Dartmoor Collective
@dartmoorcollective.org
Community Interest group supporting and promoting the visual arts on Dartmoor.
https://dartmoorcollective.org/
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We're delighted to announce the publication of our new zine, Flow.
It's by far our best and biggest publication yet, featuring 60 pages of work from 35 Dartmoor visual artists exploring the theme of flow across a diversity of styles and mediums, interweaved with the words of writer, Kirsteen McNish.
It's by far our best and biggest publication yet, featuring 60 pages of work from 35 Dartmoor visual artists exploring the theme of flow across a diversity of styles and mediums, interweaved with the words of writer, Kirsteen McNish.
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It would be remiss of me not to promote Changing Landscapes again after such a lovely post about it 😊.
www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
January 22, 2026 at 3:12 PM
It would be remiss of me not to promote Changing Landscapes again after such a lovely post about it 😊.
www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
www.mariegardiner.co.uk/zines-and-pr...
Andrew is one of four members of the academy featured in the new Elemental exhibition at RWA Bristol, which runs to the 8th March.
Sure to be well worth a visit. Full details below:
www.rwa.org.uk/collections/...
Sure to be well worth a visit. Full details below:
www.rwa.org.uk/collections/...
January 22, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Andrew is one of four members of the academy featured in the new Elemental exhibition at RWA Bristol, which runs to the 8th March.
Sure to be well worth a visit. Full details below:
www.rwa.org.uk/collections/...
Sure to be well worth a visit. Full details below:
www.rwa.org.uk/collections/...
We've been privileged to feature Andrew Hardwick's uniquely striking Dartmoor landscape works in two of our previous exhibitions, and he is now part of the RWA's new Elemental exhibition.
Here's a feature interview with Andrew we did a couple of years back.
dartmoorcollective.org/featured-con...
Here's a feature interview with Andrew we did a couple of years back.
dartmoorcollective.org/featured-con...
January 22, 2026 at 10:51 AM
We've been privileged to feature Andrew Hardwick's uniquely striking Dartmoor landscape works in two of our previous exhibitions, and he is now part of the RWA's new Elemental exhibition.
Here's a feature interview with Andrew we did a couple of years back.
dartmoorcollective.org/featured-con...
Here's a feature interview with Andrew we did a couple of years back.
dartmoorcollective.org/featured-con...
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Musing on the potential for @dartmoorcollective.org to take over the currently vacant HMP Dartmoor and convert it into a vast and slightly irradiated conceptual arts space...
I mean, it's secure and has got decent lighting for a start...
I mean, it's secure and has got decent lighting for a start...
January 21, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Musing on the potential for @dartmoorcollective.org to take over the currently vacant HMP Dartmoor and convert it into a vast and slightly irradiated conceptual arts space...
I mean, it's secure and has got decent lighting for a start...
I mean, it's secure and has got decent lighting for a start...
We'll be sharing some of our favourite website features and over the course of the next few weeks, starting with this fascinating interview with Salford based artist, @notquitelight.bsky.social about his often unnerving experiences of visiting Dartmoor.
dartmoorcollective.org/featured-con...
dartmoorcollective.org/featured-con...
January 21, 2026 at 11:39 AM
We'll be sharing some of our favourite website features and over the course of the next few weeks, starting with this fascinating interview with Salford based artist, @notquitelight.bsky.social about his often unnerving experiences of visiting Dartmoor.
dartmoorcollective.org/featured-con...
dartmoorcollective.org/featured-con...
Our website features an eclectic range of artist interviews and articles about the visual arts on Dartmoor.
If you'd be interested in pitching an idea for a future feature, or would like to talk about a project you're working on then, we'd love to hear from you.
dartmoorcollective.org/features/
If you'd be interested in pitching an idea for a future feature, or would like to talk about a project you're working on then, we'd love to hear from you.
dartmoorcollective.org/features/
Features – The Dartmoor Collective
dartmoorcollective.org
January 21, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Our website features an eclectic range of artist interviews and articles about the visual arts on Dartmoor.
If you'd be interested in pitching an idea for a future feature, or would like to talk about a project you're working on then, we'd love to hear from you.
dartmoorcollective.org/features/
If you'd be interested in pitching an idea for a future feature, or would like to talk about a project you're working on then, we'd love to hear from you.
dartmoorcollective.org/features/
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For #JanuArty2026 #Soft in association with #RockinTuesday
The same file. One #colour the other #Monochrome. Not the only difference but it is the obvious one. I genuinely cant decide which I prefer.
Any opinions?
#ECK #ClassicMono #Photography #Nature #Walking #Landscape
#Dartmoor, #Devon
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The same file. One #colour the other #Monochrome. Not the only difference but it is the obvious one. I genuinely cant decide which I prefer.
Any opinions?
#ECK #ClassicMono #Photography #Nature #Walking #Landscape
#Dartmoor, #Devon
1/2
January 20, 2026 at 12:12 AM
For #JanuArty2026 #Soft in association with #RockinTuesday
The same file. One #colour the other #Monochrome. Not the only difference but it is the obvious one. I genuinely cant decide which I prefer.
Any opinions?
#ECK #ClassicMono #Photography #Nature #Walking #Landscape
#Dartmoor, #Devon
1/2
The same file. One #colour the other #Monochrome. Not the only difference but it is the obvious one. I genuinely cant decide which I prefer.
Any opinions?
#ECK #ClassicMono #Photography #Nature #Walking #Landscape
#Dartmoor, #Devon
1/2
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Beautiful Dartmoor ?
The northern uplands. A vast, wet and almost featureless series of plains with nothing to admire for miles and miles. Underfoot is tricky to treacherous; always damp, sometimes bog or mire and potholes, hidden in the grass, ready to grab your ankle and turn it.
#photography
The northern uplands. A vast, wet and almost featureless series of plains with nothing to admire for miles and miles. Underfoot is tricky to treacherous; always damp, sometimes bog or mire and potholes, hidden in the grass, ready to grab your ankle and turn it.
#photography
January 20, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Beautiful Dartmoor ?
The northern uplands. A vast, wet and almost featureless series of plains with nothing to admire for miles and miles. Underfoot is tricky to treacherous; always damp, sometimes bog or mire and potholes, hidden in the grass, ready to grab your ankle and turn it.
#photography
The northern uplands. A vast, wet and almost featureless series of plains with nothing to admire for miles and miles. Underfoot is tricky to treacherous; always damp, sometimes bog or mire and potholes, hidden in the grass, ready to grab your ankle and turn it.
#photography
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Dartmoor in all its glory
January 18, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Dartmoor in all its glory
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Made it up to the remains of Laughter Hole Farm from Bellever today.
Every time I go there it seems to be have regressed further into the surrounding dense. lichen-clad woodland.
Even the steel security fence around the farm buildings is now being colonised!
#Dartmoor
Every time I go there it seems to be have regressed further into the surrounding dense. lichen-clad woodland.
Even the steel security fence around the farm buildings is now being colonised!
#Dartmoor
January 18, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Made it up to the remains of Laughter Hole Farm from Bellever today.
Every time I go there it seems to be have regressed further into the surrounding dense. lichen-clad woodland.
Even the steel security fence around the farm buildings is now being colonised!
#Dartmoor
Every time I go there it seems to be have regressed further into the surrounding dense. lichen-clad woodland.
Even the steel security fence around the farm buildings is now being colonised!
#Dartmoor
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Some wonderful portraits here... including Jaiyana Chelikha’s "Go Back to Where", which we featured in our @dartmoorcollective.org Flow zine.
(Still a few copies available btw)
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
(Still a few copies available btw)
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘It felt celebratory’: Portrait of Britain winners – in pictures
From charity workers to synchronised swimmers via a young lad having tea with his nan, these people all inspired award-winning photographs
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Some wonderful portraits here... including Jaiyana Chelikha’s "Go Back to Where", which we featured in our @dartmoorcollective.org Flow zine.
(Still a few copies available btw)
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
(Still a few copies available btw)
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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Some beautifully moody conditions on yesterday afternoon’s dog walk #dartmoor #atmosphere #photography
January 15, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Some beautifully moody conditions on yesterday afternoon’s dog walk #dartmoor #atmosphere #photography
Over the moon to hear today that Jaiyana has been selected as one of the winners of Portrait of Britain!
This means that as well as being featured in the Portrait of Britain book "Go Back to Where?" will also be shown on digital billboards across the UK.
pob2025.1854.photography?_gl=1*850i36...
This means that as well as being featured in the Portrait of Britain book "Go Back to Where?" will also be shown on digital billboards across the UK.
pob2025.1854.photography?_gl=1*850i36...
January 12, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Over the moon to hear today that Jaiyana has been selected as one of the winners of Portrait of Britain!
This means that as well as being featured in the Portrait of Britain book "Go Back to Where?" will also be shown on digital billboards across the UK.
pob2025.1854.photography?_gl=1*850i36...
This means that as well as being featured in the Portrait of Britain book "Go Back to Where?" will also be shown on digital billboards across the UK.
pob2025.1854.photography?_gl=1*850i36...
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Nights like These.....
Taken at 5am in the Taw valley on Dartmoor. The moon is setting, it's bitterly cold and utterly beautiful.
#photography #landscape #Dartmoor
Taken at 5am in the Taw valley on Dartmoor. The moon is setting, it's bitterly cold and utterly beautiful.
#photography #landscape #Dartmoor
January 1, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Nights like These.....
Taken at 5am in the Taw valley on Dartmoor. The moon is setting, it's bitterly cold and utterly beautiful.
#photography #landscape #Dartmoor
Taken at 5am in the Taw valley on Dartmoor. The moon is setting, it's bitterly cold and utterly beautiful.
#photography #landscape #Dartmoor
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From my new book, ‘The Edge of Ruin’
Available to order.
…
Whiteworks, Devon
One of Dartmoor’s largest tin mines gave rise to this former hamlet, which overlooks the challenging, boggy ground at Fox Tor Mire. Fox Tor is reputed to have inspired the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles by...
Available to order.
…
Whiteworks, Devon
One of Dartmoor’s largest tin mines gave rise to this former hamlet, which overlooks the challenging, boggy ground at Fox Tor Mire. Fox Tor is reputed to have inspired the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles by...
January 2, 2026 at 9:56 AM
From my new book, ‘The Edge of Ruin’
Available to order.
…
Whiteworks, Devon
One of Dartmoor’s largest tin mines gave rise to this former hamlet, which overlooks the challenging, boggy ground at Fox Tor Mire. Fox Tor is reputed to have inspired the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles by...
Available to order.
…
Whiteworks, Devon
One of Dartmoor’s largest tin mines gave rise to this former hamlet, which overlooks the challenging, boggy ground at Fox Tor Mire. Fox Tor is reputed to have inspired the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles by...
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📖 We recently explored some of the archives we hold of authors inspired by Dartmoor with @bbcspotlight.bsky.social
See more of the conversation on catch-up once tonight's Spotlight episode is available www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#SouthWestWriters #Landscapes #Nature #Inspiration
See more of the conversation on catch-up once tonight's Spotlight episode is available www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#SouthWestWriters #Landscapes #Nature #Inspiration
Artists inspired 'thanks to access to Dartmoor'
After a landmark win for wild campers, the rugged landscape continues to be a focus for creatives.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 7:31 PM
📖 We recently explored some of the archives we hold of authors inspired by Dartmoor with @bbcspotlight.bsky.social
See more of the conversation on catch-up once tonight's Spotlight episode is available www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#SouthWestWriters #Landscapes #Nature #Inspiration
See more of the conversation on catch-up once tonight's Spotlight episode is available www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
#SouthWestWriters #Landscapes #Nature #Inspiration
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The 1st of January 2026 marked the centenary of landmark legislation which, for the first time, created a right to walk and ride on significant areas of common land in town and country. This law was largely thanks to our friends the Open Spaces Society.
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/centenary-of...
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/centenary-of...
Centenary of Open Spaces Law - Dartmoor Preservation Association
The 1st of January 2026 marks the centenary of landmark legislation which, for the first time, created a right to walk and ride on significant areas of common land in town and country. This law was la...
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 8:49 AM
The 1st of January 2026 marked the centenary of landmark legislation which, for the first time, created a right to walk and ride on significant areas of common land in town and country. This law was largely thanks to our friends the Open Spaces Society.
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/centenary-of...
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/centenary-of...
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The Long Stone on Dartmoor with Kestor in the background. It was used as a parish boundary marker and has "GP" and "DC" carved into it (Gidleigh Parish and Duchy of Cornwall). An amazing part of the moor with stone rows, standing stones, hut circles and field systems all around.
#standingStoneSunday
#standingStoneSunday
January 4, 2026 at 10:38 AM
The Long Stone on Dartmoor with Kestor in the background. It was used as a parish boundary marker and has "GP" and "DC" carved into it (Gidleigh Parish and Duchy of Cornwall). An amazing part of the moor with stone rows, standing stones, hut circles and field systems all around.
#standingStoneSunday
#standingStoneSunday
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From my new book, ‘The Edge of Ruin’
Available to order from my website now.
…
Foggintor Quarry and Swelltor Quarry, Devon
Yielding the stone from which Nelson’s Column is hewn, Foggintor is one of Dartmoor’s great granite quarries. Originally known as Royal Oak, Foggintor was in operation for...
Available to order from my website now.
…
Foggintor Quarry and Swelltor Quarry, Devon
Yielding the stone from which Nelson’s Column is hewn, Foggintor is one of Dartmoor’s great granite quarries. Originally known as Royal Oak, Foggintor was in operation for...
December 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
From my new book, ‘The Edge of Ruin’
Available to order from my website now.
…
Foggintor Quarry and Swelltor Quarry, Devon
Yielding the stone from which Nelson’s Column is hewn, Foggintor is one of Dartmoor’s great granite quarries. Originally known as Royal Oak, Foggintor was in operation for...
Available to order from my website now.
…
Foggintor Quarry and Swelltor Quarry, Devon
Yielding the stone from which Nelson’s Column is hewn, Foggintor is one of Dartmoor’s great granite quarries. Originally known as Royal Oak, Foggintor was in operation for...
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Exceeding our 76 grants in 2025, we have currently awarded 88 Moor Boots grants across 14 Ten Tors teams.
This will enable young people to purchase essential outdoor equipment, such as boots and waterproof trousers.
Applications are open now: dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/access-suppo...
#moorboots
This will enable young people to purchase essential outdoor equipment, such as boots and waterproof trousers.
Applications are open now: dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/access-suppo...
#moorboots
December 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Exceeding our 76 grants in 2025, we have currently awarded 88 Moor Boots grants across 14 Ten Tors teams.
This will enable young people to purchase essential outdoor equipment, such as boots and waterproof trousers.
Applications are open now: dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/access-suppo...
#moorboots
This will enable young people to purchase essential outdoor equipment, such as boots and waterproof trousers.
Applications are open now: dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/access-suppo...
#moorboots
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View from Bellever to Postbridge this week, a similar view is on the December page of my 2026 calendar ☺️, #Dartmoor , #Devon. #photography #landscape
December 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
View from Bellever to Postbridge this week, a similar view is on the December page of my 2026 calendar ☺️, #Dartmoor , #Devon. #photography #landscape
If you're looking for the perfect Christmas present for someone who loves Dartmoor, art and photography then we still have some copies of Flow available for sale on the website.
All proceeds from sales go directly to supporting the visual arts on Dartmoor.
dartmoorcollective.org/product/flow...
All proceeds from sales go directly to supporting the visual arts on Dartmoor.
dartmoorcollective.org/product/flow...
December 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
If you're looking for the perfect Christmas present for someone who loves Dartmoor, art and photography then we still have some copies of Flow available for sale on the website.
All proceeds from sales go directly to supporting the visual arts on Dartmoor.
dartmoorcollective.org/product/flow...
All proceeds from sales go directly to supporting the visual arts on Dartmoor.
dartmoorcollective.org/product/flow...
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Our Wild Words magazine is now available to read for free on our website! Enjoy over 100 pages of inspiring stories, essays, lyrics and poetry, all inviting us to fall even more deeply in love with Dartmoor.
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/wild-words/
#Dartmoor #naturewriting #poetry #indiemagazine
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/wild-words/
#Dartmoor #naturewriting #poetry #indiemagazine
November 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Our Wild Words magazine is now available to read for free on our website! Enjoy over 100 pages of inspiring stories, essays, lyrics and poetry, all inviting us to fall even more deeply in love with Dartmoor.
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/wild-words/
#Dartmoor #naturewriting #poetry #indiemagazine
dartmoorpreservation.co.uk/wild-words/
#Dartmoor #naturewriting #poetry #indiemagazine
Fabulous work from Clare - one of the featured artists in our current Flow zine and a long-term member of and contributor to our wonderful Dartmoor Collective community.
This one is finished now…..I think! A few days of fiddling with it, but it’s time to stop.
Now to frame and put on my website.
Titled, ‘Spirit of Winter’ I hope it conjures up the feel of cold darker days on Dartmoor.
Monotype and ink drawing.
#Dartmoor #winter #printmaking
Now to frame and put on my website.
Titled, ‘Spirit of Winter’ I hope it conjures up the feel of cold darker days on Dartmoor.
Monotype and ink drawing.
#Dartmoor #winter #printmaking
November 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Fabulous work from Clare - one of the featured artists in our current Flow zine and a long-term member of and contributor to our wonderful Dartmoor Collective community.
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Part of the Yellowmead four ring stone circles #Dartmoor
Hard to photograph well (for me)
Not a difficult walk but one wet November I went there, stepped up to my knee in deep mud & fell backwards into a morass when pulling it out. The drive home was, er, interesting
Hard to photograph well (for me)
Not a difficult walk but one wet November I went there, stepped up to my knee in deep mud & fell backwards into a morass when pulling it out. The drive home was, er, interesting
November 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Part of the Yellowmead four ring stone circles #Dartmoor
Hard to photograph well (for me)
Not a difficult walk but one wet November I went there, stepped up to my knee in deep mud & fell backwards into a morass when pulling it out. The drive home was, er, interesting
Hard to photograph well (for me)
Not a difficult walk but one wet November I went there, stepped up to my knee in deep mud & fell backwards into a morass when pulling it out. The drive home was, er, interesting