Grouse Shooting & Management

The Law Commission is reviewing environmental regulation for English farming and land management. Send your examples of overlapping consents and red tape.

Almost 90% of England's black grouse are found on grouse moor fringes. Here is what the research says about their recovery in the North Pennines.

Merlins nest on the ground in heather. Peer-reviewed research shows what predator control and open moorland mean for Britain's smallest falcon.

A large share of Britain's breeding short-eared owls nest on open upland moorland. Here's why these vole-hunting, day-flying owls depend on the hills.

Natural England's Peatland Restoration Roadmap puts 95% of the pipeline on upland ground, but three-quarters of it has no firm commitment yet.

A Teesdale survey found roughly twice as many curlews on blanket bog managed by burning or cutting as on unmanaged bog, while numbers stayed stable.

The Moorland Association’s draft submission to the EFRA Committee’s uplands inquiry is now open for member comment. Read what it argues — and make your own submission before 26 June 2026.

UK contributors shaped a new global ranking of the 50 biggest unanswered questions in peatland science, from fire management to carbon-credit integrity.

Natural England's advice to "shoot to scare" protected goshawks exposes a confused licensing system. Read why this flawed policy is regulatory theatre.

The biggest carbon store on moorland is the soil. Discover why planting trees or allowing birch scrub on peaty soils can cause net carbon loss for decades.

The Moorland Association asks the Public Accounts Committee to ensure Defra's nature recovery funding reaches upland managers and delivers measurable outcomes.

The Moorland Association outlines its response to Defra's HRA consultation, calling for practical, consistent assessments to protect moors and upland management.