Green Party upland policy cut down to size
Green Party parliamentary questions on afforestation have accidently chopped down their own uplands policy, BASC research finds.
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Green Party upland policy cut down to size
Fact-checking wildfire statistics
BASC’s Gareth Dockerty undertakes some fact checking following a potentially damaging statistic was highlighted in the recent Westminster moorland burning debate.
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Fact-checking wildfire statistics
Still the ‘burning topic’
Gareth Dockerty looks at the latest Westminster debate covering moorland burning.
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Still the ‘burning topic’
50 walks in 50 days for The James Cook University Hospital
Gareth Dockerty joins Helen Benson from the Gamekeepers Welfare Trust on one of her '50 walks in 50 days' for a charity close to her heart.
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50 walks in 50 days for The James Cook University Hospital
Breeding hen harriers in England increase again
Gareth Dockerty comments on Natural England’s newly released breeding hen harrier figures for England.
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Breeding hen harriers in England increase again
Grouse shooting during a global pandemic
BASC's upland officer Gareth Dockerty describes his recent first-hand experience of COVID-19 guidance for grouse shoots.
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Grouse shooting during a global pandemic
Don’t ban the burn
BASC’s Gareth Dockerty takes a look at the issue of prescribed burning and explains how he has been educating people about its benefits.
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Don’t ban the burn
Moorland
A closer look at moorland habitat, its management and benefits for the natural environment and rural communities.
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Moorland
Merlin, the little wizard on our grouse moors
BASC's Gareth Dockerty discusses an unusual bird of prey and the wizard of our UK moorland, merlin.
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Merlin, the little wizard on our grouse moors