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An Overview

Dartmoor was designated one of the National Parks of England and Wales in 1951. It is a beautiful moorland landscape with wooded valleys and wind swept Tors. 368 square miles (953 sq. km.) in area, with about 33,000 people living in it, and where about 10 million visits are made each year. All the land is owned by someone and the public is able to roam freely on unenclosed, open moorland on both foot and horseback. There are also about 600 miles (966 km) of public rights of way. Dartmoor is a rich habitat for wildlife and has a wealth of archaeological remains


This wood is one of the last remaining areas of ancient woodland and from a distance looks like scrubland. As you get closer you see that the trees are short and stunted, twisted into weird shapes with an average height of just 10ft. around the base of the trees are large granite boulders. Although the trunks and branches are covered with lichen and moss they are healthy, and are actually growing.


These woods are the home of the Wisht pack and they hunt their victims from the slopes nearby and force them deeper into the wood. Lost and trapped they would fall over the boulders and break a leg. The hounds simply wait, closing in on their prey in silent shuffles. By the time their evil fangs sink into the flesh, the victim is mercifully insane from the horror of what is to befall him.
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