Letters

The RSPB’s continued demonisation of gamekeepers has led to an exchange of letters between the charity’s CEO and the Moorland Association.

The RSPB’s claim that its moorland rewetting programme is boosting bird numbers, including curlew, at its Dove Stone reserve may reflect optimism bias.

We've recently written to Sarah Albon, Chief Executive of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), sharing our serious concerns about wildfire risk and asking for the HSE to help prevent disaster.

We sent this letter to The Guardian in response to their piece - 'The place is bleached, a dead zone’: how the UK’s most beloved landscapes became biodiversity deserts.

Chris Packham’s criticism of sheep farming on Dartmoor is both irresponsible and misleading.

The letter emphasizes our concerns regarding the deterioration of the relationship between the countryside and Natural England.

Mark Cocker’s bleak portrayal of the moor at Combs Moss as a vast emptiness that “stirs a deep melancholy” is not just inaccurate - it’s irresponsible.

We respond to a recent piece in The Telegraph - 'Protected hen harriers being killed off in record numbers'.

Is Moscar Moor really "trashed"? Our letter challenges activist claims with hard evidence on bird numbers, wildfire science, and the proven benefits of traditional moorland management.

Defra must be congratulated on its commitment to protecting our uplands, yet its actions are resulting in them going up in flames.

Since we are experiencing our worst year for wildfires and scientists are predicting climate change to increase these fourfold it’s astonishing that government policy is making the situation even worse, through rapidly increasing the vegetation fuel load.

We recently sent a letter to the Deputy Prime Minister, who is now responsible for handling the urgent threat of wildfire, highlighting how Government policies are exacerbating the problem.