Draft legislation potentially puts large carbon stores at risk
The Wildlife Management & Muirburn Bill is currently passing through the Scottish Parliament and proposes to introduce a stronger regulatory framework for grouse moor management and the…
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Red grouse
The red grouse is an umistakeable bird - plump and round, with a gingery-red body as its name suggests. Found on upland heathlands, it is under threat from the nationwide, dramatic loss of these…
Black grouse
The male black grouse, or 'blackcock', is famed for its display behaviour, known as 'lekking'. A sight to behold, it fans out its tail and struts its stuff to show its…
Peat restoration and natural flood management
The Upland Environments Research Unit at the University of Manchester has been working closely with Moors for the Future Partnership over the last decade to produce an empirically grounded…
A burning issue: comparison between Australian & UK fire management misses the mark
Inappropriate comparisons between the management of the fires in Australia and the use of fire in moorland management in the UK.
Cuthbert's Managing Moors Project
Cuthbert's Moor: New nature reserve acquired by Durham Wildlife Trust.
New edition of 'Conserving Bogs: The Management Handbook'
A new edition of 'Conserving Bogs: The Management Handbook' is now available. 'Conserving Bogs: The Management Handbook' is a practical manual: a cookbook of methods and…
Adaptive management
Fully functioning, healthy peatlands with complex biodiversity can provide a multitude of different opportunities for farming, sporting or recreation.
Sustainable management
Fully functioning, healthy peatlands with complex biodiversity can provide a multitude of different opportunities for farming, sporting or recreation.
Sphagnum is a key ingredient of natural flood management
In 2008 iCASP published research that showed how water running over Sphagnum on blanket peatlands moved much more slowly (often ten times slower) than water running through sedges or bare peat.…
Moors for the Future deliver biggest conservation season yet in a challenging year
Against a backdrop of ever-changing circumstances and a challenging year for nature, Moors for the Future Partnership complete largest conservation season to date.
Environment Agency working with Peak District to slow the flow of water from the moors
In its National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England, published in July this year, the Environment Agency has recognised the importance of nature-based solutions to store…