Dartmoor Events

Wild Words: An evening of Dartmoor Stories and Encounters

Organised by Dartmoor Preservation Association

Thursday 22 October 2026, 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Sandridge Barton Wines, Waddeton Road, Stoke Gabriel, TQ9 6RL

From £7.21

An evening with local writers, poets and storytellers, reading evocative work inspired by the myths, history and landscape of Dartmoor.

Roborough Earthworks Workday

Organised by Dartmoor Preservation Association

Friday 23 October 2026, 10:00am – 3:00pm

Roborough Down, Plymouth PL6 7BD, UK

Roborough Earthworks is anarchaeological feature consisting of concentric rings, situated on RoboroughDown, south of Yelverton. The volunteers maintain the site by removing regrowt…

Partner Walk: The Witches' Triangle

Organised by Dartmoor Preservation Association

Saturday 24 October 2026, 10:00am – 2:00pm

Hound Tor

Free

A FREE pre-Halloween walk taking in areas of spookiness and folklore, as devised by David Phillips, storyteller from the Torbay Weekly.

High House Waste Workday

Organised by Dartmoor Preservation Association

Sunday 1 November 2026, 10:00am – 3:00pm

Cornwood, Ivybridge, UK

Continuing the work from 4th October.High House Waste, which owned by the DPA, is far from a “wasteland” — it is a mosaic of valley mires, woodland, moorland and streams, and suppo…

Leat Workday

Organised by Dartmoor Preservation Association

Thursday 5 November 2026, 10:00am – 3:00pm

Roborough Down, Plymouth PL6 7BD, UK

Photography by Amanda Barton Walks on Dartmoor We offer a free programme of volunteer-led guided walks throughout the year, beginning at various locations on Dartmoor. Routes and d…

Short Walk: Grimspound the Scenic Way

Organised by Dartmoor Preservation Association

Tuesday 10 November 2026, 10:00am – 1:30pm

Shapley Common, Shapley Tor, Hookney Tor, Grimspound and return. The walk will explore the Bronze Age settlement of Grimspound, with many hut circles and a mystery cross. We will p…

DPA Partner Walk: The Majesty of Great Staple Tor

Organised by Dartmoor Preservation Association

Wednesday 11 November 2026, 10:00am – 1:00pm

Pork Hill car park, Pork Hill, Tavistock, PL19 9JU

Free

This is the third in a series of 3 walks and people are welcome to come to just one, or all three. Each will cover a different topic.

High House Waste Workday

Organised by Dartmoor Preservation Association

Friday 13 November 2026, 10:00am – 3:00pm

Cornwood, Ivybridge, UK

Continuing the work from 1st NOVEMBER.High House Waste, which owned by the DPA, is far from a “wasteland” — it is a mosaic of valley mires, woodland, moorland and streams, and supp…

Roborough Earthworks Workday

Organised by Dartmoor Preservation Association

Thursday 19 November 2026, 10:00am – 3:00pm

Roborough Down, Plymouth PL6 7BD, UK

Photography by Amanda Barton Walks on Dartmoor We offer a free programme of volunteer-led guided walks throughout the year, beginning at various locations on Dartmoor. Routes and d…

Roborough Down Butterflies Workday

Organised by Dartmoor Preservation Association

Wednesday 25 November 2026, 10:00am – 3:00pm

Roborough Down, Plymouth PL6 7BD, UK

The sunny slopes of the part ofRoborough Down above the River Walkham are an important site for rarefritillary butterflies. We work with Butterfly Conservation to manage thehabitat…

Ecology Walk: Winter Twigs and Value of Wildlife Corridors

Organised by Dartmoor Preservation Association

Friday 27 November 2026, 10:00am – 12:00pm

Pudsham Meadows, Buckland in the Moor, Teignbridge, TQ13 7HP

Free

A gentle stroll with DPA Ecologist Albert Knott considering the winter management of trees and hedges, plus some winter twig ID.

Short Walk: the Chairman's Festive Walk at Burrator

Organised by Dartmoor Preservation Association

Tuesday 1 December 2026, 10:00am – 1:30pm

The walk will explore quarry SSSI details, GWR Princetown railway track bed, Burrator & Sheepstor Halt station, Burrator Reservoir and history of the dam, The Devonport Leat, L…

High House Waste Workday

Organised by Dartmoor Preservation Association

Sunday 6 December 2026, 10:00am – 3:00pm

Cornwood, Ivybridge, UK

Continuing the work from 13th November.High House Waste, which owned by the DPA, is far from a “wasteland” — it is a mosaic of valley mires, woodland, moorland and streams, and sup…

Leat Workday

Organised by Dartmoor Preservation Association

Thursday 10 December 2026, 10:00am – 3:00pm

Roborough Down, Plymouth PL6 7BD, UK

Photography by Amanda Barton Walks on Dartmoor We offer a free programme of volunteer-led guided walks throughout the year, beginning at various locations on Dartmoor. Routes and d…

Pudsham Meadows Workday

Organised by Dartmoor Preservation Association

Friday 18 December 2026, 10:00am – 3:00pm

Buckland in the Moor, Newton Abbot TQ13 7HN, UK

Pudsham Wild Flower Meadows, nearBuckland in the Moor, are owned by the DPA. Join us to continue our habitatenhancement and land management tasks.Start time: 10.00amPlease contact:…