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Encouraging year for peregrines in Peak District uplands
The Peak District Bird of Prey Initiative has published its 2020 final report, showing encouraging breeding successes for several bird of...

Rob Beeson
Mar 16, 20213 min read
Moors hit targets for carbon capture
The equivalent of more than 33,000 cars’ worth of carbon emissions is being removed from the atmosphere each year due to the pioneering...

Rob Beeson
Mar 15, 20213 min read
Moor owners' reaction to government move on heather burning
The Moorland Association, whose members care for more than one million acres of moorland, issued the following statement in response to...

Rob Beeson
Jan 29, 20212 min read
Rare hen harrier now reported on half of grouse moors
Hen harriers are being recorded on at least half of grouse moors in England, a new survey has revealed. The hen harrier is one of the...

Rob Beeson
Jan 25, 20212 min read
Owl photo wins moorland photography competition
This stunning image of a rare short-eared owl taken on moorland above Scar House reservoir in Upper Nidderdale has won a wildlife...

Rob Beeson
Jan 6, 20212 min read
Peatland restoration project leads fight against climate change
A four-year peatland restoration project in the North Pennines is delivering 3,343 acres of peatland restoration in a venture that will...

Rob Beeson
Dec 19, 20203 min read
Moorland Association statement on RSPB stance on gamebird shooting
Mark Cunliffe Lister, chairman of the Moorland Association, said: “The call for licensing of driven grouse shooting and the threat of a...

Rob Beeson
Oct 10, 20201 min read
Countryside organisations urge Government to back new ‘blueprint’ for future of shooting
Leading countryside organisations have today (Friday October 9) urged the Government to support a new blueprint for the shooting sector...

Rob Beeson
Oct 9, 20203 min read
English grouse moor owners welcome first golden eagle from Scotland
Grouse moor owners in the north of England have welcomed a special ‘lock down’ visitor – a golden eagle named Beaky that travelled from...

Rob Beeson
Oct 5, 20203 min read
Moorland Association statement on Birdcrime report and heather burning
Following publication of two reports from RSPB today (Oct 1), the Moorland Association, which represents moor owners and operators in...

Rob Beeson
Oct 1, 20202 min read
Grouse moor owners welcome breeding successes for Peak District raptors
Grouse moor owners today described a new report highlighting breeding success of raptors on moorland in the Peak District as ‘hugely...

Rob Beeson
Sep 17, 20203 min read
A record-breaking year for hen harrier breeding
Natural England has recorded the best year for hen harrier breeding in England since Natural England’s hen harrier recovery project was...

Rob Beeson
Sep 3, 20203 min read
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