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What Bob Berzins says vs reality: The fantasist Moorland Monitor's 22 lies in a single presentation
Bob Berzin, the activist and serial fantasist from the Peak District, has been up to his normal tricks again. This time writing a...
Jul 19, 2021


Reports emerging of multiple hen harrier nests failing due to predation across unmanaged uplands
(© shutterstock) Reports are emerging that multiple hen harrier nests have failed this year on moorland not managed for driven grouse...
Jul 13, 2021


A letter to Chris Packham
This is a direct appeal to Chris Packham, Ruth Tingay and Mark Avery; their lawyers, Carol Day and Tessa Gregory, and the Natural England...
Jul 6, 2021


How can we protect moorland SSSIs from the increasing population of gulls?
The sheer carnage and devastation that gulls can cause to the populations of ground-nesting birds is a topic which we have visited...
Jul 5, 2021


Nidderdale grouse keepers capture the benefits of controlled burning on flora and fauna
For those who still harbour any doubts over the positive impact of controlled burning on moorland, the images published today on the...
Jul 2, 2021


North Yorkshire Moors remains on 'fire alert' due to dry conditions
Following recent sunny weather and low rainfall the North York Moors national park is on 'fire alert' and visitors have been asked to be...
Jun 30, 2021


MPs make overwhelming case for economic, social and environmental value of driven grouse shooting
[DEFRA Minister, Rebecca Pow, outlines benefits brought by DGS] “It strikes me it would be a great deal of pain, for no clear gain” -...
Jun 22, 2021


Uproar as National Trust failure to manage land cause rare Arctic tern colony to desert reserve
2021 has not been a good year for the National Trust and it does not look like it is getting any better. Following an uprising from the...
Jun 16, 2021


Former DEFRA Secretary laments 'Authoritarian Conservation' in new book about the Moorlands
The much anticipated copy of Ian Coghill's book, Moorland Matters - The Battle against Authoritarian Conservation, has finally arrived...
Jun 15, 2021


From a well-meaning conservation tool to a panacea: how 'rewilding' has lost its meaning
Rewilding is, at its heart, a noble cause and no one can doubt the success that Charlie Burrell and Isabella Tree have had at Knepp,...
Jun 14, 2021


Peak District wildfire under control thanks to quick-thinking rural workers and moorland management
Keepers and farmers were on the scene quickly to help extinguish the fire Earlier this week, a wildfire broke out on moorland belonging...
Jun 10, 2021


Sad news from the peregrines of Tewkesbury Abbey; the perils of interfering with nature
At Tewkesbury Abbey, in Gloucestershire, peregrines have taken up residence in the tower. The first bird was spotted there in 2011, and a...
Jun 7, 2021


The mystery of RSPB Geltsdale's hen harriers
The news that two cock hen harriers have disappeared from RSPB Geltsdale is extremely disappointing and a severe blow to everyone who...
Jun 2, 2021


Child hospitalised after red kite attack in Berkshire
The Times today reported on a series of increasingly vicious attacks on both adults and children in the market town of Henley in...
May 25, 2021


Top LSE scientist calls for increased use of controlled burning to prevent wildfires
Seventy-five large fires were recorded last year. This number was exceeded only in 2019, according to analysis of records going back to...
May 18, 2021


Red squirrel sightings increasing across Nidderdale
Gamekeepers across Nidderdale are reporting increased sightings of native Red Squirrel activity as hopes grow that they are slowly...
May 17, 2021


How dead birds of prey are being planted on grouse moors in an increasingly common activist trick
The determination of the RSPB, and their even less savoury fellow travellers, to exploit real or imagined raptor persecution for the...
May 12, 2021


Investigation launched into Peak District peregrine falcon egg theft after gamekeepers raise alarm
A police investigation has been launched after gamekeepers in the Peak District raised the alarm following the theft of peregrine falcon...
May 10, 2021


Serious questions raised over RSPB surveillance operation
The RSPB is a very secretive organisation. Its opaque structure make it challenging for outsiders to really get much information, beyond...
May 6, 2021


Luke Steele reappears with the Moorland Monitors, despite Patagonia's denials of any association
Earlier this year over 2,000 supporters of rural communities signed a petition, launched by the Countryside Alliance, calling on...
May 4, 2021
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