What's new on Our Dartmoor
Our Dartmoor is a small project being built and improved bit by bit, often with the help of AI. This is where we log what's changed - newest first.
2026
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Live safety alerts on the map
The map now shows live military firing times and river 'storm overflow' status. When firing is scheduled the ranges light up with a clear warning, and a floating alert lets you know at a glance if either is active as you arrive. -
River health on the map
A new map layer shows where storm overflows may be discharging into Dartmoor's rivers and streams right now, or have in the last 24 hours - handy to check before you swim or paddle, especially after rain. -
More local businesses, properly written up
We added many more Dartmoor businesses to the directory, each with its own description and images rather than a bare name and address. -
Sunrise, sunset and golden hour
A new tool shows sunrise, sunset and the direction of golden-hour light for any spot on the moor - built with photographers and walkers in mind. -
Longer articles about Dartmoor
Started publishing longer reads about the moor's places, history and folklore - beginning with the strange afterlife of the Bowerman's Nose legend. -
Village and town guides
Introduced pages for Dartmoor's villages, towns and hamlets, each with a short introduction and photographs. -
Historic maps you can slide through
Fade between today's map and historic surveys of Dartmoor going back to the 1880s, to see how the landscape and its places have changed. -
Tors and landmarks
Dartmoor's tors and best-known landmarks are now in the directory and on the map. -
Heritage and ancient sites
Added hundreds of the moor's stone circles, hut circles, cairns and monuments, so you can find the archaeology near wherever you're headed. -
Myths and legends
Began adding Dartmoor's folklore - its pixies, witches and petrified huntsmen - as its own part of the directory, tied to the real places on the map. -
A cleverer search
Search now copes with apostrophes and near-misses - type 'bowermans' and it still finds Bowerman's Nose. -
News from around the moor
A Dartmoor news page that gathers recent headlines from local outlets in one place, always linking back to the original report. -
A rebuilt Our Dartmoor
The site moved to a new, faster, purpose-built directory with an interactive map at its heart. Like much of what follows, it was built with the help of AI - a small project trying to do a big one's job.
