Dartmoor

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Hilary Wilson, Appleby, highlights concerns about vegetation overgrowth following livestock removal and the importance of hill farming in maintaining biodiversity and landscape heritage

Dr Hilary Cottam's review delivers 19 insights to help tackle challenges faced by upland communities

The Judicial Review into the management of Dartmoor Commons could spell bad news for statutory bodies managing livestock in Sites of Special Scientific Interest and Special Areas of Conservation

The fight to farm on Dartmoor rumbles on

Chris Packham's Wild Justice has claimed victory on the issue in a blow to commoners managing Dartmoor

Several hundred trees were planted in an iconic woodland on Dartmoor last week as efforts continue to double its size

Five areas remain in drought, with more areas likely to declare drought status within the next few weeks as groundwater and reservoir levels across England continue to recede

Royal Veterinary College student Lily Brown writes on the importance of education, working with pigs, and why she is passionate about farming

Christopher Price, Rare Breeds Survival Trust chief executive, discusses Chris Packham's comments that sheep are destroying precious British habitats, including large parts of Dartmoor

In a piece written for the Guardian, Mr Packham claimed large parts of Dartmoor have been denuded of wildlife and harmed by farming and costly government schemes