|
Thursday, 01 May 2008 |
 On Thursday 24th April the Hexham Courant published an article on an open day held recently to highlight the conservation project at Otterburn in Northumberland. Read the article Study project aims to protect upland birds here . |
|
Tuesday, 22 April 2008 |
|
 The Upland Predation Experiment at Otterburn is the biggest research project ever undertaken in Britain into the effect of predation control on upland birds. Funded by the Uplands Appeal (a group of moorland owners with a passion for looking after the birds on their land), and carried out by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), it is a landmark study which will have a far reaching impact on the management of our moorlands for many years to come.
|
|
Read more...
|
|
Wednesday, 02 April 2008 |
 We would like to introduce you to our new "Save the Wader" campaign. The campaign highlights the dangers waders face and outlines ideas to promote wader survival. A new website is now live at www.savethewader.org.uk . It is an information resource on our threatened wading birds and also invites you to sign up for a newsletter. You can also sign a petition to raise awareness of threatened waders - sign here |
|
Read more...
|
|
Thursday, 07 February 2008 |
Many people will be disappointed at the outcome of last Monday’s court case against Wemmergill Moor Ltd – read more about it in Shooting Times. Vehicle access on moorland is vital for fire engine access in the event of a wild fire, and is necessary both for effective predator control and heather burning; two essential activities which contribute towards conservation and biodiversity in this unique upland environment.
Michael Cannon has made a massive investment into Wemmergill since he bought it, repairing buildings, and the infrastructure of fencing and controlled heather burning. He has made real improvements to the habitat and birdlife, as well as to the lives of many employers and the local community. His commitment is total, and whilst the protection of SSSIs is clearly important, some may feel that the approach by Natural England has been heavy handed, given that the area to be reinstated is only some 2,200 sq m on a total acreage of 17,000 acres. Let us hope that it does not deter others from investing heavily in the moorlands in the future, as without people like Michael Cannon, our upland areas would suffer |
|
Thursday, 10 January 2008 |
|
The Countryside Alliance and Scottish Countryside Alliance welcome a new RSPB research report which shows that breeding populations of grouse and waders are being threatened by birds of prey and other mammalian predators including foxes, stoats and weasels. The impact that this is having on these species is a growing worry if we are to conserve populations of threatened ground nesting birds, whose nests and young are most vulnerable to predation. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Wednesday, 02 January 2008 |
|
On 20th December 2007, a letter from the Countryside Alliance's Moorlands Officer Tim Baynes was published in the Scotsman. Tim tackled the ongoing debate into protected birds on our moorlands, writing "we need to be realistic about what is necessary to ensure a stable, long-term future for the hen harrier in Scotland, which must be in balance with other rare and protected moorland birds." Read "Don't forget other birds" in full here . |
|
|
Friday, 14 December 2007 |
 With the increasing public interest in Britain’s moorlands – one of our last great unspoilt areas – the Countryside Alliance is extending its Moorlands Campaign to raise public awareness of the benefits of sustainable management on both sides of the border.
Tim Baynes, who has been the Moorland Policy Officer in the North of England for the last six years, is moving to develop the campaign in Scotland, as Moorlands Director for the Scottish Countryside Alliance based at its Edinburgh office.
As of 1st December, he has been replaced by Adrian Blackmore as Moorland Policy Officer for England and Wales. Adrian will continue to work from the existing office near Barnard Castle, County Durham, and will work closely with Tim to ensure that the Moorlands Campaign is coordinated across the UK. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 Next > End >>
|
| Results 1 - 12 of 44 |
