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Nature & Wildlife
Latest news, advice and opinion concerning nature and wildlife on UK moorland.
Time to thank those who have protected some of the rarest habitat on the planet
The following letter from Andrew Gilruth was sent to the Telegraph in response to an article calling for grouse shooting and farming to...

Andrew Gilruth
Mar 20, 20241 min read
Private landowners make better Conservationists
In response to the excellent article by Matt Ridley in the current issue of The Spectator, the following letter was sent to the magazine...

Andrew Gilruth
Mar 19, 20241 min read
Hidden treasures of moorland in the winter
The moors of Yorkshire are known and loved for their abundance of heather in the summer, but there are a wealth of other natural species...

Rob Beeson
Feb 5, 20242 min read
North Pennines a stronghold for Britain's smallest bird of prey, the merlin
The North Pennines support a nationally significant population of merlin and the long-term trend is stable, bucking the trend of decline...

Rob Beeson
Oct 9, 20233 min read
Birds of prey at record high on North York Moors estate
Bird of prey sightings on a North York Moors estate have risen to record levels. Spaunton Estate, which carries out detailed species...

Rob Beeson
Jun 22, 20232 min read
Largest ever curlew conservation project begins in Yorkshire Dales
The largest translocation of curlew eggs ever undertaken begins next week, with 120 eggs due to be transported from the Yorkshire Dales...

Rob Beeson
May 12, 20233 min read
Peak District farmers join forces for conservation
A group of hill farmers has created a pioneering environmental cooperative to protect against the effects of climate change and boost...

Rob Beeson
Feb 17, 20233 min read
Peatland restoration success story praised by Defra
A huge peatland restoration project at Howesyke Farm in the Yorkshire Dales has been praised as an example of how to achieve...

Rob Beeson
Feb 15, 20233 min read
Gamekeepers work in partnership with bird experts for merlin conservation
The Moorland Association is highlighting game keepers’ year-round conservation efforts for a wide variety of moorland species. Now the...

Rob Beeson
Sep 8, 20222 min read
Trio of conservation awards for Moorland Association estates
Three Moorland Association estates – Swinton, Egton and Coverhead – have won prestigious ‘Life on Land’ awards for their conservation...

Rob Beeson
Jun 9, 20225 min read
Three in a row for birds of prey at Spaunton
Spaunton Estate in the North York Moors has revealed its third consecutive year of increased bird of prey sightings. Spaunton is renowned...

Rob Beeson
Jun 6, 20222 min read
BBC’s Walking with Paul Merson filmed at Spaunton Estate
<p>The BBC Series Walking With… has been filmed at Spaunton Estate in the North York Moors, with football legend Paul Merson exploring the beauty of the scenery and talking candidly about his life and career as a much-loved Arsenal, Middlesbrough and England player. George Winn-Darley, owner of Spaunton Estate, said: “The scenery and wildlife of […]</p>

Rob Beeson
May 3, 20222 min read
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