PEOPLE who care about Dartmoor National Park and its future have a chance to share their views on the emerging National Park Management Plan.

The draft plan has been labelled as a ‘bold and ambitious partnership’ plan to ensure Dartmoor continued to be protected and enhanced in the future.

People can take part in the consultation from Monday (February 10) until Monday, April 20.

Dartmoor National Park Authority chair Pamela Woods said: ‘In developing the draft management plan we worked with many different people and the over-riding message is that they want the future vision for Dartmoor to be bold, ambitious and clear.

‘We have followed this and would like to hear people’s views on whether they agree.

The plan will need support and collective action from all those with an interest in the future of Dartmoor.

‘We want everyone — regardless of age or background and whether they are familiar with Dartmoor or not — to get involved and check that it reflects your ideas and aspirations for how we all work together to collectively look after this special landscape.’

The document describes what the main issues, priorities, opportunities and challenges are whilst encouraging everyone to work together to conserve and enhance the special qualities of Dartmoor National Park, for the benefit of all.

It is a plan for the national park as a whole and for people who live, work and visit it.

The authority, along with many other organisations and local communities, will play a crucial role in delivering it.

Dartmoor National Park Authority approved the draft Management Plan for public consultation at its meeting on Friday, January 10.

The draft plan has been prepared on behalf of Dartmoor National Park by the Dartmoor National Park Authority (DNPA) as the body charged with that statutory responsibility.

The draft plan can be viewed online at www.dartmoor.gov.uk/managementplanreview

Copies of the draft plan are also available at Dartmoor National Park Authority’s Princetown Visitor Centre.

The draft plan addresses topics including: climate change — how Dartmoor can continue playing a significant role in climate changes; nature and natural beauty — ensuring habitats are protected, restored and maintained and supported by land management systems; cultural heritage — continuing to protect Dartmoor’s internationally important landscape, ranging from its Bronze Age remains to distinctive local traditions; farming and forestry — high environment, low carbon farming and forestry systems that are economically viable; future generations — encouraging and involving Dartmoor’s future generations of custodians; visitor management — enabling people of all ages and backgrounds to visit Dartmoor; and communities and business — the plan looks towards supporting sustainable high quality development and travel, helping communities continue to thrive.