Our Land Flows…from Peat to Pipe
We are delighted to announce we have been awarded a funding grant from Dartmoor National Park’s Farming in Protected Landscapes (FIPL) fund that will support walks, talks and activities in which we learn from the farming, rural and urban communities and many organisations that are involved in delivering our tap water.
Dartmoor Preservation Association has also given a grant towards this project for encouraging more people to help conserve this landscape heritage. The moor’s varied landscape and habitats all flow with water, from peat bogs and mires to the deep river valleys. We will be focusing on the history and heritage of the leats that were constructed hundreds of years ago to transport water to power the working mills and mines, and for drinking in the towns and cities nearby.
“The drinking water for almost all of the towns and communities below Dartmoor starts up on the high moorland, in the headwaters of its many rivers. Dartmoor farmers and land managers work hard to support these habitats to flourish so they can continue to store and collect this precious water which we all need to thrive. The great thing about this FiPL project is that it highlights this essential process and the work farmers do to support local communities on and below the moor.”
“We are delighted to work with Art and Energy who will raise awareness of the importance of water on Dartmoor in natural and manmade structures through which it flows.”