Advice

Applying to burn on a SSSI? Learn when you need Natural England’s consent, how to check existing permissions.

With the online application tool now live for land managers needing to burn on deep peat, we hosted a meeting on Wednesday 1st October to discuss the licence application process.

This document summarises the statutory duties of our National Parks, as established by the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 and the Environment Act 1995.

Discover the key changes in the Heather and Grass Management Code 2025, from peatland licensing to new rules on burning, cutting, and planning.

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.