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A US study ties worsening wildfires to rising ozone and 300 extra deaths a year. For Britain's fire-prone uplands, the cost of wildfire is the real lesson.

A NatureScot report sets out clearer definitions and a draft field tool for scoring peatland condition under Scotland's planning system.

The Court of Appeal refused our challenge to the 2025 heather burning regulations. We now need members to test the licensing system to prove its flaws.

Counting the wildfire smoke it prevents, controlled burning cut Oregon's smoke-related health costs by 65% and returned $4.35 for every dollar spent.

Moorland Association members: Share your practical experience to shape upland policy. Submit views to the EFRA Committee Call for Evidence by 26 June 2026

Natural England's advice to "shoot to scare" protected goshawks exposes a confused licensing system. Read why this flawed policy is regulatory theatre.

The biggest carbon store on moorland is the soil. Discover why planting trees or allowing birch scrub on peaty soils can cause net carbon loss for decades.

The Moorland Association responds to The Telegraph's wildfire coverage: ministers are ignoring fifteen years of Defra's own evidence on controlled burning.

Review the Moorland Association's draft response to Defra's trail hunting consultation. Help protect lawful working dogs and avoid unintended landowner liabilities.

Blanket fire suppression fuels worse blazes. Learn how global fire ecology research supports managed burning to prevent devastating wildfires on British moorlands.

The Moorland Association asks the Public Accounts Committee to ensure Defra's nature recovery funding reaches upland managers and delivers measurable outcomes.

The Moorland Association outlines its response to Defra's HRA consultation, calling for practical, consistent assessments to protect moors and upland management.