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- If you are keen to follow what is being said in the press each day, we suggest you might like to subscribe to this upland newsletter here (after clicking though, scroll down the page and you will see a box near the bottom where you can pop your email address in). This newsletter is prepared […]
- The Moorland Association was approached by The Guardian in advance of a report due to be published by RSPB on 11 April which would show an increasing number of hen harriers in England, but would also refer to illegal killing as a limiting factor. Natural England data, included in the RSPB report, shows a hugely […]
- A Moorland Association member has confirmed that an individual was caught probing peat without consent on a protected site and, if proven, this could amount to a breach of the law. The individual, a volunteer for a not-for-profit organisation, initially claimed that no peat was disturbed and even tried to deny carrying a peat probe. […]
- We are now approaching year seven of the Hen Harrier Brood Management Scheme trial. It stands to reason that, unless Natural England decides to further extend the trial, it will have gathered sufficient information to issue a conservation licence in 2025 – if so, this will be the last year of the trial. By their […]
- A pioneering research project is testing whether drones could cut the cost of peatland restoration in Yorkshire. Swinton Estate, a member of the Moorland Association, is taking part in a 10-year study in partnership with Yorkshire Water, Yorkshire Peat Partnership (YPP) and the University of Manchester to assess the impact of sphagnum mosses on habitat […]
Aim to Sustain- Shoot Lease Clauses
When inserted into employment contracts and shooting leases, the best practice clauses demonstrate that sporting and land agents, employees and owners across the game sector are committed to following a ‘zero tolerance’ policy on raptor persecution
Aim to Sustain launches ‘zero tolerance’ toolkits
Leading rural organisations have announced the publication of anti-persecution measures that they believe will further boost the UK’s growing raptor populations. The new Aim to Sustain partnership – which promotes sustainable game and land management – has produced a suite of legally-approved clauses for contracts and agreements that can be used as an ‘off the shelf’ toolkit by game and land management businesses. When inserted into employment contracts and shooting leases, the best practice clauses demonstrate that sporting and land agents, employees and owners across the game sector are committed to following a ‘zero tolerance’ policy on raptor persecution. Publication is another positive step from the game and land management community as raptor numbers continue to rise in the UK, with many types of birds of prey increasing significantly.
Did You Know?
75% of Europe’s remaining upland heather moorland is found in the UK – but this area declined alarmingly over the latter part of the last century. The Moorland Association was set up in 1986 to coordinate the efforts of moorland owners and managers to halt this loss, particularly in England and Wales.
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Looking for daily news alerts? If you are keen to follow what is being said in the press each day, we suggest you might like to subscribe to this upland newsletter here (after clicking though, scroll down the page and you will see a box near the bottom where you can pop your email address in). This newsletter is prepared […]
RSPB Hen Harrier Survey The Moorland Association was approached by The Guardian in advance of a report due to be published by RSPB on 11 April which would show an increasing number of hen harriers in England, but would also refer to illegal killing as a limiting factor. Natural England data, included in the RSPB report, shows a hugely […]