Defra & Natural England

The Moorland Association has joined rural groups urging Defra to extend its gamebird Call for Evidence deadline and clarify how practical evidence will be assessed.

Natural England's 2026 SPA gamebird licence figures show why application and refusal statistics miss the real impact of upland regulation on moorland management.

Beat, flank, pick up or shoot on a grouse moor? Here's how to answer Question 29 of Defra's game shooting Call for Evidence before 1 November 2026.

Defra's gamebird Call for Evidence closes 1 November 2026. Read the Moorland Association's draft response and guides to submitting your own evidence.

The Moorland Association publishes its draft response to Defra's gamebird Call for Evidence on grouse shooting. Members: send comments by 16 October.

Defra's Gamebird Call for Evidence closes 1 November 2026. Two Moorland Association guides show moor managers and uplands participants how to submit evidence.

MPs on the EFRA Committee question ministers on moorland burning licences, peatland rewetting and support for land managers fighting upland wildfires.

Lord Botham on Defra's plan to licence shoots: black grouse up 61% on keepered moors, down 38% on RSPB land. Why officials shouldn't hold the power to close estates.

Defra's Call for Evidence on gamebird release and shooting is open until 1 November. What it asks, what it isn't, and how moorland managers can respond.

The Law Commission is reviewing environmental regulation for English farming and land management. Send your examples of overlapping consents and red tape.

The Moorland Association has written to the Prime Minister on upland fuel loads and wildfire risk. Read our letter and provisional fuel load model.

Explore how Natural England's shift on wildfire prevention emphasizes vegetation fuel reduction. Discover why policy must follow this crucial step.