Nature & Wildlife

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.