Geri Skeens - Moorland Guide

02/07/2025

Nordic Walking is great exercise. Denise of Dartmoor Nordic Walking trained me in it and I can thoroughly recommend her sessions.

Nordic Walking, guided walks and fitness training. Improve your fitness, increase exercise levels and meet new friends on beautiful Dartmoor!

02/07/2025

I'll be leading two rainforest walks during the Dartmoor Outdoor Festival.

01/07/2025

We're not quite sure where the last six months have gone but somehow the time has flown and two months today, we'll be enjoying Dartmoor National Park's Big Day of Adventures as the launch to the festival before heading to Princetown for our showing of Dartmoor Calling in the evening!

Have you planned your festival experience yet?! Head over to www.dartmooroutdoorfestival.co.uk/programme to check out what's on offer and get your tickets today!

06/06/2025

Bog walk for children coming up.

Bogs & Mosses Home Education Walk!

It's only a few weeks until our next walk for Home Educated children and their families and this time, we're heading to Emsworthy Mire to slow down and take a look at the damper side of Dartmoor!

Bogs and valley mires are important Dartmoor habitats. In this session we will
explore these boggy places and what lives in them, including mosses that are
keystone species, without which bog would not exist.

We'll be meeting at Saddle Tor car park at 1.30pm for a 3 hour walk on Thursday 19th June and this walk will be led by the incredibly knowledgeable Geri Skeens - Moorland Guide.

This event costs £7.50 per person and is aimed at children aged 7-13. To book your space, simply leave us a comment, message us or email us on [email protected].

We can't wait to see you there - and don't forget your wellies!

27/05/2025

The showiest of Dartmoor's bog plants; I just love its frothy flowers and big leaves. Bog bean.

22/05/2025

Lamb well and truly wedged.

21/05/2025

Hooray! Thank you Dartmoor National Park for being prepared to take this to the highest court in the land.

Today the Supreme Court upheld the legal right to wild camp on certain areas of Dartmoor’s commons.

This is a landmark victory, not just for Dartmoor National Park, but for everyone who has stood up for access rights.

We’re delighted and relieved with today’s result and want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has offered their support during this process.

We’ll keep working closely with commoners, all landowners, local communities, and partners to make sure Dartmoor remains a place for everyone. Where it’s beauty, history and wildlife are protected, and people can continue to enjoy fair access to this special landscape.

If you’re planning a backpack camping trip on Dartmoor it is important to leave no trace and follow the guidance on our website.

20/05/2025

I feel privileged to be part of the Bioasis Team; our environmental science A level students last week had an amazing time.

Just as Geography is not your standard school subject, Bioasis Geographic is not your standard geography field trip. It's 5 full on days of adventure combining an off-grid expedition

19/05/2025

Apparently this is appropriate headwear when working with environmental science students.

09/05/2025

Loads of activities on tomorrow at East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve.

05/05/2025

Heartfelt thanks to everyone who spent over 24 hours putting out a huge wildfire on Dartmoor.

The Ranger team want to express their thanks to the Dartmoor Commoners who supplied the equipment and knowledge to help Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue to extinguish the recent wildfire.