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No order granted to destock livestock on Dartmoor, commoners say

The fight to farm on Dartmoor rumbles on

Chris Brayford
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A spokesperson for Dartmoor Commoners' Council said: "Whilst the High Court rejected seven of Wild Justice’s eight grounds of claim, it did not find that DCC had acted unlawfully by deciding not to issue limitation notices in recent years, and did not order DCC to issue any limitation notices or take any other action to limit livestock numbers, it did conclude that DCC must carry out a more detailed assessment of livestock numbers on the commons and their impact on Dartmoor’s natural environment."
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A spokesperson for Dartmoor Commoners' Council said: "Whilst the High Court rejected seven of Wild Justice’s eight grounds of claim, it did not find that DCC had acted unlawfully by deciding not to issue limitation notices in recent years, and did not order DCC to issue any limitation notices or take any other action to limit livestock numbers, it did conclude that DCC must carry out a more detailed assessment of livestock numbers on the commons and their impact on Dartmoor’s natural environment."

A statutory body has fought back against an environmental group's claims of mismanagement, overstocking and overgrazing on Dartmoor Commons. On Tuesday (March 17), the High Court said Dartmoor Commoners'...

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