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Controlled Burning
Latest news, advice and opinion on controlled heather burning on UK moorland.
Dec 19, 20223 min read
Vindicated – grouse moors cleared over burning allegations
A six-month in-depth investigation by Defra into allegations of illegal moorland burning has found that moorland managers had not been...
May 31, 20221 min read
Heather burning - presenting the true picture
The Moorland Association today responds to allegations that there have been breaches of the Heather & Grass Burning Regulations 2021....
Jan 6, 20222 min read
New research confirms importance of controlled burning
Prescribed burns lock greenhouse gases in the soil Research by the University of Cambridge published in the journal Nature Geoscience ...
Dec 2, 20211 min read
Wild Justice lose in court again as moorland burning vindicated
Leading rural organisations have welcomed a decision today to refuse Wild Justice permission for a judicial review on ‘burning’ in...
Oct 12, 20211 min read
Statement on moorland burning
The Moorland Association, which represents grouse moor owners in England, issued the following statement today in the wake of reports...
Jan 29, 20212 min read
Moor owners' reaction to government move on heather burning
The Moorland Association, whose members care for more than one million acres of moorland, issued the following statement in response to...
Oct 1, 20202 min read
Moorland Association statement on Birdcrime report and heather burning
Following publication of two reports from RSPB today (Oct 1), the Moorland Association, which represents moor owners and operators in...
Jul 2, 20203 min read
Key scientific reports shine new light on value of heather burning
A dossier of new evidence on peatland protection has highlighted a raft of scientific findings that could help shape future conservation...
Jan 23, 20202 min read
Moorland Association response to Committee for Climate Change report
The Moorland Association said today that moorland managers are wholly committed to combating climate change and the government should not...
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