Grouse Shooting & Management

Research confirms Lapwing populations plummet by nearly 60% without gamekeepers. Read why active protection is the Peewit's vital lifeline.

Discover why active wildlife management is vital in the Anthropocene. New research explores predator control, stewardship, and the myth of "leaving nature alone."

Summary of the Animal Welfare Strategy debate. Updates on snare bans and predator control. Essential reading for moorland managers and conservationists.

Why does occasional conservation fail? Learn how the year-round dedication of gamekeepers creates the only safe havens for ground-nesting birds.

Discover why active moorland management is vital for wildlife. See how gamekeeping protects biodiversity, prevents wildfire, and saves ground-nesting birds.

Discover 5 ways grouse moors support threatened wildlife. Science reveals how management saves Curlews, Hen Harriers, and Mountain Hares from local extinction.

A new NRW report reveals the Welsh wildlife crisis. Discover why active moorland management beats rewilding in saving species from vegetation succession.

New research shows that ending grouse moor management and rising temperatures could cause major declines in red grouse, curlew and golden plover populations.

Clive Aslet recently wrote an article for The Telegraph in which he discusses the plan by the Wildlife Trusts and Northumberland Wildlife Trust, backed by Sir David Attenborough, to purchase the Rothbury Estate.

Britain’s grouse moors support threatened birds, protect against wildfires, and sustain rural communities, revealing a far more complex story than critics suggest.

Curlew, lapwing and golden plover thrive on managed grouse moors, where keeper-led conservation delivers rare bird success despite national declines.

Natural England has become the enemy of common sense. Instead of backing managers who want to improve their ground, it ties them up in red tape and demands they wait for science to catch up.