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Letter from CEO Andrew Gilruth to The Times regarding Lyme disease and tick control
The following letter has been published in The Times, 16 October 2024. Sir, Miranda Hart deserves sympathy for her awful experience of...

Andrew Gilruth
Oct 16, 20241 min read
Moorland Communities ‘Feel Abandoned’ by Politicians, report says
A new report on communities and conservation in the English uplands has found that residents of these unique landscapes feel “abandoned”...

Rob Beeson
Oct 3, 20243 min read
Moorland Association takes initiative on hen harriers
The evidence shows that the Defra recovery plan for hen harriers has boosted the species population so much that both of its Special...

Andrew Gilruth
Oct 3, 20242 min read
Wildfire 2024 unites international experts on wildfire, but is anyone in the UK listening?
This year’s flagship Wildfire 2024 Conference will be held in Aberdeen on 12-13 November, uniting internationally renowned firefighters...

Andrew Gilruth
Oct 3, 20242 min read
Moorland Association donation to the Gamekeepers’ Welfare Trust
The Moorland Association has donated £10,000 to the Gamekeepers’ Welfare Trust (GWT), in recognition of the immense pressure on...

Rob Beeson
Oct 2, 20242 min read
Moorland Association response to media article on hen harriers
The Moorland Association was approached by BBC North East and Cumbria, ahead of an article which will contain accusations from RSPB that...

Andrew Gilruth
Sep 11, 20241 min read
Surging tick population poses health risks
Gamekeepers and moorland managers are reporting a massive increase in the number of ticks in the countryside, resulting in an increased...

Rob Beeson
Sep 4, 20243 min read
Award-wins for Moorland Association members Bolton Castle Estate and Geoff Eyre
The North of England Curlew Conservation awards were held on 18th August at Masham Town Hall. The awards, organised by Nidderdale...

Rob Beeson
Sep 4, 20242 min read
Grouse shooting and economic growth
The following letter was sent to The Telegraph today by Andrew Gilruth. Sir, Since the new government’s entire programme is predicated on...

Andrew Gilruth
Aug 15, 20241 min read
Fears for rural economy as grouse season looks poor
The grouse shooting season starts on Monday 12 August but local businesses in the north of England may lose millions of pounds of...

Rob Beeson
Aug 9, 20243 min read
Children learn 'moor' about nature
The seventh annual ‘Let’s Learn Moor’ event, hosted over five days in July, has been a runaway success. An extraordinary 2,600 children...

Rob Beeson
Jul 26, 20241 min read
Moorland Association removed from Bird of Prey Crime Priority Delivery Group after questioning police surveillance techniques
The Moorland Association (MA) is perplexed that its membership of the Bird of Prey Crime Priority Delivery Group has been rescinded by...

Rob Beeson
Jul 22, 20242 min read
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