'Savage' Dartmoor destocking plans will see livestock cut by 90 per cent

Plans to destock common land on Dartmoor by 90 per cent have been labelled ‘draconian’ and ‘savage’ by farmers, who see Natural England’s (NE) latest policy as ‘rewilding by the back door’.

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'Savage' Dartmoor destocking plans will see livestock cut by 90 per cent

By Chris Brayford Plans to destock common land on Dartmoor by 90 per cent have been labelled draconian and savage by farmers, who see Natural Englands (NE) latest policy as rewilding by the back door....

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