Up & Up & Away
Hillyfield is a hidden valley. When you, the land spreads out to greet you.
Beautiful image of undermanaged woodland. We are actively restoring our woodlands at The Hillyfield
Up & Up & Away
Press / Print & Film
Permaculture Magazine #112
'The Award Winning Woodland'
Doug and Claire King-Smith took on the challenge of restoring a neglected woodland in Dartmoor National Park, Devon. Here they share the challenges, but also the many positives of creating a community-loved woodland enterprise.
Read Here
Permaculture Magazine #113
'The Gentle Art of Volunteering'
Both experienced volunteer and project leader, Doug King-Smith describes how the reciprocity of volunteering transforms people
Wood For the Trees
Challenges & Opportunities for Small Woodlands
Short video presented by Tom Barnes of Vastern Timber as part of the Wood For The Trees series on youtube.
Watch Here
February 20, 2018
We need just £10,000 to complete our fundraising to pay the legal and planning fees for our team to stand up at Public Inquiry on April 10th to 12th 2018 at Parke, Bovey Tracey. The DNPA HQ.
CLICK HERE TO DONATE and Please share the link.
Your support can really help bring the voice of small woodland restoration to the corridors of power.
We are being used as a test case - read the press below to hear our story
Also... If you love music, then you can download an EP of original music written specially for our appeal CLICK HERE - it's a very unusual compilation. Thank you So much. We will be launching a crowd-funder with an animation created by Aardman studios. Please share it when you see it!
Thank you for your support!
The Countryman Magazine
March 01, 2017
Phillipa Hall Investigates The Hillyfield.
Editor Mark Whitley says 'Britain’s remaining ancient woodlands are some of our most precious — and most fragile — natural habitats, and it is vital to conserve them for future generations. But the efforts of individuals to maintain and regenerate these ancient eco-systems can sometimes be at odds with the views of public bodies responsible for conserving the environment. In this issue we look at one such case in the Dartmoor National Park.'
It's time for flexibility... not a battle royale
August 07, 2016
Adrian Colston - National Trust lead at Fingle Woods, and Dartmoor commentator says ' DNPA need to re-visit their own policies because Hillyfield is the actual on the ground embodiment of what they actually want to see happen in the National Park.' Read his blog here.
Family offer thanks after 'humbling' generosity sees The Hillyfield's fundraising campaign to fight planners reach £35,000 target.
July 28, 2016
Front page of Ivybridge and South Brent Gazette with interview from Dr Tom Greeves, chair of Dartmoor Society. Moving towards a Woodland Culture on Dartmoor? 'Family offers thanks after 'humbling' generosity sees The Hillyfield's fundraising campaign to fight planning appeal reach £35,000 target'.
'Right to Regenerate' by Doug King-Smith
January 01, 2020
Small Woodlands Magazine issue 63 (summer 2016)
Doug King-Smith makes a call for change in the way planners interpret development in small woodlands. He argues that in forestry 'things take time, cycles are lifetimes, and investments made now can guarantee a sustainable future for forestry for decades ahead'.
The Guardian: Dartmoor beauty spot is battleground for Britain’s threatened woodlands
July 02, 2016
Steven Morris visits the Hillyfield to find out exactly what Dartmoor National Park are Enforcing against.
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/03/dartmoor-beauty-spot-britain-threatened-woodland
Ivybridge and South Brent Gazette: 'No Comment' can sometimes say a whole lot!
June 09, 2016
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