Tavicinity Publishing

03/03/2026

Another announcement.....

The SECOND EDITION of Dartmoor Tors Compendium is now published and out there!

With 5 new tor listing, updated map, illustrations and some photographs, this new look edition brings the book right up to date as the guide to Dartmoor and its amazing tors.

Buy direct with 10% discount here https://www.tavicinitypublishing.co.uk/dartmoor-tors-compendium.html
or support your local book shops.

19/02/2026

It is with great pleasure that I would like to announce the publication of a new book:

The Dartmoor Perambulation - A Guide to Walking the Medieval Boundary of the Royal Forest of Dartmoor

This is the first full-colour guidebook of the whole Perambulation walk, with 30 OS map sections and 144 photographs to guide your journey around the medieval boundary of Dartmoor Forest. This is a serious walk, 52 miles over remote moorland, but it also passes through some of the most beautiful areas of Dartmoor, linking them together on a challenging but truly memorable expedition.

Yes, there are tussocks.

The book will soon be in local bookshops but you can also buy it from my website with 10% discount:
https://www.tavicinitypublishing.co.uk/dartmoor-perambulation.html

Strangely, you can see it on Amazon, but this is without my consent or fulfillment; I have removed all my work from them. Do support your local authors (!) and local book shops.

24/07/2023

What a great. morning!

21/07/2023

21/06/2023

Finally finished and ready! Brand new map of the Geology of Devon and Cornwall. Perfect companion to the Geology of Dartmoor book. The map has been painstakingly produced and designed in recognition of the incredible geology of the South West of England. The rocks and structure, underpinned by the Cornubian Batholith, are shown in glorious colour, with major fault lines, contours and a logical legend of both igneous and sedimentary rocks. Beautiful information.

Printed on 170gms silk paper, rolled in acid-free tisuue and posted in incredibly tough cardboard tubes. Available with 10% discount here. https://www.tavicinitypublishing.co.uk/geology-of-devon-and-cornwall.html

27/05/2023

DARTMOOR GEOLOGY WALK

Who fancies a gentle walk around some fascinating tors of West Dartmoor, lead by the incomparable Dartmoor's Daughter with Josephine Collingwood (author of GEOLOGY OF DARTMOOR). You will be lead through deep time and see volcanics, hornfels, xenoliths, crystals, thufurs and yes, there will be granite. You will be in the experienced hands of not one, but TWO qualified Moorland Leaders. If you have ever wondered at the sparkles in the ground or wondered how the tors were formed, this walk is for you. Book now as spaces are limited.

For full details see

Journey through deep time from Dartmoor’s earliest geological history to the present day. Explore the principles of geology and Dartmoor’s extraordinary rocks, minerals and features with Dartmoor’s Daughter and Josephine Collingwood author of ‘Geology of Dartmoor’.

23/02/2023

Dartmoor needs you and your help is requested.

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/BackpackCampingAppeal?fbclid=PAAabUlHqR900px7K5PNeMtYJC7C6hwacaTGeuZV_wfeoCbb5bLOEkxDQDrhk

Dartmoor is in the heart of Devon. It is its heart, lungs and soul for the people who live on and around it. Thankfully, in 1951, it was granted National Park status; designated as a “protected landscape because of its special qualities”. The stated purpose of a national park, as enshrined in law, is to “promote opportunities for the understanding and enjoyment of the special qualities of national parks by the public.”

We have enjoyed this extraordinary wilderness with an established right of access as written in law, “the public shall have a right of access to the commons on foot and on horseback for the purpose of open-air recreation”. Open-air recreation: walking, riding, cycling, running and yes, wild camping. Wild camping has been enjoyed and allowed on Dartmoor for half a century, contrary to the High Court judgement which says, “there is no local custom of camping”. Did they even look?

The right to wild camp has been lost; the last space in England where you could do so. All because someone with a great deal of money and influence doesn’t understand what being a landowner in a national park actual means, and I don’t mean legally. Turning your part of Dartmoor into a private shooting estate is not in keeping with Dartmoor land culture. Preventing people from enjoying open access land that has their name on the title deed on it is like buying a house next to a pub and then complaining about the noise.

The DNPA has sought to appeal the High Court decision. This is a determined and brave decision, considering that the DNPA has a budget deficit that threatens the existence of the Princetown Visitor Centre.

The DNPA also quickly put in place, and paid for, a 12 month permissive system to allow some wild camping. This enables wild camping to continue but can be rescinded at any time by the landowners. There remains no right, just restricted permission. This is wrong.

People have been up in arms about this, but waving arms and banners around is not enough. The DNPA needs funds to appeal the decision. It’s a case of having enough money to right the wrong. Fundraising has been set up by the Dartmoor Preservation Association.

We need to raise £200,000. If you have ever enjoyed Dartmoor as a beautiful space to train, unwind, recreate and be free, please donate what you can. We need this.

https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/BackpackCampingAppeal?fbclid=PAAabUlHqR900px7K5PNeMtYJC7C6hwacaTGeuZV_wfeoCbb5bLOEkxDQDrhk

Save Dartmoor Backpack Camping - Appeal Fundraiser (Official) - JustGiving

25/01/2023

Doing a Talk tonight at Chagford, about Geology of Dartmoor through Deep Time. At the 15th Century Endacott House; what an amazing venue. Really looking forward to it.

Events at Wonson Providence Methodist Chapel July 9, 2022July 8, 2022 by RD Providence Methodist Chapel, Wonson, Programme of talks, talks start at 7.30. All enquiries: providence1839 [at] gmail.com Saturday 16th July. Judy Moss. Throwleigh schools, Church v. Chapel. Judy will reveal a sometimes hum...

10/10/2022

To say that I'm delighted is a massive understatement. At the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild Annual Awards held this year in the Lake District, I won the best Outdoor Book (for Geology of Dartmoor) and Photography portfolio (for Dartmoor images) awards for 2022. To be recognised by one's peers is very special, especially to those of us who are self-employed and navigate a fairly lonely career path!

I am humbled and truly chuffed! Thank you .

21/04/2022

After 2 years, the Geology of Dartmoor book is now done, beautifully printed here in Devon and available now!

This is the first new book on Dartmoor’s geology since 1972 and is for anyone interested in Dartmoor; especially those who wonder at the sparkles in the ground. Whether the reader has a love of Dartmoor and its tors, or they have a background in earth sciences and want to learn more about its world-class geology, this book will take the reader on a journey through deep time from Dartmoor’s earliest geological history to the present day. It is brimming with 97 illustrations to explain principles of geology and 161 photographs to demonstrate Dartmoor’s extraordinary rocks, minerals and features.

The book is available online with a 10% discount from the website (https://www.tavicinitypublishing.co.uk/dartmoor-geology-book.html) or from bookshops in and around Dartmoor.

Comes with a lush soft-touch bookmark that also shows the geological time chart for reference.

08/04/2022

Divergent plate boundary producing brand new oceanic crust. Yum.

This distinctive physical map of the Atlantic Ocean floor appeared on National Geographic as a supplement to the map of the Atlantic.