The National Trust has decided to end grouse shooting on its land at Park Hall, in High Peak, Derbyshire, following the conclusion of an internal review. The Trust decided to not renew the lease due to ‘concerns over the management techniques utilised’ to promote the breeding of red grouse, which are […]
One of Scotland’s biggest landowners has agreed the sale of the final slice of its moorland near Langholm. Buccleuch has concluded missives with Oxygen Conservation over more than 11,000 acres in the area. It is even larger than the area of land already sold in a community buyout to create a nature […]
The Welsh Government is preparing to press ahead with a ban on snares as part of a bid to protect the nation’s wildlife. The plan to introduce a ban on snares via the Agriculture (Wales) Bill has received support from the influential Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs (ETRA) Committee, with the […]
England risks being left behind other parts of the UK if it doesn’t move to ban snares – putting wild animals at continued risk of injury and death, according to MPs. MPs speaking in a Westminster Hall debate this month said that grouse moors continue to cause immense suffering to wild […]
We celebrated many big victories this year in our mission to accelerate a transition to wild moors by taking our campaigns to boardrooms and parliaments to persuade policymakers and industry leaders to make important changes for nature and the climate. Here’s a quick recap of some of the results which led […]
