Welcome to our latest news roundup, where we focus on the work we're doing to highlight serious wildfire risks, take a look at the coverage we've enjoyed in the press recently and share the results of our Heather and Grass Burning Code Survey.
Catastrophic Wildfire Risks Highlighted
In the wake of the tragic LA wildfires we've been working hard to highlight the serious risks facing our moorland due to Natural England’s restrictions on managing vegetation.
► England’s catastrophic wildfires will be blamed on the Home Office: our letter to the Home Secretary
The Moorland Association in The Press
Our recent work on trying to highlight the serious risk of wildfires has resulted in pieces in the Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail and Yorkshire Post.
In Other News
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. Natural England has been commissioned by Defra to work with stakeholders to provide input to a "refreshed" code and we wanted to gather feedback to help improve our contribution. Thank you to all those who took part, you can read a summary of the survey responses here.