.@DefraGovUK has announced details of the new Capital Grants scheme including four new options, one of which is a grant of £327.12 per farm to create a “Wildfire Checklist”. Full details in replies.

🔥 “Someone will end up dead” - gamekeeper sounds the alarm on Highland wildfires 🆘. Edward Jaundrell, head gamekeeper at Holme Rose & Nairnside Estate, helped lead the battle against devastating fires near Inverness earlier this week. After days of intense efforts alongside

Wildfires, Westminster, and the Will to Win. As Westminster debated driven grouse shooting once again, the facts on the ground are becoming harder to ignore:. 🔥 This year’s wildfire season is the worst on record – costing over £350 million.🛑 Natural England policies are

The warm, damp conditions in the North Pennines have created ideal conditions for heather beetle larvae to thrive and multiply. 📷 Courtesy of Northern Pennines Moorland Group.

How Farmers & Landowners are Negatively Impacted by Current Moorland Management Policies. 🧠 Generations of expertise are being dismissed in favour of untested, costly schemes.🔥 Burning restrictions have led to dangerous fuel build-up, increasing wildfire risk.🐑 Traditional

Lake Vyrnwy and the Cost of Conservation: Are We Getting Value for Money?. A new report questions whether taxpayer-funded conservation is delivering real results for birds and biodiversity:. 💷 Over £6 million given to RSPB for Lake Vyrnwy since 2018 – yet red-listed birds like

Short eared owl hunting low over the moor as the sun was setting. Courtesy of Nidderdale Moorland Group.

MPs Reject Misinformation on Grouse Shooting 🚫. The Westminster debate has revealed major flaws in the campaign to ban driven grouse shooting:. 📉 MPs say the petitioners lack a clear understanding of moorland management and rural economies.💷 Grouse shooting supports around

🖋️ Excellent letter on hen harriers from @mattwridley in the latest issue of @Countrylifemag.

Those wanting to ban grouse shooting lack understanding of the subject - they misrepresent its economic significance, overlook the environmental benefits, fail to differentiate systemic issues from illegal minority actions and offer impractical alternatives for rural economies.

The recent grouse shooting debate in Parliament raised serious concerns about Natural England’s role in moorland management:. 🔥 MPs warned that plans to lower the peat depth threshold for burning bans from 40 cm to 30 cm could raise wildfire risks. 🧯 @kevinhollinrake argued

🔥 Scottish Wildfire Emergency: The Inevitable Result of Irrational Policy. Scottish firefighters and local land managers have been battling severe wildfires across the Highlands for a third day, with the blazes posing serious threats to human life, wildlife, peatland habitats

MPs Defend Driven Grouse Shooting at Westminster. The debate tackled calls from @WildJustice_org to ban driven grouse shooting. 🎯 MPs from all parties defended grouse shooting as vital to rural life and livelihoods.💷 It brings in £3.3 billion annually and supports 3,000