For further information about the Moorland Association, please get in touch with:
Chairman, Nick Downshire
Tel. 01765 689944
Director, Amanda Anderson
Well Spring Barn
Austwick
Lancaster
LA2 8AN
Tel. 0845 4589786
Mob. 07979 851123
For media enquiries
Ramsay Smith and Chris Carter.
Media House International
Tel. 0207 710 0020
75% of of the world’s remaining heather moorland is found in Britain – 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.
Goshawk success and reduction in wildlife crime frames 2019 bird of prey picture in the Peak District The Peak District Bird of Prey Initiative has published its 2019 breeding season report. The report brings together data on key birds of prey or ‘raptors’ nesting within the Dark Peak – a largely upland region of the Peak District National Park. Results from the 2019 season include the fledging of goshawks from all eight […]
Shooting and rural organisations take responsibility of move away from lead ammunition Leading shooting and rural organisations have today announced they want an end to the use of lead and single-use plastics in shotgun ammunition for live quarry shooting within five years. The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), British Game Alliance (BGA), Countryside Alliance (CA), Country Land and Business Association (CLA), Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), The National Gamekeepers’ […]
