a house next to a church then complain about the sound of bells are given short shrift. Cant see how they have a leg to stand on really.
My point exactly, but if you have a good lawyer you can argue against it hey 😭
Great film again. So sad that we are facing the potential privatisation of our moor. As your film showed that area is so rich in wonderful history. It is so concerning that if they win it will be the thin end of the wedge. Look forward to the next film and hopefully good news.
Yeah it's sucks hey, the domino affect could be about to happen
Fingers crossed 🤞
Well done to you all 🙌
People power ✊️
Well done , it's a shame for the future generation.
Thank you for your efforrs
Thank you x
Fingers crossed 👍👍👍
So what do these Darwalls think they are going to do with the land ? .
Pheseant shooting 🙈
Thank you for your commitment along with many others fighting to retaining such an important right every success.
Thank you x
THANK YOU
Fingers, toes, legs and eyes are all crossed for the efforts you and everyone else put into bringing this to prominence, we can only be positive with the outcome, tbh if it goes against us, then we'll all just have to be a lot more stealthy.
cool vid btw, see you on your next adventure ✌️ 🤟 🤙 😊
Thanks you, fingers crossed... Results are today!
@@muddy_bootlaces of all days to get the results, Friday the 13th, let's hope its not unlucky for us when the results come out 🤞
Power to the Bootlace ! Go Beca Go ! 😁
Interesting video. Thanks for sharing this with us.Have a wonderful day.
Oh well we will still camp just carefully and hope most farmers we meet leave us in peace
It's now illegal lovely. The courts changed the bylaw yesterday
@muddybootlaces908 indeed that is still my meaning its in line with rest of England Wales
Love your videos thank you happy new year ❤
Happy new year!!
Great video highlighting the issues. Minority rule again and good to see so many making a stand. Feel a bit silly now as was asking you about the Madog pots and you were off talking to the BBC and fighting the cause 😳😂👍 Take care and keep up the fight 👍
been walking and wild camping out on Dartmoor since 1995. It would be a travesty if this goes through
fight for it !!!!!
I'm totally disgusted by the thought that "our land " for that is what it is,,shall be taken back in time to an era when the 'haves' exclude the 'have nots' from the fabric of what is basically a right for all,,my father like many others fought in WW2 to free us from the threat of oppressors ,,and yet now we have them dictating to us on our own soil,,I am furious and will continue to Wild camp,,all the best to you and the campaign!!
Good on you!
Awesome Video once again. Hope you can continue your legal camping in that beautiful area of England.