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Letters
Letters written and sent by the Moorland Association on key moorland management issues.


Government Policy is Increasing Upland Wildfire Danger: Our Letter to The Times
Government policies are increasing upland wildfire risks. Read our letter to The Times urging Defra to address mounting vegetation fuels before it's too late.

Andrew Gilruth
Sep 31 min read


Public Money Shouldn't Fund Tinderboxes: Our Letter in The Times
Read our letter to The Times highlighting the hidden wildfire risks of rewilding and why publicly funded projects must commit to active land management.

Andrew Gilruth
Aug 240 min read


Vegetation Is the One Wildfire Factor We Can Control: Our Letter to The Telegraph
Vegetation is the one wildfire factor land managers can control. The Moorland Association calls for an evidence-led look at how conservation landscapes are managed.

Andrew Gilruth
Aug 51 min read


Taxpayers Deserve Transparency on Nature Spending: Our Letter to The Times
Read the Moorland Association's letter to The Times calling for transparency and accountability from Natural England and conservation charities.

Andrew Gilruth
Jun 261 min read


The Dartmoor Pony Row and the Future of Upland Farming: Our Letter to The Telegraph
Are Natural England's policies forcing farmers off the land? Read our letter to The Telegraph defending active management and the future of working moorlands.

Andrew Gilruth
Jun 241 min read


Natural England Should Be Judged by Results, Not Process — Our Letter to The Times
The Moorland Association responds to Tony Juniper in The Times: Natural England's own upland record raises questions about its authority to lecture others.

Andrew Gilruth
Jun 181 min read


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

Andrew Gilruth
Jun 14 min read


Don't Wait Until the Next Major Fire Costs Lives: Our Letter to The Guardian
Wildfire policy can't wait for a 999 call. Read our letter to The Guardian urging the government to prioritise vegetation management for public safety.

Andrew Gilruth
May 131 min read


Defra Cannot Ignore the Value of Recreational Game Shooting: Our Letter in The Telegraph
Labour's Land Use Framework threatens vital private conservation on grouse moors. Learn how game shooting protects curlews and saves taxpayers £1.3bn.

Andrew Gilruth
Apr 71 min read


Why We Have Written to Friends of the Dales
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.

Andrew Gilruth
Mar 234 min read


Saving £300m Through Smarter Environmental Regulation: Our Letter to The Times
Read our letter to The Times arguing for a fundamental reset to environmental regulation. Discover how local accountability could save £300m annually.

Andrew Gilruth
Feb 191 min read


Wildfires, Waste, and Weak Oversight: Our Letter to The Times
Natural England’s cost-blind decisions face Treasury scrutiny. Without proving value for money, reform - or even abolition - could soon follow.

Andrew Gilruth
Sep 16, 20251 min read
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