The restoration of Ilkley Moor by Bradford Council has received recognition for making the iconic landscape better suited for benefiting nature, the climate and people. In the Yorkshire Post the landowner and its moorland management partners have been congratulated on the progress made to conserve rare heathlands, restore carbon-rich peatlands and […]
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.
Restoration begins to make Ilkley Moor a wilder moor
Bradford Council has kick-started a conservation drive to restore wildlife habitats on the world-famous Ilkley Moor.
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 […]