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SHEEP CLEARANCE DATES 2024
DARTMOOR COMMONERS’ COUNCIL SHEEP CLEARANCE DAYS PROHIBITION NOTICE
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DARTMOOR COMMONS ACT 1985 & REGULATION 8 ALL SHEEP ARE PROHIBITED FROM THE COMMONS OF DARTMOOR DURING THE FOLLOWING DATES:
1ST PROHIBITION PERIOD - SOUTHERN HALF OF THE MOOR
Roborough Down, Dunnabridge common and all common land which lies to the south of the Yelverton/Princetown/Two Bridges Road (B3312) line along the River Dart to Buckfastleigh, must be cleared of sheep before midnight on 9 November to midnight on 23 November inclusive.
2ND PROHIBITION PERIOD - NORTHERN HALF OF THE MOOR
All common land to north of the above stated dividing line must be cleared of sheep before midnight on 16 November to midnight on 30 November inclusive.
Each Prohibition Period runs for 14 days and all commoners grazing sheep on Dartmoor are legally required to remove their sheep from the commons before the stated period in each section of the moor for the benefit of good animal husbandry. Commoners NOT clearing their sheep will be guilty of an offence and upon conviction may be fined.
For further information contact: Dartmoor Commoners’ Council, 1 Canal Road, Tavistock, PL19 8AR Tel: 01822 618892
Date: September 2024