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Latest news and opinion on Natural England in the UK.


Feb 73 min read
Results of our Heather and Grass Burning Code Survey
We recently asked our members to complete a short survey about the Heather and Grass Burning Code and here is a summary of the results.


Feb 63 min read
Farmers and Conservationists: Who's REALLY Helping Wildlife?
This article first appeared in Shooting Times By Andrew Gilruth, Chief Executive, Moorland Association Passions were running high at the...

Feb 31 min read
A hillsides policy that is adding fuel to the fire: our piece in the Yorkshire Post
This article written by Moorland Association Chief Executive Andrew Gilruth appeared in the Yorkshire Post on 1st February 2025: Click...


Jan 311 min read
Our letter on stoats in Orkney featured in latest Times 'Sir, The year in letters' book
We're delighted that a letter written by Moorland Association Chief Executive Andrew Gilruth has been featured in the latest edition of...


Jan 307 min read
The Sphagnum Saga: How Our Moorland Is Being Failed
The current approach to moorland management, particularly the mandated sphagnum inoculation, is not achieving its intended conservation goal


Jan 282 min read
Have a big impact: write to your MP about wildfire risk
We are delighted with the coverage in The Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph for our recent letter to the Home Secretary about wildfire...


Jan 233 min read
FAQs: England's Moorland Wildfire Risk
Below is a summary of the key points made in the letter we recently sent to the Home Secretary outlining the risk of devastating...

Jan 221 min read
MA wildfire letter to Home Secretary featured in press
The Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail have published stories in response to the letter we sent to the Home Secretary outlining the risk of...


Jan 218 min read
England’s catastrophic wildfires will be blamed on the Home Office: our letter to the Home Secretary
We recently sent a letter to the Home Secretary outlining the very real risk of catastrophic wildfires engulfing our moorlands due to...


Dec 18, 20241 min read
Natural England contradicts itself over hen harriers
The moorland communities we represent applaud the mature leadership of Defra which has overseen the extraordinary recovery of hen...
Jun 20, 20241 min read
Letter to The Guardian in response to Guy Shrubsole's attack on landowners
The following letter for publication has been sent to The Guardian by Andrew Gilruth, Chief Executive of the Moorland Association. Sir,...
Nov 21, 20234 min read
Hen harrier survival rate nearly double in recovery scheme
Survival rates for hen harriers reared and released through an innovative scheme to help the recovery of the species are better than for...
Sep 16, 20233 min read
Record high for hen harrier population in England
Figures released today by Natural England show another rise in the population of Hen Harriers in England, with 141 chicks fledging...
Aug 26, 20222 min read
Hen harriers brought back from the brink
The Moorland Association today welcomes news of a further increase in successful breeding by Hen Harriers in England, with 75 per cent of...
Aug 17, 20223 min read
Return of the hen harrier – new chicks take off as pioneering trial reaches key milestone
A pioneering trial set up to help rebuild the population of the endangered Hen Harrier in England has reared and released 13 chicks this...
May 10, 20224 min read
New milestone passed for hen harrier scheme
Natural England has granted a licence for the fifth year of a key research trial which aims to test a technique to help restore the Hen...
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...
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