The Threat To Dartmoor

Many Dartmoor walks start at Cadover bridge. Yet this favourite area is a landscape under threat of destruction. The clay Industry wishes to excavate a super quarry in the Blackbrook Valley, a wild and attractive tributary of the river Plim and to dump millions of tons of clay waste on Shaugh moor and Crownhill Down.

Two companies have applied for environmental impact assessments. These might not be completed until the end of the year. Afterwards, there's an interval of 16 weeks before any action can happen.

Contact: Dartmoor Preservation Association 01822 890646.