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The latest news and updates on the campaign to protect moorland communities and rural England.

3 days ago

Could upland gulls prove a problem for birds of prey as well as ground-nesting birds?

In Aberdeen, gulls are proving themselves a nuisance. It’s the same story as we see up and down the UK; gulls are finding it easier to...

6 days ago

New project hopes to boost South Downs curlew with help of eggs from the Yorkshire Dales

The Eurasian curlew is one of the country’s most iconic waders; Europe’s largest wading bird, and instantly recognisable from its long,...

May 4

Tree planting or greenwashing: when do the two collide?

Across the UK’s upland areas – be that in Wales, Cumbrian farms or the Highlands of Scotland – land prices are rising as businesses and...

May 3

Why are conservation charities letting endangered birds fade away?

The UK population of ground nesting birds, particularly red listed curlews and lapwings, continue to face severe declines and urgent...

Apr 29

Lek it be - black grouse mating rituals in full swing

The annual black grouse lek is one of the most incredible wildlife spectacles you can see within the UK. Across certain parts of the...

Apr 24

Many protected areas do not actually benefit wildlife, study says

The public are regularly told by conservation charities that the best way to safeguard wildlife is by designating land as a 'protected...

Apr 20

Wild Justice supporter reveals tactic of ‘playing the BBC’ and believe 'Packham’s days are over'

According to an as yet unverified Facebook account on the West Yorkshire Hunt Sabs Facebook page, it is rumoured the BBC are 'set to...

Apr 20

Fears that the Cairngorm's National Park proposals will damage both rural jobs and protected species

Today, the Grampian Moorland Group are staging an online protest – called #ProtestInThePark – against changes proposed in the Cairngorm’s...

Apr 14

Are community buyouts the utopia that they're made out to be?

The Assynt Foundation's Glencanisp Lodge is being leased to a hotel chain for £30,000 pa This week an article in the Scottish Mail on...

Apr 11

Wild Moors founder Luke Steele's disturbing associations with 'white supremacy groups'

[Luke and Rob Steele ©RobinCross] Disturbing revelations have emerged in the last 24hrs about Wild Moors founder, the renowned extremist...

Apr 7

It's no surprise that the UK's most-used rodenticide finds its way into non-target species

There are 150 million rats in the UK, and the majority of people would have no qualms in putting down a rodenticide – or asking a...

Apr 5

How can we protect the ground-nesting birds of the uplands from gull predation?

Jeff Knott of the RSPB popped up BBC Radio 4’s Today programme this week, discussing the topic of urban gulls. A report from Natural...

Apr 4

More good news for the Peak District mountain hare

It is often said that he who pays the piper calls the tune and when it became clear that the People's Trust for Endangered Species had...

Mar 31

We are reaching a situation which is beyond disgraceful regarding wildfire prevention

What follows is not complicated, but we have kept it as short and simple as possible because some people appear to be unable to...

Mar 25

As wildfires break out nationally and the weekend approaches, people still light bbqs on the moors

Following our previous blog on the wildfires currently being reported on moorlands all across the country – not just in the uplands – on...

Mar 24

Why tree planting touted as a panacea for global warming is in fact the opposite

Trees, don't you just love them? It is time that everybody calmed down. Anyone who engages with the media, or listens to politicians and...

Mar 23

Wildfire season in the uplands reminds the public of just how much damage they can do

As sure as night follows day, as soon as the weather starts to warm up and we feel that spring might, finally, be in the air, reports of...

Mar 22

Manchester University and the Mountain Hare Madness

Mountain hares are delightful animals. They are our only native Lagomorph. The others, brown hares and rabbits are both introduced...

Mar 21

Wild Justice falsely claims win over Defra

Rural organisations have welcomed the news that Defra is ready to fight Wild Justice’s latest legal challenge in relation to the General...

Mar 19

What do the government actually want to achieve with their nature recovery plan?

Over the last few days, a number of articles in The Times newspaper as part of a report called ‘A wilder world’. They have covered a wide...

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