Senedd members this week passed groundbreaking new legislation to ban the use of snares in an effort to provide greater protection for the nation’s wildlife. The pioneering Welsh legislation marks a historic moment as it becomes the first nation in the United Kingdom to institute a ban on snares. This significant […]
Attempts to weaken snares ban in Wales voted down by Assembly Members
Wales is on track to become the first country in the UK to ban the use of snares, with politicians voting on Tuesday to pass legislation to deliver greater protection for wildlife. The vote to ban snares was part of the stage three debate on the Agriculture (Wales) Bill, during which […]
Grouse moor faces penalties for illegal burning in first test of peatland preservation rules
A Sheffield court has convicted a grouse moor for allowing heather to be burnt without a licence in one of England’s most important places for nature. The case, which the Crown Prosecution Service said “is the first case of its kind”, followed areas of land on the Midhope Moors, in Upper […]
Bradford Council scales up peatland restoration following success on Ilkley Moor
Bradford Council is set to expand its peatland restoration programme on the district’s moorlands as part of its response to the climate and nature emergency.
Major landowners launch bold partnership to restore South Pennine moors
The National Trust and Yorkshire Water have announced a landmark partnership to restore and improve the UK’s uplands. Together, the two largest landowners in Yorkshire will deliver the ‘Landscapes for Water’ project, which will focus on restoring five upland areas in the South Pennines, spanning from Heptonstall Moor in the north […]