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.
Bradford Council wins recognition for restoration of Ilkley Moor
The restoration of Ilkley Moor by Bradford Council has received recognition for making the iconic landscape better suited for benefiting nature, the climate and people. In the Yorkshire Post the landowner and its moorland management partners have been congratulated on the progress made to conserve rare heathlands, restore carbon-rich peatlands and […]
Bradford Council says grouse moor burning must end to help tackle climate change
Bradford Council has backed an end to heather burning to save the region’s peat moors from being damaged for grouse shooting. The local authority has called for the environmentally harmful practice, which is performed to provide younger, more nutritious heather to be eaten by grouse reared for shooting, to stop to […]
Restoration begins to make Ilkley Moor a wilder moor
Bradford Council has kick-started a conservation drive to restore wildlife habitats on the world-famous Ilkley Moor.