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USEFUL WEB SITES

Ten Tors : http://www.tentors.org.uk/

Department of Education Advice on health and safety for schools . Feb 2014. http://www.education.gov.uk/aboutdfe/advice/f00191759/departmental-advice-on-health-and-safety-for-schools

Health and Safety Executive School trips and outdoor learning activities Tackling the health and safety myths. Jun 2011 http://www.hse.gov.uk/services/education/school-trips.pdf

Adventurous Activities Licensing Service : www.aals.org.uk

Outdoor Education Advisers' Panel http://www.oeap.info/ and National Guidance http://oeapng.info/

Devon Learning & Development Partnership http://www.babcock-education.co.uk/ldp/default.asp?home=1 or www.devonldp.org

Military Dartmoor Training Area & Ranges . https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dartmoor-firing-programme

Dartmoor National Parks Authority : http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/

DNPA’s section dedicated to Ten Tors. http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/learningabout/lab-tentors

And a special area for teachers:

http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk/learningabout/lab-teachers

Mountain Training http://www.mountain-training.org/

Weather : www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/sw/sw_forecast_weather.html

DARTMOOR

There are many books about every aspect of Dartmoor, favourites are:

Dartmoor – A Statement of its Time; Ian Mercer; The New Naturalist Library 2009 ISBN 978-0-00-718500-9

Thurlow’s Dartmoor Companion; George Thurlow; 1993; ISBN 1-872640-48-6

Dartmoor The Official National Park Guide; Richard Sale; 2011; ISBN 0-9781-898-630-128

And if you want to go for the historic detail try Jeremy Butler’s Dartmoor Atlas of Antiquities; 1991 ISBN 0-86114-866-5

HILL WALKING SKILLS

Hillwalking. Steve Long. 3nd Ed 2014. ISBN 0-978-0-9541511-0-0 The official handbook of the Mountain Training Walking Schemes

Navigation in the mountains. Carlo Forte. 2012 ISBN 978-0-9541511-5-7 The official navigation book for all Mountain Training schemes.

Mountaincraft and Leadership : Eric Langmuir. Published by MT.UK October 2012 4th Ed. ISBN 978-0-9568869-0-3

The South West Mountain and Moorland Leader Training Scheme Syllabus at: http://www.swmmlts.org/

Weather for Hillwalkers and Climbers . Malcolm Thomas. 1995 ISBN 978-0-7509-1080-4 (Recommended for the ML syllabus).

Selected Reading List

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Safety on Mountains. British Mountaineering Council.2010. ISBN13-978-0-903908-19-1

Map and Compass . Cicerone. Pete Hawkins.

Outdoor Navigation – Handbook for Tutors . Pat and Brian Mee on behalf of the National Navigation Award Scheme. 2010. ISBN 978-185137002-3.

Outdoor First Aid Katherine Wills. Pesda Press Oct 2012 ISBN: 978-1-906095-35-2

First Aid and Wilderness Medicine; Drs Jim Duff & Peter Gormly. Cicerone. 2007 ISBN 13-978-1-85284-500-1

LEAFLETS AND GUIDES

Dartmoor National Park Leaflets . Available free from DNPA

Where to Camp on Dartmoor

Camping and Backpacking on Dartmoor

Walking on Dartmoor

Comfort and Safety on Dartmoor. A card giving essential information for groups venturing on Dartmoor.

The Military and Dartmoor – Information for Walkers and Riders . Essential information booklet produced by the Ministry of Defence. Available free from the Commandant, Dartmoor Training Areas, Okehampton Camp, OKEHAMPTON, EX20 1QP or at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/422666/9-03-269_Dartmoor_Walks_Rides_Booklet_Web_Version.pdf