A lifetime on Dartmoor; the extraordinary antics of Simon Dell

In this episode, I was so delighted to sit down with the affectionately nicknamed 'Mr Dartmoor', Simon Dell. Simon fell in love with the moors as a young boy and has never been far from them ever since. Over his extraordinary life, Simon has served as a pacifist police officer (he says he talks enough to subdue anyone into custody!), guided groups of all ages and from all walks of life across the moors and was an integral member of the Tavistock chapter of Dartmoor Search & Rescue, being involved in the development of an innovative new search system and a founding member of the Search & Rescue Dogs Association. As well as talking to me about all of the above, we discussed the Ten Tors, his recent award from The Dartmoor Society and he shared some of his favourite anecdotes from a lifetime spent on the moors. It was a captivating and entertaining conversation and one I felt privileged to be part of. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did speaking to him!