Dartmoor: England's Last Wilderness?

<p>A Dartmoor narrative, exploring many aspects of the moor by means of a series of varied walks and asking the question, is Dartmoor England¿s last wilderness?</p><p>The author starts by telling us of the various mishaps he has experienced on Dartmoor and the lessons learned. He moves on to describing walks, each with a theme and including information on the history, legends, geography and people of the moor. Making use of his father¿s sixty-year-old notebooks, he refers back to some of his childhood walks in the 1960s & 70s.</p><p>Some of the many controversies and conflicts relating to Dartmoor are discussed, including access, camping and rewilding and the book includes four chapters on battles to save the moor.</p><p>The author considers what defines a wilderness, whether Dartmoor qualifies and if so, is it England¿s last.</p><p>Illustrated with colour and monochrome photos, the book could perhaps be described as a Dartmoor miscellany with themes of walks, wilderness, controversies