12th March 2015
A PIONEERING partnership is being launched to care for some of England’s most beautiful and vulnerable high ground. The Uplands Alliance (UA) brings together for the first time practitioners, researchers and policy makers with interests in the highest areas of land, including treasured landscapes of the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and Dartmoor. Seventy four per […]
2nd February 2015
SIGNIFICANT gains from grouse shooting to the rural economy and conservation have been hailed by a leading North Yorkshire politician. Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Thirsk and Malton, Kevin Hollinrake said that grouse moor management is worth £67 million to the rural economy, is responsible for 1,500 jobs, the safeguarding of 860,000 acres of iconic […]
3rd December 2014
As the 2014 grouse season closes on the 10th December, the value of grouse shooting and the benefit it brings for the economy and the environment are highlighted in an infographic being sent to MPs by the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) and the Moorland Association. The infographic highlights key facts about grouse […]
24th November 2014
A study published in the Welsh Ornithological Society’s journal Birds in Wales, highlights the fragility of some bird populations on the Berwyn Special Protection Area (SPA) in North Wales and identifies the tragic loss of lapwing from the sample plots as well as a massive reduction of other important waders such as golden plover and […]
18th November 2014
Shooting organisations are in close touch with Defra and with each other over the handling of the confirmed case of Avian Influenza at a single, indoor duck farm near to Driffield in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The virus has been identified as H5N8, which is highly pathogenic in birds but it is not H5N1 […]
5th November 2014
The number of golden plover recorded on the moorland of the North York Moors could be at its highest level for 18 years. The picture looks promising for other wading birds too with no further decline in breeding lapwing and populations of curlew holding steady, bucking a national declining trend. Publications The National Park Authority praised […]
29th October 2014
Following the release of an unofficial report by the RSPB on crimes against Birds of Prey in the UK in 2013, the MA issued the following response. Amanda Anderson, Director of the Moorland Association said: One bird of prey death from an illegal act is one too many, but the RSPB continues to invest time […]
10th October 2014
An e-petition, supported by the Moorland Association, called on Defra to publish the Hen Harrier Joint Recovery Plan. It has received the following response: “As this e-petition has received more than 10 000 signatures, the relevant Government department has provided the following response: The Government is concerned about the hen harrier population in England and […]
1st October 2014
THE ancient tradition of carefully managed rotational burning on moorlands following modern best practice is one of many tools used to enhance some species in fragile upland areas. Over the past six months, nature, conservation, farming, grouse shooting and water quality representatives have been identifying best methods for restoring the underlying peatland. Work was carried […]
4th September 2014
The Moorland Association, as part of the Peak District Bird of Prey Initiative, has played a significant part in the successful breeding of hen harriers in the Peak District – the first in eight years it is thought. Moorland restoration and management for red grouse has been key to providing the right habitat and food […]
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.
HEN HARRIER SURVIVAL RATE NEARLY DOUBLE IN RECOVERY SCHEME Survival rates for hen harriers reared and released through an innovative scheme to help the recovery of the species are better than for wild birds, it has been reported, as the trial enters its final year. Data from satellite-tagged hen harriers given a boost in the Brood Management Scheme trial shows the […]
Management of game assurance scheme transferring from BGA to Aim to Sustain The infrastructure of the assurance scheme built by British Game Assurance (BGA) will be transferred to Aim to Sustain, it was announced today (Monday 16 October). The transfer should be completed later in the Autumn and in the meantime, the scheme remains unchanged and open to new members. Following completion, Aim to Sustain will take […]
