The latest, and 200th, issue of our magazine is now out. Read about the controversial decision to allow a telecommunications mast in the Dart valley; 15 years of our conservation work on Dartmoor and how a review of our previous member newsletters and magazines reflect the DPA’s changing priorities and challenges over 6o+ years.

Here is the Spring 2019 edition of our magazine Dartmoor Matters. We look at various points of view on the future of ponies on Dartmoor; learn more about the moths on our land at Pudsham; how we are working with the Museum of Dartmoor Life as well as news about the DPA and our conservation…

The latest issue of our member magazine is now out. Read a report on the 2018 National Park Societies conference that we hosted. Learn about the memorials to DPA members and friends on DPA land. Learn more about our conservation work to help threatened butterflies….. and much more. Click here to download the magazine.

News National Park UK Individual Volunteer of the Year 2017 Dartmoor’s spectacular dragonflies Two “Wild and Wondrous” walks on Dartmoor The elephant in the uplands – and the tale of two narratives Bracken control at Pudsham hay meadows The bumblebee year on the Moor National Park Societies 2018 conference – What Value our National Parks…

Contents: News Dartmoor Moorland Bird project Dartmoor: A Wild and Wondrous Region Lichens – Dartmoor’s hidden gems Rumblings from the Chair The Ancient Tenements of Dartmoor – Dunnabridge Farm Conservation – Bracken control 2017 and Inner Huccaby Ring – a small, but perfectly formed Bronze Age pound To download a copy please click here.

Dartmoor Matters, Issue 194, Autumn 2017 Contents DPA News Moor Boots offers Moor Opportunities Dartmoor: A Wild and Wondrous Region Dartmoor Preservation Association Shield 2017 winners Magnificent Mires The Ancient Tenements of Dartmoor – Lower Merripit Rumblings from the Chair  Conservation: Spreading the word online The widening range of our conservation activities Download your copy here.

Dartmoor Matters, Issue 193, Spring 2017 Contents DPA News All the better for moorland butterflies Dartmoor Hill Farm Project receives further funding The Dartmoor Conservation Garden Dartmoor – Devon’s last refuge for birds Rumblings from the Chair Lee Bray – DNPA Archaeologist Conservation: Roundy Park – a Bronze Age, medieval site with a ruined farm –…

Dartmoor Matters, Issue 192, Winter 2016-17 Contents DPA News Ian Mercer, giant of Dartmoor Dartmoor’s bridges take a battering Learning about Dartmoor ferns Rumblings from the Chair The Ancient Tenements of Dartmoor – Brimpts Farm Conservation Re-visiting Roborough camp All the fun of the fair Download your copy here.

Dartmoor Matters, Issue 191, Autumn 2016 Contents DPA News Pudsham Meadows The Pompeii of Dartmoor Rumblings from the Chair Ancient Boundaries / Modern Farming New website & logo Called Home – Book Review The Ancient Tenements of Dartmoor – Dury Farm Conservation A new vehicle for the volunteers Roborough Common – Two Moors Threatened Butterfly…

Contents DPA News The Dartmoor House Martin Project The Prehistoric Burial Cist on Whitehorse Hill Rumblings from the Chair The Ancient Tenements of Dartmoor – Sherberton Farm Ted Birkett Dixon Conservation Buckland Common – an Exciting New Project for Volunteers Mardon Down – Conserving a Chequered History Download your copy here.