A £2.2m fundraising campaign has been launched to double the size of a nature reserve in Dumfries and Galloway. The Langholm Initiative charity created the Tarras Valley Nature Reserve after raising £3.8m to buy 5,200 acres of land and six residential properties. The campaign was launched last year and the group took ownership of […]
Attacks on protected birds of prey rose last year to the highest level since records began 30 years ago, with almost two thirds linked to gamebird shooting, according to a new report published by the RSPB. The charity’s annual Birdcrime report revealed that there were 137 confirmed incidents of bird of […]
Heather burning on the grouse moors above Sheffield has sparked an outpour of complaints from city residents over the impact of smoke on air quality. At least 30 large fires have been set on the Sheffield moors by sporting estates in the past week to cultivate younger, more nutritious heather for […]
Campaigners say there has been a fivefold increase in damaging and ‘absurd’ burnings in national parks.
Today the burning of Britain’s carbon-rich peat moors by grouse shooting estates begins amid mounting controversy surrounding the contribution the practice makes to climate change. Wild Moors is warning that a complete ban on burning on peatlands, a ritual performed to provide younger, more nutritious heather to be eaten by grouse […]
