Grouse Shooting & Management

The MA is deploying a rigorous new quality-assurance framework to evaluate upland landscape plans. Drafts failing our Gateway Test will be deemed "not consultation-ready" until fixed.

Protect the UK’s upland traditions! Support Community Grouse Conservation for the Living Heritage inventory to safeguard rural skills and nature. Sign the pledge.

As Curlews return to the moors, discover why effective predator control is the missing piece in the conservation puzzle to ensure vulnerable chicks survive to fledge.

Read the Moorland Association's response to the Forest of Bowland National Landscape Plan. Discover our key concerns and learn how to submit your views.

Discover how the Moorland Association’s North Pennines Management Plan response champions policy safeguards, legal certainty, and active land management protections.

The Moorland Association proposes a system reset for environmental regulation. Discover how Local Environment Boards can deliver better results for land managers.

Respond to the Management Plan consultation by 10th Feb to support active management and safeguard our moorlands. Act now.

Watch dramatic footage of a snow rescue carried out by local gamekeeper Lewis and farmer Stephen Swaledale.

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.