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.
Gamekeepers on Guard! Moorland managers are ‘eyes and ears’ against wildfires Gamekeepers and moorland manages are stepping up their efforts to help prevent wildfires putting extra strain on emergency services. The unseasonably warm weather conditions are already resulting in daily wildfires, placing even greater pressure on our fire and rescue services. Belmont in Lancaster notorious for its history […]
Moorland Association welcomes the Firewise Communities initiative The Moorland Association today welcomes the development of the Firewise Communities initiative. Firewise Communities is an international programme based on research by the world’s leading fire experts on ignition of homes from wildfire. The programme encourages communities to work together to reduce the risk to homes from wildfire by taking practical steps in the area […]
