Wild swimming at a favourite dipping destination on Dartmoor has been banned. Visitors to Spitchwick Commons have reported seeing a sign that states strict rules must be obeyed. They include no wild ...

Right-to-roam protesters came out in force for a protest swim against the ‘ban’ on wild swimming at a popular Dartmoor spot. Signs went up this summer at Spitchwick Commons stating strict rules must ...

National Highways said a variety of species would now be able to swim through the weir Salmon, trout and eels struggling to swim upstream due to barriers in a river have a new right of way thanks to ...

Swimmers in Devon have braved cold waters to raise money for charity. On Wednesday 16 swimmers entered Crazywell Pool on Dartmoor to swim 3 miles (5 km) with the water's temperature at 4C (39F). The ...

Lancaster University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. When the owners of the 4,000-acre Blachford estate in Dartmoor, a vast moorland in south-west England, recently won ...