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England’s ‘rainforests’: officials investigate reports of burning protected peat

Officials are investigating claims peatland sites described as England’s “national rainforests” have been burned on grouse moors despite a ban. Environmental groups say satellite monitoring and reports suggest dozens of fires were set as part of ...

30 May 2022 at 14:07

Protected peatland sites burned on grouse moors, campaigners claim

Protected peatland sites described as England’s “national rainforests” have been burned on grouse moors despite a ban, campaigners claim. Environmental groups say satellite monitoring and reports suggest dozens of fires have been set as part of ...

30 May 2022 at 13:06

Mountain hare populations in Peak District higher than thought, count suggests

The mountain hare population in the Peak District could be much larger than previously estimated, new night-time surveying suggests. Initial results of a count using a methodology developed in Scotland indicate the population densities of the ...

09 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Rare hen harriers are going missing from English grouse moors, says RSPB

At least 20 individuals of a rare bird species have gone missing in the last year, including one that was found with its head pulled off, the RSPB has said. Hen harriers are on the red list of birds of conservation concern as their numbers ...

05 May 2023 at 12:15

Investigation into protected peat burning ‘leads to just one formal warning’

Just one report of breaching a ban on burning protected peatland sites has led to a formal warning, figures from the Government show. More than 1,500 individual reports of alleged breaches of the heather and peat burning regulations had ...

19 Dec 2022 at 15:41

Second World War munitions hamper moorland blaze firefighters

Efforts to contain a huge moorland fire have been hampered by unexploded Second World War ordnance, landowners have said. Firefighters, farmers and gamekeepers have been working together to tackle the blaze on the North York Moors, ...

27 Aug 2025 at 18:35

Number of hen harriers killed or missing at new high, RSPB warns

Record numbers of hen harriers have been killed or gone missing under suspicious circumstances in the last five years, according to the RSPB. The protected bird species is one of the rarest in the UK, known for their acrobatic ...

26 Jun 2025 at 14:40

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