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Peak District Moorland Group Partnership working with Derbyshire Fire Rescue Service and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service
The Peak District Moorland Group joined a training day organised by Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service alongside RSPB, National Trust, Peak...

Rob Beeson
May 24, 20241 min read
2024 AGM – Members’ update
Mark Cunliffe-Lister welcomed everyone to Swinton Park on Monday evening for the AGM. There was a strong turnout to hear his fourth and...

Rob Beeson
May 24, 20241 min read
Moorland Association elects new Chair
The Moorland Association has today announced that James Lambert OBE has been elected Chair of the organisation. James was elected...

Rob Beeson
May 24, 20242 min read
Predation from all directions
The following letter from Stephen Ramsden was published in Farmers Guardian this week. 14 May 2024 Predation from all directions The...

Rob Beeson
May 15, 20241 min read


Inviting MPs and councillors to your moor?
If you’re hosting a third party, our briefing paper will be helpful when answering questions about the key issues.

Rob Beeson
May 10, 20241 min read
Curlew Celebrations on the Moors
A series of events have taken place in the uplands celebrating the curlew, to coincide with World Curlew Day on 21 April. In the North...

Rob Beeson
May 10, 20242 min read
World Curlew Day celebrations on North York Moors
The Moorland Association supported celebrations to mark World Curlew Day this weekend in the North York Moors, with internationally...

Rob Beeson
Apr 22, 20242 min read
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Rob Beeson
Apr 12, 20241 min read
RSPB Hen Harrier Survey
The Moorland Association was approached by The Guardian in advance of a report due to be published by RSPB on 11 April which would show...

Rob Beeson
Apr 12, 20241 min read
Suspicious activity on the moors
A Moorland Association member has confirmed that an individual was caught probing peat without consent on a protected site and, if...

Rob Beeson
Apr 12, 20242 min read
Hen harriers: what’s happening next?
We are now approaching year seven of the Hen Harrier Brood Management Scheme trial. It stands to reason that, unless Natural England...

Andrew Gilruth
Apr 12, 20243 min read
Drones could help cut cost of peatland restoration
A pioneering research project is testing whether drones could cut the cost of peatland restoration in Yorkshire. Swinton Estate, a member...

Rob Beeson
Apr 11, 20244 min read
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