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Traditional moorland management involves cool rotational burning in areas that are suitable and at times and in conditions that mean it...

When it comes to wildfires Natural England have been saying one thing and then doing something entirely different. Until now however no...

What wasn't the minister told?   A lot of people who know a lot about moorland management think that the Defra minister Mary Creagh made...

The only thing worse than turning a corner in a country lane and coming face to face with Chris Packham, is being stuck in one of George...

We called at Langholm Moor this spring and again this autumn, and walked around a good chunk of the Tarras Valley to get an idea of just...

The  National Sheep Association (NSA) have spoken out about this year’s dramatic record year of wildfires, highlighting the urgent need...

According to the United Nations definition, hate speech is “Any communication that attacks or discriminates against a person or group...

It was an usually hot morning as Bob Berzins’ marching rabble arrived at Redmires Reservoir last Sunday ahead of the start of the grouse...

Ahead of the new grouse season starting on Tuesday, Times Radio Presenter and long-term field sports critic, Rod Liddle, hosted an...

With the start of the new season just days away inevitably the usual critics start banging their drums, criticising all aspects of...

T housands of firefighters across Europe are battling an ongoing wave of wildfires, some of which have been burning for days, as...

You would have to have spent the spring in a cave in Patagonia to be unaware that this has been a very bad year for wildfire. When we say...

In case there was any doubt, yesterday’s Westminster Hall debate on driven grouse shooting, made it crystal clear that the government has...

Today, to the surprise of no one, the RSPB released their latest report, ‘ Hen Harriers in the Firing Line '.   Even by their standards...

In news that should send a shiver down the spine of the RSPB, a staggering 86% of UK adults think that conservation charities which...

Wednesday’s debate in the House of Lords on ‘reducing the risk and mitigating the effects of wildfire’ was, for the most part, a...

The Campaign for the Protection of Moorland Communities (C4PMC) has rolled out an advertising campaign in the Peak District, criticising...

Last week, the Regional Moorland Groups launched a video directed at the trustees of the RSPB which highlighted how the bird charity has...

Are the policies which affect the uplands actually helping the people who live and work in these areas, and the wildlife that thrives...

The 6-week process of consultation on heather and grass burning, launched by Mary Creagh in her role as DEFRA minister, has the...