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Licensing
Latest news, advice and opinion on licensing on UK grouse moors.


Jan 271 min read
Heather & Grass Burning Licensing - Share Your Experience
As you probably know, the Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021 introduced new restrictions on burning on deep peat...


Jan 82 min read
The Moorland Association Licensing Project
Kate Russell of Tellus Natural Capital is supporting the Moorland Association with its licensing project. In this article she explains...
Mar 1, 20241 min read
Update from Defra on gamebird licensing
The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has issued an update today on the arrangements...
Feb 29, 20242 min read
Scottish licensing: improved but significant concerns remain
Plans to license grouse shooting in Scotland (both walked up and driven) are inching forward. The stated policy aim of the legislation is...
Jun 19, 20234 min read
There is no status quo
Sustainable grouse moor management today is a world away from the myths presented by opponents A report commissioned by the RSPB,...
Aug 20, 20201 min read
Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust calls for change to gull licensing system
During April and May, 183 gamekeepers, shepherds and shoot managers reported witnessing incidents of gull predation on nests and chicks...
Jun 19, 20202 min read
Rural organisations welcome DEFRA General Licence announcement
The Countryside Alliance, Moorland Association and National Gamekeepers Organisation have welcomed the announcement by DEFRA that six...
Jun 2, 20202 min read
Rural organisations call for wildlife licencing in England to be brought back into central government
Leading rural organisations have today joined forces to call on the Environment Secretary, George Eustice, to bring the chaotic wildlife...
Jan 30, 20202 min read
Moorland Association responds to new gull licences
The Moorland Association responds to the announcement by Natural England of new arrangements for licensing the control of Herring Gulls...
Jan 16, 20203 min read
Scotland's moorland heading into uncertain future.
Dee Ward, Vice-Chair at Scottish Land & Estates, reflects on the future of Scotland’s moorland. Scotland’s purple-clad heather moorland...
Dec 19, 20192 min read
Werritty Review
The Werritty Review into Grouse Moor Management in Scotland has been published today. Here is the link to the full report and the...
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