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Advice
Latest moorland management advice from the Moorland Association.
Suspicious activity on the moors
A Moorland Association member has confirmed that an individual was caught probing peat without consent on a protected site and, if...

Rob Beeson
Apr 12, 20242 min read
Drones could help cut cost of peatland restoration
A pioneering research project is testing whether drones could cut the cost of peatland restoration in Yorkshire. Swinton Estate, a member...

Rob Beeson
Apr 11, 20244 min read


Free Smoke Dispersal Tool - More Details on How to Use
How to use the HYSPLIT smoke dispersal tool - in detail.

Rob Beeson
Apr 10, 20244 min read


How do I use the free online smoke prediction tool?
Follow these steps to produce your own smoke map in just a few minutes. Use it as an aid to planning when and where to burn.

Rob Beeson
Apr 3, 20243 min read
Update from Defra on gamebird licensing
The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has issued an update today on the arrangements...

Andrew Gilruth
Mar 1, 20241 min read
Visitors at risk from disease-carrying ticks in the Peak District
Land managers in the Peak District are warning of a huge rise in the number of ticks found in the countryside, bringing with them a...

Rob Beeson
Sep 14, 20233 min read
New official trees and peat guidance supports grouse moors' strategy
The strategy of grouse moor managers to avoid planting trees on peatland has been supported by new official guidance that acknowledges...

Rob Beeson
Jul 14, 20212 min read
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