What we do
Dartmoor Futures helps people move from big questions to practical action.
We work with communities, partners and funders to understand what Dartmoor needs, test ideas in real places and support the work that can create lasting value.
How we work
A healthier Dartmoor starts with seeing the whole picture.
What is means in practice
Understanding system health
We look at Dartmoor as a whole system, helping to identify what is changing, where relationships need strengthening, and where small interventions could make a bigger difference. This means paying attention not only to land, nature and economy, but also to trust, confidence, capacity and shared purpose.
Convening partners and communities
We bring people together around the issues that matter for Dartmoor’s future. This includes creating space for honest conversation, helping different perspectives be heard, and supporting collaboration between communities, public bodies, land managers, businesses, charities, funders and other partners.
Developing ideas into action
We support early-stage ideas to become stronger, clearer and more deliverable. This may include shaping project proposals, testing approaches, exploring funding, building partnerships and helping partners move from ambition to practical next steps.
Supporting delivery where we can add value
Where Dartmoor Futures is well placed to help, we may host, coordinate or support delivery. Where others are better placed, we will help connect, strengthen or hand on the work. Our aim is not to grow activity for its own sake, but to help the right work happen in the right way.
Raising Investment
Taking a ‘whole Dartmoor’ approach, we will support collective efforts to raise investment for future-facing initiatives that bring together people, nature and place.
This approach gives Dartmoor Futures a clearer place in the wider landscape. We can offer independent capacity, development support and convening space alongside the work of Dartmoor National Park Authority and other partners. We see this as complementary: helping to create the conditions in which shared priorities can become shared action.
In practical terms, our focus over the coming period will include developing work around regenerative recreation, landscape-scale collaboration, community and heritage opportunities, and new models for partnership working. We will also continue building the organisational foundations needed to do this well: clear governance, strong relationships, sound financial management and a simple, focused programme.