Defra & Natural England

The Moorland Association has asked the ICO to review Natural England's refusal to release QA records behind its blanket bog conservation document.

Natural England and Defra still can't show the audit trail behind NEER155's “rigorous peer review” claim — and why that matters for moorland management.

MPs heard evidence that cutting wildfire risk means managing upland fuel loads — through prescribed burning, cutting and grazing — not rewetting alone.

Read the Moorland Association's letter to The Times calling for transparency and accountability from Natural England and conservation charities.

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.

Have SFI land in an SSSI? Your agreement doesn't grant consent. Here's what Natural England's 2026 letter means — and how to protect your payments.

The Moorland Association responds to Tony Juniper in The Times: Natural England's own upland record raises questions about its authority to lecture others.

The Moorland Association’s draft submission to the EFRA Committee’s uplands inquiry is now open for member comment. Read what it argues — and make your own submission before 26 June 2026.

A stopped hen harrier tag doesn't equal a moorland crime. Download the Moorland Association's open register of 269 tagged birds to explore the actual evidence.

The Court of Appeal refused our challenge to the 2025 heather burning regulations. We now need members to test the licensing system to prove its flaws.

Natural England's advice to "shoot to scare" protected goshawks exposes a confused licensing system. Read why this flawed policy is regulatory theatre.

Review the Moorland Association's draft response to Defra's trail hunting consultation. Help protect lawful working dogs and avoid unintended landowner liabilities.