22nd April 2024
The Moorland Association supported celebrations to mark World Curlew Day this weekend in the North York Moors, with internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter David Gray performing at a special event in aid of curlew conservation. A curlew discovery walk for members of the public took place on Saturday, organised by the charity Curlew Action in partnership with […]
12th April 2024
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12th April 2024
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 an increasing number of hen harriers in England, but would also refer to illegal killing as a limiting factor. Natural England data, included in the RSPB report, shows a hugely […]
12th April 2024
A Moorland Association member has confirmed that an individual was caught probing peat without consent on a protected site and, if proven, this could amount to a breach of the law. The individual, a volunteer for a not-for-profit organisation, initially claimed that no peat was disturbed and even tried to deny carrying a peat probe. […]
12th April 2024
We are now approaching year seven of the Hen Harrier Brood Management Scheme trial. It stands to reason that, unless Natural England decides to further extend the trial, it will have gathered sufficient information to issue a conservation licence in 2025 – if so, this will be the last year of the trial. By their […]
11th April 2024
A pioneering research project is testing whether drones could cut the cost of peatland restoration in Yorkshire. Swinton Estate, a member of the Moorland Association, is taking part in a 10-year study in partnership with Yorkshire Water, Yorkshire Peat Partnership (YPP) and the University of Manchester to assess the impact of sphagnum mosses on habitat […]
10th April 2024
How to use the HYSPLIT smoke dispersal tool in detail Click on this link here. Under Release Type select Unknown Material (Generic Mass, <24 hrs) Under Meteorology select GFS (0.25 degree, global, 06/2019-present) In most internet browsers, directly below the Meteorology line, a map centred in the USA should be visible. If the map is […]
3rd April 2024
Small particles in the air we breathe can be detrimental to human health. In city centres these can come from a wide range of activities, from wood burning stoves to vehicle emissions and brake wear from vehicles. Each of the devolved nations and the UK government have set targets to keep reducing these particulate levels […]
3rd April 2024
What does ‘boosting biodiversity’ actually mean? The question is important because it underpins government policy, funding, regulation and priority actions, via Defra and Natural England, and plays a major part in the prevailing attitude to gamekeepers and landowners in the uplands. Put simply, it means ensuring that native species in the UK survive and thrive. […]
3rd April 2024
If the weather clears for long enough to allow some much-needed conservation work, many estates will be seeking to catch up with their burning in the little time left to do so. National Parks are sympathetic to the challenges faced by those on the ground and some have undertaken to remind the public that heather […]
75% of Europe’s remaining upland heather moorland is found in the UK – but this area declined alarmingly over the latter part of the last century. The Moorland Association was set up in 1986 to coordinate the efforts of moorland owners and managers to halt this loss, particularly in England and Wales.
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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 acclaimed singer-songwriter David Gray performing at a special event in aid of curlew conservation. A curlew discovery walk for members of the public took place on Saturday, organised by the charity Curlew Action in partnership with […]
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