Advice

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”.

The Moorland Association, in partnership with the England & Wales Wildfire Forum (EWWF), is championing an essential free training course designed specifically for land managers.

Ahead of Sunday's deadline we have submitted our response to Defra's Heather & Grass Burning Consultation.

The current Defra consultation on heather burning is beginning to fall apart under the weight of its own failings – and it’s critical that we act now to make our voices heard.

A new tool has been launched by the National Gamekeepers’ Organisation to help land managers, emergency services and the public better understand and respond to wildfire threats in the uplands.

Time is running out to respond to Defra’s consultation on heather and grass burning. The deadline is 25th May, and it’s vital that those who understand the uplands - the people who live, work, and manage this land - make their voices heard.