Nature

Research shows a dramatic fall in Black Grouse numbers across southern Scotland over the last 30 years - and highlights the importance of large, well-managed moorland to their survival.

This short video compilation shows the abundance of wildlife found on a thriving Yorkshire Dales Grouse Moor, including red grouse, lapwing, oystercatcher, curlew, black headed gull, pheasant and sheep. Plenty of insects around too.

A crucial study reveals the sobering reality of what happens to ground-nesting bird populations when predators are not controlled.

These frequently asked questions are taken from the scientific paper: Ten years on from a predator removal experiment in the English uplands: Changes in numbers of ground-nesting birds and predators.

Over the past century, parts of the British uplands have seen a steep decline in heather moorland - a globally rare habitat important for wildlife, rural heritage, and field sports.

A recent study revisited a predator control experiment in North Northumberland that had taken place in the early 2000s. It looked at what happened to ground-nesting birds when legal predator control stopped - and the results are sobering.

This blog post examines an 8-year field experiment conducted on moorland in northern England.

This video, taken by a gamekeeper, features a number of lapwing nests and chicks hatching.

Caught on a trail camera, a Lesser Black-backed Gull spotted the Curlew nest and took the eggs.

For years, Moorland Association members have been working tirelessly on the front line of curlew conservation.

This short video and its soundtrack needs no words. Listen to these comparisons and make up your own mind which moor has the most wildlife.

The evocative call of the curlew is a sound that was once common across the UK but is becoming increasingly rare.

This seemingly unremarkable, small, olive-brown beetle, around 6mm long, has been grazing on heather for thousands of years. However, in recent times, outbreaks have become more frequent and intense, causing widespread damage and raising concerns about the health of our heather moorlands.

The bird nesting season is upon us and so at this time of year our moor keepers enter a phase of extra vigilance.

The Berwyn is constantly changing. A detailed study, spanning several decades, looked at these changes.

This video, courtesy of Yorkshire Dales Moorland Group, shows that our managed uplands are where the nation's stronghold of waders thrive.

As winter slips away and the days lengthen this is the time when predator control needs to be at its most focused.

Having published position statements on prescribed burning and bracken control FLF has now turned its attention to tree planting and the upl

Grouse moor management significantly contributes to the conservation of specific habitats and species and in this blog post we explore how t

The Eurasian curlew, with its distinctive, evocative call, once thrived in the UK, its presence a familiar part of the landscape.