Politics

Defra, Scottish and Welsh governments propose changes to bird shooting seasons. Find out which species are affected, what is changing and how to respond by 17 May 2026.

The Public Accounts Committee confirms Defra's environmental regulation is failing. Discover how the Moorland Association urges outcome-focused reform.

Read the Moorland Association’s response to the West Pennine Moors consultation. Discover why land managers must be core partners in upland landscape recovery.

Read Moorland Association CEO Andrew Gilruth's evidence to the EAC Peatland Inquiry on why controlled burning is essential to prevent severe upland wildfires.

The Moorland Association recently conducted a rigorous assessment of eight upcoming or published National Landscape and National Park Management Plans.

We will shortly be giving evidence to Parliament on peatlands. We have been invited to appear before the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee as part of its Peatland Inquiry on 4 March.

Respond to the Bowland Management Plan consultation by March 2. Ensure deliverability, accountability, and clear action on gull impacts and land management.

Proposed NPPF changes critically impact moorlands. Review our draft response and submit your practical evidence by 10 March to strengthen our official submission to the government consultation.

Read our letter to The Times arguing for a fundamental reset to environmental regulation. Discover how local accountability could save £300m annually.

The MA is deploying a rigorous new quality-assurance framework to evaluate upland landscape plans. Drafts failing our Gateway Test will be deemed "not consultation-ready" until fixed.

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.