A £2.2m fundraising campaign has been launched to double the size of a nature reserve in Dumfries and Galloway. The Langholm Initiative charity created the Tarras Valley Nature Reserve after raising £3.8m to buy 5,200 acres of land and six residential properties. The campaign was launched last year and the group took ownership of […]
Restoring the uplands rises to the top of the agenda at Ministerial flood prevention visit
An urgent need to increase focus on natural flood management was at the top of the agenda of a roundtable meeting between Environment Minister Rebecca Pow, MPs and local authorities held in Hebden Bridge yesterday.
Grouse moors encouraged to rewild after shooting season cancelled
Grouse moors will remain silent this ‘Glorious Twelfth’ after Britain’s controversial shooting season has been largely cancelled.