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Sep 8, 2020
How Extinction Rebellion target UK grouse moors
[Eco-zealots from XR graffiti an ancient bothy wall, yet can't seem to spell grouse correctly.] This weekend’s papers – if they arrived,...

Sep 8, 2020
Hen harrier numbers edge closer to Favourable Conservation Status levels
[Source: GWCT] Last week we revealed that Hen Harriers had enjoyed a record breaking breeding year, with 60 chicks from 19 nests. The...


Sep 4, 2020
The BBC’s Chris Packham's spam mail campaign to MPs flops after just 0.017% of people sign up
[BBC Celebrity presenter, Chris Packham, enjoying another glitzy commercial event] Mark Avery, Ruth Tingay and the BBC’s celebrity...


Sep 3, 2020
Fieldsports TV investigation reveals 'dark arts' being used by RSPB to persecute gamekeepers
The Fieldsports TV investigation proves what many of us already knew however the depths to which the RSPB will sink is shocking. [RSPB's...


Sep 3, 2020
A record-breaking year for hen harrier breeding
[Hen Harrier chicks on a grouse moor. Credit: Stephen Murphy] Despite what people like Mark Avery, Ruth Tingay and the rich BBC Celebrity...


Sep 2, 2020
If the BBC is serious about tackling bias, Packham must be first to go
It’s been well reported that the incoming Director General of the BBC, Tim Davie, would like his journalists to leave their political...

Sep 1, 2020
Facing the reality of raptor deaths
Last week, research was published which showed that painting one blade of a wind turbine black, rather than white, could seriously...


Aug 27, 2020
North Yorkshire Moors Moorland Organisation repair and reopen village cricket clubÂ
In Gillamoor, a small village in the North York Moors, there has been no cricket team for the last 5 years. In that time, the cricket...

Aug 22, 2020
RSPB denies blocking the hen harrier reintroduction plan
You may recall us writing a few weeks ago about the RSPB, and how they sabotaged plans to reintroduce the hen harrier to southern...

Aug 19, 2020
Could eco-tourism really generate enough income to fund the UK's moorland?
The statement that driven grouse shooting, together with its accompanying moorland management, is an economic boost to upland communities...

Aug 13, 2020
Why grouse shooting and its benefits are "something we should celebrate"
With the publication of the University of Northampton's groundbreaking research into the social and economic benefits of integrated...


Aug 13, 2020
Grouse shooting boosts nature and the rural economy
Excellent article from today's Times. The coronavirus pandemic has devastated communities across Britain, particularly those reliant on...


Aug 12, 2020
Robert Goodwill MP: Why grouse shooting matters for moorland communities
Robert Goodwill, MP for Scarborough and Whitney, has written an editorial on the Conservative Home website today, and you might see...


Aug 11, 2020
RSPB accused of ‘suppressing’ Peak District bird data showing dramatic increases across all species
[Curlew nest on managed moorland] In March 2019 the Ecologist magazine carried an article based on interviews with two people in the...


Aug 11, 2020
The RSPB have spent millions of public money on the Lake Vyrnwy reserve, yet wildlife has plummeted
[Can anyone see any wildlife in this photo?] Last year the RSPB’s income stood at £142.6 million. That amount was made up from a...


Aug 7, 2020
Mental well-being boost for moorland communities
The coronavirus pandemic has devastated communities across the UK, particularly those reliant on seasonal tourism. Businesses in rural...

Aug 7, 2020
Grouse shooting essential for the survival of Moorland Communities, new study finds
University of Northampton researchers conduct wide-ranging survey into economic and social effects of the sport on moorland communities...


Aug 7, 2020
About C4PMC
The Campaign for the Protection of Moorland Communities (C4PMC) was founded in October 2019 in response to continued aggression,...


Aug 4, 2020
Anti-DGS campaigners 'get weirder by the day' as they go dancing on a Lancashire grouse moor
A new video has been released by anti-grouse shooting campaigners, showing them dancing on moorland owned by the Grosvenor Estate in...

Aug 3, 2020
Raptor Celebration Day - 8th August
Despite what many ardent anti-grouse shooting campaigners would have you believe, the UK’s bird of prey population is booming. This is...
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