Hot on the heels of details emerging about a shocking incident of hen harrier persecution Wild Moors has fired off a letter to Natural England to ask the wildlife watchdog to back grouse moor licensing. It comes amid reports of a satellite-tagged hen harrier named ‘Asta’ who was being studied as […]
The restoration of Ilkley Moor by Bradford Council has received recognition for making the iconic landscape better suited for benefiting nature, the climate and people. In the Yorkshire Post the landowner and its moorland management partners have been congratulated on the progress made to conserve rare heathlands, restore carbon-rich peatlands and […]
Senior members of the grouse shooting industry have warned that the controversial sport is facing an uncertain future amid the growing popularity of rewilding. In a talk given at the Game Fair in the run up to the ‘Glorious Twelfth’ of August, the traditional start of the grouse shooting season, shooting […]
Langholm community hails deal with Duke of Buccleuch as ‘beacon of hope for people and planet’ A rewilding project on a former grouse moor at Langholm in southern Scotland has doubled in size after a “rollercoaster” fundraising campaign by local activists. The Langholm Initiative announced on Friday it had finally raised the £2.2m […]
Fresh doubt has been cast over the future of the controversial game bird shoot on Yorkshire Water’s land at Thornton Moor after Natural England has refused permission for a significant part of the operation.
