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Farmers disappointed after Chris Packham's Wildlife Justice challenges 'overgrazing' on Dartmoor

Commoners and farmers have warned this could be the very beginning of 'attacks' on grazing SSSI land across the UK

Chris Brayford
clock • 2 min read
"This could just be the very beginning of legal action being taken on all SSSI in the UK if Wildlife Justice have their way in removing farming families and stock from the land, which would potentially put an end to farming on Common land."
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"This could just be the very beginning of legal action being taken on all SSSI in the UK if Wildlife Justice have their way in removing farming families and stock from the land, which would potentially put an end to farming on Common land."

The existence of family farms on common land could be on the line after an environmental campaigning group warned it could potentially use legal action to reduce stock levels in a bid to stop 'overgrazing'....

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