The public does have the right to wild camp on Dartmoor, the Supreme Court has ruled.Five justices unanimously ruled on Wednesday that the term "recreation" in the law governing the use of the national park in Devon is used "without qualification as to the form which it should take".Two landowners, Alexander and Diana Darwall, had challenged a Court of Appeal ruling at the UK's highest court, which said the law allows the public to camp on the Dartmoor Commons, provided bylaws are followed.The D

The public does have the right to wild camp on Dartmoor, the Supreme Court has ruled.Five justices unanimously ruled on Wednesday that the term "recreation" in the law governing the use of the national park in Devon is used "without qualification as to the form which it should take".Two landowners, Alexander and Diana Darwall, had challenged a Court of Appeal ruling at the UK's highest court, which said the law allows the public to camp on the Dartmoor Commons, provided bylaws are followed.The Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA) opposed the challenge, with its lawyers labelling the suggestion that erecting a tent could damage land and vegetation "absurd".Guy Shrubsole, co-founder of campaign group Right to Roam, said he hopes the ruling will highlight how little public access there is to land in England and Wales, compared to in Scotland.Caroline Voaden, the Liberal Democrat MP for South Devon, echoed this, saying that the ruling proves how "fundamental" access is to nature. "The s