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About Dartmoor

Dartmoor National Park covers an area of 368 square miles. The largest, and wildest, area of open country in southern England. Nearly half of this is open moorland,with a further 11% covered by forests and woodland.


DARTMOOR IS SPECIAL

 

Dartmoor isn't just wild, it's special too. There are nature reserves and sites of Special Scientific Interest, endangered birds and rare plants, and thousands of archaeological sites, including burial chambers, stone circles and menhirs - more than anywhere else in Europe.

 


 

DARTMOOR TOWNS

 

Find out more about Dartmoor's thriving market towns and villages at discoverdartmoor.co.uk

 

 


DARTMOOR WILDLIFE &LANDSCAPES

Dartmoor National Park Authority produce a range of useful factsheets, depicting in detail what makes Dartmoor National Park a truly special landscape. Click on the links below to find out more.

 


Dartmoor Wildlife & Habitat Factsheet

Dartmoor Ponies Factsheet

Dartmoor History Factsheet

Dartmoor Archaeology Factsheet