Advice

We hosted an online meeting on 16th September to discuss the government's new burning restrictions, watch it in full here.

Defra clarifies heather burning rules: existing consents remain valid, but new peat regulations risk delays, confusion and an early-season burning ban.

Following the government's decision to further restrict the burning of vegetation on England's upland peat, we have compiled a useful handbook to help guide land managers through the process of applying for a licence to burn on deep peat.

See if a burn area is located with a Less Favoured Area (LFA) using these online tools.

Defra has now confirmed the next stage of restrictions on burning vegetation on England’s upland peat.

Landowners are increasingly seeing applications made under the Commons Act 2006 (Schedule 2(4)) to register land as common land on the basis that it is “waste land of the manor.”

A tiny, seemingly unremarkable creature poses a significant and growing threat to our moorlands: the heather beetle (Lochmaea suturalis).

The checklist includes guidance on risk assessments, police reporting, evidence gathering, and how to engage calmly and lawfully.

Defra has finally responded to last year’s Health & Safety Executive (HSE) recommendation. This proposed that lead ammunition should be phased out over five years. Today’s Defra announcement confirmed it wishes to achieve that in four years.

This guide sets out the key legal facts about drones on moorland: what’s allowed, what’s not, and what action you can take if an incident occurs.

To accompany our position statement on controlled burning, we have compiled the following series of common questions and our responses.

Defra has announced details of the new Capital Grants scheme including four new options, one of which is a grant of £327.12 per farm to create a “Wildfire Checklist”.