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Wild Moors welcomes National Trust’s vision for Peak District moors

Wild Moors today welcomed plans announced by the National Trust to scale up regeneration of the High Peak Estate for nature, the climate and benefit of future generations. The restoration efforts seek to work alongside local people to repair biodiversity across the landscape and work to enable ecosystems and natural processes […]

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Scottish Water to phase out burning of peat moors by grouse shooting tenants

Scottish Water has confirmed to Wild Moors that its future will be burning-free to help protect fragile peatlands across its water catchments for the benefit of nature and the climate. The utility company has notified its grouse shooting tenants that no new agreements for burning will be issued and asked that […]

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National Trust receives a mandate from its membership for nature restoration drive

National Trust members have backed the conservation organisation’s moves to restore nature on the properties it cares for on behalf of the nation. More than 127,000 of the charity’s members voted on its policies to manage its land in a way which protects and enhances the natural environment at the Annual […]

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Action needed to protect the UK’s ‘Amazon Rainforest’ from grouse moor burning

As the burning season opens today thousands of fires will soon be started on the UK’s fragile peatland carbon stores – for grouse shooting. Calls to stop swathes of the UK’s iconic heather hills from being deliberately set ablaze have intensified as the grouse moor burning season officially begins.  Between 1 […]

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National Trust extends iconic Peak District nature reserve

An iconic nature reserve in the Peak District has been granted fresh protection in a bid to help tackle the climate and nature crises. Kinder Scout, which is located at the highest point of the national park, has been extended by one quarter. The National Trust, which cares for the site, […]