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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...

A new report, launched on 19 May in Westminster, reinforces the vital role of gamekeepers in fighting wildfires and protecting heather...

Sometimes even we are surprised. The spectacle of the Peak District going up in flames because every conservation organisation – and...

Six years ago – back in February 2019 – there was a meeting in parliament to talk about wildfire, its prevention and mitigation. Several...

It is very simple:   Our heather moorlands are internationally recognised as the jewel in the crown of UK landscapes. They are globally...

2025 has already proven to be the worst for UK wildfires in recent times, according to satellite data from Global Wildfire Information...

The Moorland Association have announced that their application to Natural England for a Hen Harrier conservation licence has ultimately...

They say you can tell a lot about a person by the company they keep, and few people keep worse company than Chris Packham.    Last week...

The government's proposed extension to the current legislation on heather burning which would further restrict land managers’ and...

We have been blessed with a dry spring – the first one for 3 years. Unfortunately, every silver lining has a cloud and in the uplands,...

Damage caused by the fire Credit:NQ When wildfire broke out on Marsden Moor for the umpteenth time last week, many locals looked on in...

When Chris Packham and Ruth Tingay launched their latest video, ‘Glenn Massacre’ , the ideological bile that drives their existence was...

Farmers Weekly today reported the concerns being raised by Regional Moorland Groups of the wide scale wildfire risk faced in the uplands....

Across the country people have been cheering what has been reported as ‘the first signs of spring’.  And yet, after just a few days of...

There are lots of wolves in fairy tales. The Three Little Pigs, Peter and the Wolf, Red Riding Hood and so on. In these stories, our...

This RSPB manual from the 1990s was recently found in a library. As you can see, the copy runs as follows:   Grouse moor, Strathdon,...