Natural England’s Approach Risks the Extinction of Dartmoor Hill Ponies!


Natural England’s Approach Risks the Extinction of Dartmoor Hill Ponies!
The Issue
The current plan, if implemented, will drive the Dartmoor Hill Pony herds towards extinction.
This is not a theoretical risk it is a foreseeable outcome of removing the very grazing system that sustains both the ponies and the habitats they maintain.
Without clear evidence that reducing semi-wild grazing will improve SSSI conditions, this approach could accelerate the decline of one of England’s last semi-wild equine populations. This must be urgently reviewed.
Save an irreplaceable part of Dartmoor’s identity. Sign the petition , get others to join the Dartmoor Warriors and help the ponies deliver the petition on 2nd September to 10 Downing Street.

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The Issue
The current plan, if implemented, will drive the Dartmoor Hill Pony herds towards extinction.
This is not a theoretical risk it is a foreseeable outcome of removing the very grazing system that sustains both the ponies and the habitats they maintain.
Without clear evidence that reducing semi-wild grazing will improve SSSI conditions, this approach could accelerate the decline of one of England’s last semi-wild equine populations. This must be urgently reviewed.
Save an irreplaceable part of Dartmoor’s identity. Sign the petition , get others to join the Dartmoor Warriors and help the ponies deliver the petition on 2nd September to 10 Downing Street.

1,981
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Petition created on 5 May 2026