Senior members of the grouse shooting industry have warned that the controversial sport is facing an uncertain future amid the growing popularity of rewilding. In a talk given at the Game Fair in the run up to the ‘Glorious Twelfth’ of August, the traditional start of the grouse shooting season, shooting […]
Wild Moors welcomes Denton Park Estate’s ambitious rewilding plans
A leading nature restoration organisation has welcomed plans announced by Denton Park in Wharfedale to rewild the iconic estate.
Nature friendly moorland management sees hen harriers return to Wharfedale
Wildlife campaigners are celebrating the conservation efforts of a leading landowner which have resulted in rare hen harriers roosting on its moor. Adopting nature-friendly moorland management techniques, NG Bailey’s Denton Park Estate, near Ilkley, has reversed declines in birds of prey associated with wildlife persecution by its former grouse shooting tenant. Hen […]