As the days grow longer and nature awakens, Emma Cunis explores the benefits of embracing the changing seasons. From tuning into natural rhythms to nourishing our bodies with wild spring greens, she shares how small seasonal adjustments can bring renewed energy, health, and harmony.

‘Dartmoor isn’t dying, but it is changing.’ In her letter for The Museum of Dartmoor Life’s exhibition, Is Dartmoor Dying?, Emma Cunis explores the forces shaping its future—climate change, shifting land use, and fading traditions.

Dartmoor’s guiding tradition has deep roots, and Chagford has long been at its heart. From the pioneering James Perrott—who unwittingly sparked the global ‘Letterboxing’ phenomenon—to the legacy of Eric Hemery, generations of guides have led visitors across this rugged landscape.

Discover the fascinating history of Peat Cuts, or Passes, on Dartmoor—ancient tracks shaped by settlement, grazing, and fuel needs—now mostly forgotten but still offering a glimpse into the landscape’s past and future.

Emma introduces Dartmoor National Park, the largest open space in southern England. 368 square miles of high and scenic moorland; lush wooded valleys; fascinating wildlife; and meandering copper-gold coloured rivers.

Emma shares what helps her to keep warm on the moor and in the house in winter.

I sat a while and noticed that the stunning luminosity engendered a sense of deep gratitude and joy in me for the beauty of our natural world and my place within it. 

For those of you who've walked with me around the many stone circles on NE Dartmoor, you will remember that I talked about Alan Endacott's theory and work to rediscover Sittaford Stone Circle in 2007.

October has been wild and stormy up here on the moor, along with unseasonably warm sunshine occasionally.

I awoke this morning to a stunning cloud inversion undulating through the valleys followed by warm sunshine spreading its golden arms throughout the day to create long shadows across the dying moorland grasses.

Emma Cunis on the Supreme Court’s decision to hear an appeal to overturn the 2023 ruling on the ‘right to camp’.

Emma Cunis, the founder of Dartmoor’s Daughter, on the banning of wild camping on Dartmoor