Politics

Read the Moorland Association's response to the Forest of Bowland National Landscape Plan. Discover our key concerns and learn how to submit your views.

Discover how the Moorland Association’s North Pennines Management Plan response champions policy safeguards, legal certainty, and active land management protections.

MPs grill Defra, EA & NE on "broken" systems and red tape. Read our summary of the critical PAC hearing regarding regulatory burdens and food production risks.

Clarifying the Moorland Association’s High Court appeal: Separating legal reality from online myths regarding burning regulations, wildfire risk, and public safety.

The Moorland Association is appealing the High Court’s refusal regarding burning regulations, citing concerns over how wildfire risks and public safety were assessed.

Is Defra ignoring science? New research on soil heating beneath prescribed burns challenges moorland restrictions. See why the government must correct the record.

Summary of the Animal Welfare Strategy debate. Updates on snare bans and predator control. Essential reading for moorland managers and conservationists.

Read what the new NAO report on environmental regulation means for Moorland Association members. Key findings on risk aversion and local expertise.

The 2029 election brings a rare chance for the countryside. It’s time to stop tweaking broken rules and ask the vital question: what do we want instead?

What can the Covid Inquiry teach us about moorland policy? We explore the dangers of silencing debate and ignoring local expertise on rising wildfire risks.

Latest Parliamentary update covering wildfire mitigation, Hen Harrier recovery & moorland management. Essential reading for gamekeepers and land managers.

The FBU is right: fire services need support. But suppression is only half the solution. Read why proactive fuel management is vital to prevent UK wildfires.