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 […]
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 is set to expand its peatland restoration programme on the district’s moorlands as part of its response to the climate and nature emergency.
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 […]
Scotland published a draft new law on Wednesday seeking to limit the impact of grouse moors and tackle the persecution of birds of prey, saying the nation’s natural environment must be protected. Introduction of the Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill would allow the government to licence grouse shooting estates and […]
