18th July 2013
The Moorland Association hosted a meeting on Grinton Moor with Natural England’s Chair (Poul Christensen) and Chief Executive (David Webster) who wanted to see firsthand the work that goes on to manage England’s spectacular heather moorland, and to understand more about the management that creates the special conditions for grouse and other moorland wildlife. The […]
2nd July 2013
Just weeks after Defra said that the impact on the environment from sky lanterns is low and had no plans to insist that manufacturers and retailers switch to readily available eco-friendly designs, an inferno at a plastic recycling centre caused £6,000,000 damage, injured eleven fire fighters and saw 100,000 tonnes of plastic go up in […]
3rd June 2013
BRITISH shooting and country land management organisations have come together to launch a campaign to remind individuals to comply with the law on the use of lead shot. In England, it has been illegal to use lead shot over all foreshore, specified Sites of Special Scientific Interest, and for the shooting of all wildfowl wherever […]
30th May 2013
Ground-breaking opportunities for game keeping, agriculture and countryside students have been announced by Askham Bryan College which is taking on a prestigious grouse moor once used by royalty. The specialist land-based College has leased 5,000 acres of moorland at Shap, Cumbria, as a practical resource for students from its campuses in York and at Newton […]
21st May 2013
A key conclusion about significant fire risk in the countryside has been ignored by Defra, said The Moorland Association. Defra has said that the impact on the environment from sky lanterns is low and therefore has no plans to insist that manufacturers and retailers switch to readily available eco-friendly designs. However, the report by ADAS […]
21st May 2013
ONE of the country’s most threatened bird species is bucking serious decline by finding a protected haven. Parts of the North York Moors are continuing to see steady numbers of ring ouzels, despite a dramatic fall in population across the UK in recent years. A study in 1999 put the ring ouzel on the Red […]
27th March 2013
GUARDIANS of 850,000 acres of precious UK heather moorland have welcomed major government-backed blanket bog management research. Moorland Association members say the five-year project commissioned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is expected to shed new light on complex ecological issues. Chairman, Robert Benson, explained that Britain had three quarters of […]
18th March 2013
The Government should be congratulated on its measured response to the Environment Audit Committee’s Report on Wildlife Crime (2012-13) and for its recognition of the good progress that has been made since 2004, says the Moorland Association. In its written evidence to the Environment Audit Committee on Wildlife Crime, The Moorland Association welcomed an initiative […]
27th February 2013
Moorland owners are heralding a temporary triumph following furore over an EU ban on the only effective bracken control herbicide. The ruling that came into force on January 1 has been given a short UK reprieve, following intensive campaigning by The Bracken Control Group, backed by the Moorland Association. Following new advice from the government’s […]
12th February 2013
Maps showing where birds of prey have been poisoned should serve as a wake-up call, Environment Minister Richard Benyon said today. The maps, published for the first time by the Partnership for Action Against Wildlife Crime (PAW), highlight both the number and location of confirmed poisonings of birds of prey from 2007 to 2011 across […]
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 […]
