Document library
On this page, we will make available important documents and research, both contemporary and historical, about nature on Dartmoor. We hope this will be a useful resource.
Natural England's evidence to the 2023 Independent Review of Protected Site Management on Dartmoor.
The following documents were obtained under an Environmental Information Request (EIR2024/07794) in August 2024. This is the evidence submitted by Natural England in 2023 to the Independent review of protected site management on Dartmoor chaired by David Fursdon.
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dartmoor evidence review cover letter 16_10_23_Redacted
Dartmoor IER _Natural England submission 16_10_23
Dartmoor IER_NE response questions 16_10_23
​Document Log sent to Independent Review_Redacted
DR002 - Example HLS agreement - anonymised
DR003 - North Dartmoor Monitoring Specification_Redacted
DR004 - South Dartmoor SSSI Monitoring Specification_Redacted
DR005 - East Dartmoor SSSI Monitoring Specification_Redacted
DR006 - Dartmoor Farming Futures
DR007 - Dartmoor SSSI unit condition A1 140
DR008 - GrazingRegimesForNatureRecovery_Redacted
DR010 - RPA_NE Operating Model
DR011 - Bibliography of Research with relevance to the Natural History of Dartmoor_Redacted
DR012 - Dartmoor and Exmoor Frit Report 2022_Redacted
DR013 - Annex1ESA.StockingLevelInformation1990s
DR014 - HistoricalStockingNumbersDartmoor1986
DR017 - SHORROCK-StockingLevelsOnTheCommonsOfDartmoorOctober1995_Redacted
DR018 - DartmoorMoorlandConditionReportJanuary1999_Redacted
DR019 - Q19.Collation of ecological evidence
DR020 - Unit 61 S Dartmoor CSM 2023_30aug23_Redacted
environmental-improvement-plan-2023
Natural England DIR submission 02_11_23
Natural England Summary of Ecological Evidence for the Dartmoor Independent Evidence Review
Forest of Dartmoor Common HLS agreement, stocking rates and surveys
The following documents were obtained under an Environmental Information Request (RFI 6007) submitted on 26 October 2021. The request was as follows:
The agreement any related implementation plans for agreement number AG00357934 Forest of Dartmoor Commoners Association.
Could you also supply me with recent correspondence (2018 onwards) between Natural England, RPA and the Forest of Dartmoor Commoners Association.
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Forest of Dartmoor Entry Level and Higher Level Stewardship Agreement
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Forest of Dartmoor 2019 Site Condition Assessment (taken from correspondence)
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The following grazing schedules for the Forest of Dartmoor Common were provided in February 2025 via EIR Request (EIR2025/00481):
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Forest of Dartmoor Common Grazing Schedules​​​​​​​​​​
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