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Sylvia Sayer in May 1983. Sylvia Rosalind Pleadwell Sayer, Lady Sayer (6 March 1904 – 4 January 2000), was a passionate conservationist and environmental campaigner on behalf of Dartmoor, [1] an area of mostly granite moorland in Devon in the south-west of England.
Dartmoor is an upland area in southern Devon, South West England. ... when around 2,400 people aged between 14 and 19 walk for distances of 56, 72 or 88 km ...
The Dartmoor Way is a long-distance footpath and cycle route centred on the Dartmoor National Park in southern Devon, England. [1] The loop route of approximately 84 miles (135 km) that encompasses upland and moorland walking, deep Devon lanes, and also passes through towns and villages such as Okehampton, Chagford, Moretonhampstead, Buckfastleigh, Princetown and Tavistock.
Team walking during the event. Ten Tors is an annual weekend hike in early May, on Dartmoor, southwest England.Organized by the British Army, starting in 1960, it brings together teams of six young people, with the 2,400 young participants hiking to checkpoints on ten specified tors.
Dr Blackall's Drive is a track built along the hill above the River Dart, near the hamlet of Poundsgate, in the parish of Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon.It was built by and named after Dr Thomas Blackall, a notable physician in Exeter, who owned the nearby Spitchwick estate, which he bought with his considerable inheritance from his father, also a notable physician John Blackall.
Route of Devonport Leat (blue); dashed red line shows edge of Dartmoor National Park. The Devonport Leat begins a short distance to the north of Wistman's Wood [3] at an altitude of over 410 metres (1,350 ft) and twice passes close to Two Bridges [4] (following the contours up the Cowsic valley in between) before heading towards Princetown. [5]
The hill lies within the military training area on Dartmoor and is not accessible to the public except at certain times. There is a military road to the summit, which is marked by an Army observation post and flagpole. On clear days, the views are "superb", [2] extending to Exmoor, the Quantocks, the River Teign estuary, and many of Dartmoor's ...
Bellever Tor is a granite tor in the centre of Dartmoor, England. It provides panoramic 360 degree views and is located near Bellever Forest and the popular village of Bellever . There are numerous Kists and Cairn Circles on its slopes.