Fresh doubt has been cast over the future of the controversial game bird shoot on Yorkshire Water’s land at Thornton Moor after Natural England has refused permission for a significant part of the operation.
Yorkshire Water to review the future of game bird shooting on Thornton Moor
Yorkshire Water is set to decide the future of a controversial game bird shooting arrangement on its land at Thornton Moor. The review will consider whether to continue allowing the shooting of grouse and partridge for sport on the popular moorland next to Ogden Water Nature Reserve, near Halifax, when the […]
Grouse shooting ends on two Yorkshire Water moors
The water company is expected to looking at new ways to restore its land for nature.
Major landowners put a permanent end to grouse moor burning
Three major landowners have ended heather burning on moorland across Northern England in a landmark move welcomed by wildlife campaigners.Yorkshire Water, United Utilities and the National Trust — which collectively own 34 sections of moorland spanning Yorkshire, Lancashire and Derbyshire — enforced the decision last week by asking tenants to halt the practice until further […]
Yorkshire Water commended for tightening up grouse shooting rules
Campaigning organisations Wild Moors and the League Against Cruel Sports have welcomed a commitment from Yorkshire Water to change the way it manages its land. Instead of automatically renewing the leases for grouse shooting, the utility company – which is Yorkshire’s largest landowner – will instead review each one to decide […]