Love Dartmoor? Now’s your chance to influence its future.
People who care passionately about the National Park are invited to share their views on the priorities that will guide this unique landscape for years to come.
Designated as a National Park in 1951, Dartmoor will next year mark its 75th anniversary as a place renowned for its natural and cultural beauty and benefits it brings for open-air recreation and quiet enjoyment.
The Partnership Plan sets out what makes Dartmoor National Park so special. It’s a bold and ambitious plan of action to protect, enhance, and enable people to enjoy the landscape now and into the future.
Adopted in 2021, the plan is now undergoing a review.
Your involvement is key to the review process and will help guide the development of the updated plan for Dartmoor National Park which celebrates its 75th anniversary in 2026.
Get involved
The National Park are asking you to take part in our opinion survey which runs until Sunday 14 September.
What do you think the priorities for Dartmoor should be? Tell the park by taking part - click the button below to complete the survey
The survey is open to everyone. It should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete and it will inform the priorities for Dartmoor in the future.
What is the Partnership Plan?
By law, National Park Authorities must prepare and regularly review a Management Plan to help deliver a National Park’s statutory Purposes and Duty.
This is a plan for Dartmoor as a whole, shaped by people and organisations with a deep passion for the landscape. That’s why it’s called the Partnership Plan.
A Partnership Plan Board has been established to lead the review process. This includes addressing key topics such as:
- Enhancing nature and improving habitats
- Tackling climate change and reducing emissions
- Protecting cultural heritage
- Enabling sustainable farming
- Improving understanding and enjoyment of Dartmoor
- Supporting better transport, travel, and accessibility
- Helping local businesses and communities thrive
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What happens next?
Results from the survey will be used alongside evidence from the State of the Park report and partner discussions to create an updated five-year Partnership Plan.
There will be further opportunities for public involvement during another consultation phase alongside stakeholder workshops.
Together, Dartmoor National Park Authority and the Partnership Board aim to produce a new, updated Partnership Plan by January 2027.
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