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United Utilities and the RSPB: A sordid cycle of 'crapwashing'
United Utilities has a very poor relationship with many of the people it is meant to serve. This is not just because of how it treats...
Aug 17, 2023


Grouse moor management offers ‘most sustainable option' in meeting 30 x 30 target, says new report
[Credit: Emily Graham] A new report concludes, based on International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) environmental, social and...
Aug 8, 2023


Kate Forbes MSP hails role of gamekeepers in tackling wildfires
Kate Forbes MSP in discussion with Ross Ewing of Scottish Land & Estates, Lianne MacLennan of Scotland's Regional Moorland groups and...
Jul 31, 2023


How United Utilities became the 'Coutts of the Countryside'
Coutts bank is facing an existential crisis and widespread criticism having being found to have wrongly imposed inappropriate 'value...
Jul 27, 2023


United Utilities' inane decision on sporting leases shows why RSPB's vision of grouse moors is a lie
Well, we can hardly say we are surprised that United Utilities has decided to try a bit of bogus virtue signalling by saying it will no...
Jul 26, 2023


Campaign launched against United Utilities' 'illogical and irrational' decision not to renew leases
[United Utilities CEO Louisa Beardmore] The recent announcement that United Utilities will not be renewing shooting leases on its land,...
Jul 25, 2023


United Utilities accused of "ill thought-out distraction technique" after stopping sporting leases
United Utilities has recently been identified as the UK's worst polluter, according to data released by the Environment Agency. The data...
Jul 24, 2023


White-tailed eagle chick is another addition to UK's thriving bird of prey population
It was announced yesterday that a white-tailed eagle – or sea eagle – chick had hatched in England for the first time in 240 years. The...
Jul 20, 2023


Children learn about our precious moorlands in the UK's biggest outdoor classroom
251 children attended one of the three days hosted on the North Yorkshire Moors Children from across the north of England stepped into...
Jul 7, 2023


RSPB announce stoats predated only known Bee-eater nest despite their '24hr protection measures'
There was much excitement when the RSPB recently announced the rare bee-eaters had this year returned to a site in Norfolk, to take up...
Jun 30, 2023


A tale of two moors: one managed and one no longer
If ever there was a stark reminder of the benefit of managing moorland properly you need only to visit one where management has been...
Jun 27, 2023


Desperate firefighters appeal for help as wildfires rip through Welsh countryside
The continuing epidemic of summer wildfires in Wales has forced two fire services to put out appeals to the public to understand the...
Jun 22, 2023


New specialist wildfire training will teach the fire services to use fire to fight wildfires
The impact of wildfires in England has led to changes being made in the training of firefighters and the techniques they use....
Jun 13, 2023


RSPB launch fundraiser after wildfire destroys reserve, yet still the charity calls for muirburn ban
A wildfire has burnt through a 30 sq mile area of scrub and woodland near Cannich in the Scottish Highlands, in what is thought could be...
Jun 2, 2023


Helping Britain's Curlew population to grow
A conservation charity dedicated to improving Curlew breeding successes, the Curlew Recovery South Lakes, has warned that the wader’s...
Jun 1, 2023


Concerns raised over management of Marsden Moor, after the third wildfire this year
As sure as night follows day, as soon as the sun begins to shine, vegetation begins to dry out, and people start venturing out into the...
May 30, 2023


Wildfire warning after North York Moors nature reserve gutted by fire
The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust has issued an urgent wildfire warning ahead of the bank holiday weekend after a nationally important nature...
May 29, 2023


Scientists argue that anti-shooting agendas have helped shape a false picture of prescribed burning
A paper which examines the relationship between carbon storage in peatlands and prescribed burning has recently been released by...
May 22, 2023


Can lessons from Finland help the plight of British curlew?
Our attention was piqued this week by a post on the Curlew Action blog. The group, fronted by Mary Colville, was established in order to...
May 18, 2023
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