Grouse Shooting & Management

Environment Agency-backed research shows blanket bogs vary naturally in wetness and vegetation - raising serious questions about how Natural England classifies them as "degraded" or "intact."

Who pays for English moorland management? Explore how private funding protects carbon stores, prevents wildfires, and secures the future of rare breeding waders.

Labour's Land Use Framework threatens vital private conservation on grouse moors. Learn how game shooting protects curlews and saves taxpayers £1.3bn.

Discover how managed moorlands and dedicated gamekeepers are helping the merlin, the UK's smallest falcon, thrive despite national decline.

Discover the truth about England's peatland emissions. Grouse moors account for just 2.3%, while lowland farming drives 92%. Explore the GWCT data.

Discover how UK moorland keepers are restoring peatlands to protect our largest carbon store, boost biodiversity, and fight climate change on the moors.

A major evidence review finds medicated grit poses little risk on land but could harm aquatic life - if best-practice guidance is not followed.

Defra, Scottish and Welsh governments propose changes to bird shooting seasons. Find out which species are affected, what is changing and how to respond by 17 May 2026.

Discover why the Moorland Association is challenging the Friends of the Dales' Eyes on the Skies campaign over charity governance and fairness to rural workers.

Read the Moorland Association’s response to the West Pennine Moors consultation. Discover why land managers must be core partners in upland landscape recovery.

Discover how the Government's new Land Use Framework shapes upland policy and why active moorland management is vital for delivering real environmental benefits.

Black grouse leks are among Britain's greatest wildlife spectacles - but these birds survive only where gamekeepers actively manage the moor.