Letters

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.

The growing of risk of catastrophic wildfires has led to fire chiefs demanding that the Government gets to grip with the risk.

The Moorland Association, along with other leading countryside organizations, have written to Defra.

We're delighted that a letter written by Moorland Association Chief Executive Andrew Gilruth has been featured in the latest edition of...

We recently sent a letter to the Home Secretary outlining the very real risk of catastrophic wildfires engulfing our moorlands due to...

The Moorland Association sent this letter to the Financial Times this week, in response to a commentary by Guy Shrubsole. Sir, Guy...

The Moorland Association sent the following letter to The Guardian in response to an article published this week about hen harriers. Sir,...

The following letter has been published in The Times, 16 October 2024. Sir, Miranda Hart deserves sympathy for her awful experience of...