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National Trust to consider future of grouse shooting on Peak District moors

The National Trust is set to consider the future of grouse shooting on its moors in the Peak District National Park. It was announced in a statement to Wild Moors that land management will be scrutinised in preparation for the next stage of its High Peak Moors Vision in 2023. This […]

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Barnsley Council backs a ban on grouse moor burning

Barnsley Council has backed an end to heather burning to save the region’s peat moors from being damaged for grouse shooting. In correspondence with Wild Moors, the Council has confirmed that it wants the environmentally-damaging practice, which is performed by shoot operators to engineer game bird breeding habitat, to stop. The […]

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Kirklees Council says grouse moor burning must end to protect rare peatlands from damage

Kirklees Council has backed an end to heather burning to save the region’s peat moors from being damaged for grouse shooting. In a statement the Council has called for the environmentally-damaging practice, which is performed by shoot operators to engineer game bird breeding habitat, to stop to help protect the environment. […]

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Sheffield Council says grouse moor burning must end to tackle climate change

Sheffield Council has backed an end to heather burning to save the region’s peat moors from being damaged for grouse shooting. In a statement the Council has called for the environmentally-damaging practice, which is performed by shoot operators to engineer game bird breeding habitat, to stop to help tackle climate change […]

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Mayor of Doncaster calls for an end to grouse moor burning to protect the town from flooding

Doncaster Council has backed a ban on heather burning to save the region’s peat moors from being damaged for grouse shooting. In a letter sent to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Mayor Ros Jones said that the environmentally-damaging practice, which is performed by shoot operators to engineer breeding habitat for […]