Natural England is encouraging moorland owners to restore vast areas of damaged peatlands to help fight wildfires. The nature protection agency’s plea follows publication of a key report detailing how wet bogs helped to stop the spread of a major wildfire in 2018 on the moors above Saddleworth, on the northern […]
Grouse shooting ends on two Yorkshire Water moors
The water company is expected to looking at new ways to restore its land for nature.
Wild Moors will unlock the uplands from grouse shooting for restoration by 2030
The world is fast moving in a direction where restoring land for nature and people is at the forefront of solving climate change and biodiversity loss
Government sets out plans to reform wild animal welfare
Wild animal welfare is to be reformed under new policies announced by the government today.
Partial ban on grouse moor burning comes into effect
A partial ban on heather burning aimed at protecting some of the nation’s most sensitive peatland sites from being damaged for grouse shooting comes into force today.