Wild Dartmoor - Make it Wild, Or Make it Ours!
Following the success of our 'Bring Back Britain's Rainforests' campaign, Prince William announced that he would expand the size of Wistman's Wood by 2040. The announcement came just after our petition, hosted by 38 Degrees, reached over 70,000 signatures.
On the surface, this announcement sounds great, but if you dig a little deeper it's really quite underwhelming in the context of the climate and nature crisis.
According to our calculations, the 3 expanded hectares of Wistman’s Wood accounts for just 0.01% of this land - an area equivalent to less than 5 football pitches... or 'small potatoes'.
This disappointing announcement by the Prince is a great tactical manoeuvre, which is ultimately an exercise in greenwashing, that has temporarily knocked the wind out of our sales... Not for long... Now we're upping the ante and making an even bigger demand of the Duchy of Cornwall.
We need the Prince to publicly commit to restore nature on his ALL land on Dartmoor. We're throwing down the gauntlet to Prince William:
MAKE IT WILD, OR MAKE IT OURS! - Restore nature on your land, or release it to public ownership!
On the surface, this announcement sounds great, but if you dig a little deeper it's really quite underwhelming in the context of the climate and nature crisis.
According to our calculations, the 3 expanded hectares of Wistman’s Wood accounts for just 0.01% of this land - an area equivalent to less than 5 football pitches... or 'small potatoes'.
This disappointing announcement by the Prince is a great tactical manoeuvre, which is ultimately an exercise in greenwashing, that has temporarily knocked the wind out of our sales... Not for long... Now we're upping the ante and making an even bigger demand of the Duchy of Cornwall.
We need the Prince to publicly commit to restore nature on his ALL land on Dartmoor. We're throwing down the gauntlet to Prince William:
MAKE IT WILD, OR MAKE IT OURS! - Restore nature on your land, or release it to public ownership!
What do we want?
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We're calling on the Prince to publicly commit to:
Without a public commitment to take these steps to restore nature on his land, we ask that it be released into public ownership.
With your help, we can encourage the Prince to show true leadership and commit to restoring nature on all his land.
- Restore the Rainforest - Regenerate Dartmoor’s temperate rainforests and other broadleaved woodland
- Restore the Bogs & Heaths - Restore and maintain Dartmoor’s internationally important blanket bogs, valley mires and heaths
- Put Life & Colour Back in the Fields - Restore Dartmoor’s meadows
- Bring Back Wild Animals - Reintroduce keystone species wherever possible (such as beavers, wildcats, and pine martens) and restore and increase the populations of key species (such as curlews and high brown fritillaries)
- Pay Farmers to Produce Nature as well as Food - Support farmers and other land managers on Dartmoor to produce nature as well as food, and leave the National Park better off than before
Without a public commitment to take these steps to restore nature on his land, we ask that it be released into public ownership.
With your help, we can encourage the Prince to show true leadership and commit to restoring nature on all his land.
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Let's march for a wild Dartmoor on Saturday 30th September!
On Saturday 30th September you are invited to gather together with thousands of local people to lay down the gauntlet to Prince William.
LET'S CELEBRATE NATURE WITH A DAY OF...
Find out more at the Facebook event, or alternatively check it out on Action Network.
On Saturday 30th September you are invited to gather together with thousands of local people to lay down the gauntlet to Prince William.
LET'S CELEBRATE NATURE WITH A DAY OF...
- Music & dance
- Storytelling & performances
- Face painting & family fun
- Local mythology & folklore
- Talks from the scientists & local experts
- And much more!
Find out more at the Facebook event, or alternatively check it out on Action Network.
Downloadable A4 Posters
If you live in Devon and would like to help us promote the event, here are three different "print at home" A4 poster designs for you to display in your windows or upload to social media. Simply click the image and follow the link to a Google drive, where you can download the poster to your device.
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