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Have SFI land in an SSSI? Your agreement doesn't grant consent. Here's what Natural England's 2026 letter means — and how to protect your payments.

Record wildfires are now a threat to Britain's electricity supply. The evidence on fuel load points to a remedy that policy is moving away from: controlled burning on the uplands.

Curlew are declining because too few chicks survive. The peer-reviewed evidence on predation control, habitat and managed moorland, and what reverses the loss.

A naked flame on a drought-stricken moor caused the largest wildfire in the North York Moors' recorded history. A new resilience report counts the cost.

The Moorland Association responds to Tony Juniper in The Times: Natural England's own upland record raises questions about its authority to lecture others.

Read the Moorland Association's response to Defra's trail hunting consultation. A new ban must be clearly defined to protect the lawful use of working dogs.

The Moorland Association’s draft submission to the EFRA Committee’s uplands inquiry is now open for member comment. Read what it argues — and make your own submission before 26 June 2026.

Ever seen an oystercatcher hatch? Get a rare glimpse inside a moorland nest and see how upland gamekeepers support our ground-nesting birds.

A Stanford study in Science finds low-severity fire cuts the worst wildfires by 92% — and saves more smoke than it produces — which is significant for the UK burning debate.

A new review shows wildfire degrades catchment water for more than a decade, a direct threat to the upland peat catchments that supply most UK drinking water.

UK contributors shaped a new global ranking of the 50 biggest unanswered questions in peatland science, from fire management to carbon-credit integrity.

A stopped hen harrier tag doesn't equal a moorland crime. Download the Moorland Association's open register of 269 tagged birds to explore the actual evidence.