Wild Moors has welcomed the findings of a key United Nations report which considers ways for the UK to build on and improve its policy-making to become more effective at tackling wildlife crime.The comprehensive analysis, the Wildlife Crime Analytic Toolkit Report, puts forward a series of recommendations as to how the […]
New research by Natural England published in the journal Ibis has confirmed that sustainably managing Britain’s uplands would benefit nature, climate and people if grouse shooting were to end. The study found that restoring the uplands to host a mosaic of healthy habitats, such as peatlands and native woodland, is not […]
Thirteen local authorities and their leaders have teamed up with conservation organisation Wild Moors to encourage the government to take urgent action to protect fragile moorland habitats.It comes ahead of a review by the Environment Minister Rebecca Pow in the spring which will consider whether to extend existing legislation to implement […]
Aviva has unveiled that it has landed the purchase of a large grouse moor to restore it for nature, climate and people. The insurance powerhouse teamed up with Par Equity to acquire 6,300 hectares of heavily-degraded moorland in the Glen Dye area of Aberdeenshire, for restoration, as part of its commitment […]
Grouse moors remained largely silent this year, for the third year, following on from a poor breeding season which has limited sport shooting. However, this did not stop the circle of destruction that surrounds the controversial industry. The mass burning of heather which poses a serious environmental risk at a time […]
