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Media coverage round-up - July 2024
Our PR team at Media House promoted our report in June highlighting our fears of a poor breeding season for moorland birds, including hen...

Rob Beeson
Jul 8, 20241 min read
Surveillance – are the police bypassing regulation?
Most will remember the irony of RSPB staff falling foul of the courts in order to try and catch others breaking the law – and then...

Andrew Gilruth
Jul 8, 20243 min read
High rainfall blights bird nesting on the moors
The Moorland Association reports a poor breeding season for moorland birds, including hen harriers, as the exceptionally wet weather has...

Rob Beeson
Jun 26, 20242 min read
Cunning curlew rescue proves a success
Gamekeepers in the Yorkshire Dales hatched a cunning plan to save a clutch of curlew eggs after the mother bird was sadly killed by a dog...

Rob Beeson
Jun 20, 20242 min read
Letter to The Guardian in response to Guy Shrubsole's attack on landowners
The following letter for publication has been sent to The Guardian by Andrew Gilruth, Chief Executive of the Moorland Association. Sir,...

Andrew Gilruth
Jun 20, 20241 min read
Moorland Association statement on Labour Party manifesto
The Moorland Association welcomes the commitment within the Labour Party’s manifesto, published today, that Labour, if elected, will...

Andrew Gilruth
Jun 13, 20241 min read
Moorland safaris showcase rare birds of the North York Moors
Landowners in the North York Moors are hosting a series of Moorland Safaris to celebrate the thriving birdlife on grouse moors in the...

Rob Beeson
Jun 12, 20242 min read
Osprey chicks hatch at Bolton Estate
The Yorkshire Dales Moorland Group and Bolton Estate report that the Osprey at Bolton have had a successful hatching. When the Osprey...

Rob Beeson
Jun 7, 20241 min read
2024 Value of Shooting Report highlights crucial role of shooting for jobs and the economy
This week saw the publication of the new Value of Shooting report, commissioned jointly by 24 rural organisations, including the...

Rob Beeson
Jun 7, 20241 min read
Shooting contributes £3.3BN to the UK economy, new research find
The Value of Shooting report, commissioned by 24 rural organisations including the Moorland Association, is published today. The...

Rob Beeson
Jun 4, 20242 min read
Record high for curlew on Wensleydale Estate
The Bolton Estate in Wensleydale is celebrating a record number of nesting Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) this year, with an...

Rob Beeson
May 30, 20242 min read
New Upland Standards for the Aim to Sustain Game Assurance Scheme
The Aim to Sustain game assurance scheme provides evidence (externally validated) that your shoot follows best practice, and that game...

Rob Beeson
May 24, 20241 min read
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