Peter Tavy
The Tavy is a river on Dartmoor, Devon, England. The name derives from the Brythonic root tam, once thought to mean 'dark' but now generally understood to mean 'to flow'. It has given its name to the town of Tavistock and the villages of
Dartmoor Forest
The West Dart River is one of the two main tributaries of the River Dart in Devon,
Dartmeet
The East Dart River is one of the two main tributaries of the River Dart in Devon,
Widecombe-in-the-Moor
The River Dart is a river in Devon, England, that rises high on Dartmoor and flows for 75 kilometres (47 mi) to the sea at
Meavy
Burrator Reservoir is a reservoir situated on the southern side of Dartmoor in Devon, England. It is part of a number of reservoirs and dams that were built over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries in the area now covered by Dartmoor
Rattery
A remote reservoir high on the southern moor, on the River Avon above Shipley Bridge. Built between 1954 and 1957, it is reached only on foot, by a good track up the Avon valley from near South Brent.
Dartmoor Forest
A reservoir on the South Teign River, ringed by conifer forest near Chagford. Built between 1936 and 1942, its granite-faced dam floods a valley rich in Bronze Age remains that reappear in times of drought.
Holne
A small reservoir on the southern moor above Holne, built in 1907 to supply Paignton. It dams Venford Brook on Holne Moor, with an easy path around the water and Venford Falls tumbling below the dam.
Dartmoor Nature Alliance is campaigning to make Dartmoor a place where nature is in the ascendancy, and from which wildlife spills over into the surrounding countryside, where the needs of the natural environment come first.
