"It's beginning to feel like the Wild West up here when it comes to sheep crime - it's soul-destroying," says farmer Colin Abel, scanning his flock high up on west Dartmoor farmland. This winter - ...

Farmers on Dartmoor complain of persistent, widespread criminal losses – yet there have been no prosecutions in over five ...

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Dartmoor has become the “Wild West” of sheep rustling in England, with farmers losing hundreds of ewes each year, it has been claimed. Many farmers are said to be considering quitting the profession ...

Farmers on Dartmoor are calling for increased police action to combat the rising threat of illegal sheep rustling, warning ...

Rail passengers are being warned of disruption ahead of the construction of a major new station in Devon. Network Rail said ...

DEVON and Cornwall Police are investigating reports that ten sheep have been stolen from a small holding in the vicinity of ...

A series of gorgeous, early-morning photos of Dartmoor showcase picture-perfect frosty fields even as the first hints of spring are in the air. Though March has only just arrived, the sunshine ...

A Devon farmer has revealed the huge financial and 'soul destroying' impact of ewe thefts which he says has turned Dartmoor ...

says more than 1,300 sheep were reported stolen in Devon and Cornwall in 2024. Of those, nearly 800 reports - or 62% - related to west Dartmoor. According to Mr Beck, more than 10,000 sheep were ...

A huge black snake was spotted by a visitor to Dartmoor on Sunday (March 9). The creature, a black adder, is the only venomous snake living in the wild in the UK and was spotted on the east side ...