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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Gamekeeper Gary Taylor on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
The Moorlands of the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
The Druids’s plantation bird hide on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
The Druids’s plantation bird hide on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Mark Cunliffe-Lister, Swinton Estate Owner in the Druids’s plantation bird hide on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Stephen Murphy of Natural England on the look out for Hen Harriers on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Stephen Murphy of Natural England on the look out for Hen Harriers on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Mark Cunliffe-Lister, Swinton estate owner & Stephen Murphy of Natural England looking through binoculars for Hen Harriers in the Druids’s plantation bird hide on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Gavin Craggs of Natural England on the look out for Hen Harriers in the Druids’s plantation bird hide on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Gavin Craggs of Natural England on the look out for Hen Harriers in the Druids’s plantation bird hide on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Mark Cunliffe-Lister, Swinton Estate owner inside the Druids’s plantation bird hide on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Mark Cunliffe-Lister, Swinton Estate owner inside the Druids’s plantation bird hide on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Mark Cunliffe-Lister,Swinton Estate owner in the Druids’s plantation bird hide on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Mark Cunliffe-Lister, Swinton Estate owner on the Druids’s plantation bird hide on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Mark Cunliffe-Lister, Swinton Estate owner on the Druids’s plantation bird hide on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Gavin Craggs and Stephen Murphy of Natural England peer out of the Druids’s plantation bird hide on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Gavin Craggs & Stephen Murphy of Natural England don their binoucluars as they look for Hen Harriers in the Druids’s plantation bird hide on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Gavin Craggs & Stephen Murphy (right) of Natural England on the look-out for Hen Harriers in the Druids’s plantation bird hide on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Gavin Craggs & Stephen Murphy (right) of Natural England peer through binocular on the look out for Hen Harriers in the Druids’s plantation bird hide on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Gamekeeper Gary Taylor holding his binoculars in the Druids’s plantation bird hide on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Gamekeeper Gary Taylor on the look out for Hen Harriers in the Druids’s plantation bird hide on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Gamekeeper Gary Taylor (right) and Stephen Murphy of Natural England peer through binoculars on the look out for Hen Harriers in the Druids’s plantation bird hide on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Stephen Murphy of natural England on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Stephen Murphy of natural England on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Stephen Murphy of Natural England on the look out for Hen Harriers on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Stephen Murphy of Natural England on the look out for Hen Harriers on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
The moorlands of the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Gavin Craggs of Natural England on the look out for Hen Harriers in the Druids’s plantation bird hide on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Gamekeeper Gary Taylor(left) and Stephen Murphy of Natural England on the look out for Hen Harriers on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Gamekeeper Gary Taylor and Stephen Murphy of Natural England on the look out for Hen Harriers on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Stephen Murphy (right) of Natural England and Gamekeeper Gary Taylor on the look out for Hen Harriers on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Gamekeeper Gary Taylor (left) and Stephen Murphy of Natural England on the look out for Hen Harriers on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Gavin Craggs of Natural England on the look out for Hen Harriers in the Druids’s plantation bird hide on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Gavin Craggs of Natural England on the look out for Hen Harriers in the Druids’s plantation bird hide on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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Hen harriers’ friend: gamekeeping turns conservation in Yorkshire. Grouse moors are not known for being friendly places for birds of prey – but the Swinton estate has a fresh attitude
Gavin Craggs of Natural England on the look out for Hen Harriers in the Druids’s plantation bird hide on the Swinton Estate, near Ripon in North Yorkshire. The Swinton Estate is procatively protecting wild Hen Harriers and encouraging the wild birds to breed and flourish on their estate, with Gamekeeper Gary Taylor employing various techniques to ensure they dont predate the red grouse. There is currently a Hen Harrier roost on the moorlands of the estate which is rare as most estates adopt a policy of persecuting wild birds to protect the grouse moors.The hen harrier is one of Britain’s most endangered birds because of illegal persecution. England has upland habitat suitable for more than 300 breeding pairs of hen harriers but in 2013 there were none. The raptors take red grouse and conservationists accuse the grouse moor industry of killing hen harriers. But the hen harrier’s prospects are brightening. This year, 24 successful hen harrier nests in England fledged 84 chicks, the highest number since records began in 2002. Nineteen of those nests were on grouse moors.
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It has become them and us’: the battle to burn England’s moorlands
To grouse farmers, it is a vital act of preservation; to environmentalists, it is arson. Will a ban on peat burning add fuel to the fire?
It's been dry for days. The breeze gently ruffling the tops of maroon-coloured heather and clumps of tall, pale grasses is neither too strong nor too weak. There is a pleasing squelch to the moss-covered peat below. These are the perfect conditions for burning.
Three gamekeepers from the Bingley Moor grouse estate in West Yorkshire begin their final burn of the afternoon – on land the government’s nature protection agency, Natural England, classes as blanket bog.
Burning older heather creates tasty young shoots for the grouse to eat and removes cover for predators such as foxes and stoats. The estates also claim it creates natural wildfire breaks and a habitat that benefits other birds. Yet the way grouse estates manage the nation’s uplands has now come under intense scrutiny, as scientists and, belatedly, ministers have realised the vital role the peat that covers much of the country's moors could play in sequestering carbon.
A gamekeeper uses a Weed Wand to blast the heather with intensive heat on Bingley Moor in West Yorkshire. To its critics Moorland Burning is damaging to the environment, it releases millions of tonnes of greenhouse gasses, destroys habitats and increases the threat of flooding in lowland rivers. Most controversially, the vast estates in Northern England and Scotland, which charge hunters up to £23,000 a day in the Autumn, burn patches of heather to remove cover for predators and create space for green shoots to be eaten by grouse. However the defenders of the practice argue it prevents wild fires by creating narural breaks and preserves a valued landscape that would otherwise revert to scrubland. They claim opposition is motivated by hostility to grouse shooting.
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It has become them and us’: the battle to burn England’s moorlands
To grouse farmers, it is a vital act of preservation; to environmentalists, it is arson. Will a ban on peat burning add fuel to the fire?
It's been dry for days. The breeze gently ruffling the tops of maroon-coloured heather and clumps of tall, pale grasses is neither too strong nor too weak. There is a pleasing squelch to the moss-covered peat below. These are the perfect conditions for burning.
Three gamekeepers from the Bingley Moor grouse estate in West Yorkshire begin their final burn of the afternoon – on land the government’s nature protection agency, Natural England, classes as blanket bog.
Burning older heather creates tasty young shoots for the grouse to eat and removes cover for predators such as foxes and stoats. The estates also claim it creates natural wildfire breaks and a habitat that benefits other birds. Yet the way grouse estates manage the nation’s uplands has now come under intense scrutiny, as scientists and, belatedly, ministers have realised the vital role the peat that covers much of the country's moors could play in sequestering carbon.
A Gamekeeper carrying a Weed Wand which blasts the heather with intensive heat during a burn on Bingley Moor in West Yorkshire. To its critics Moorland Burning is damaging to the environment, it releases millions of tonnes of greenhouse gasses, destroys habitats and increases the threat of flooding in lowland rivers. Most controversially, the vast estates in Northern England and Scotland, which charge hunters up to £23,000 a day in the Autumn, burn patches of heather to remove cover for predators and create space for green shoots to be eaten by grouse. However the defenders of the practice argue it prevents wild fires by creating narural breaks and preserves a valued landscape that would otherwise revert to scrubland. They claim opposition is motivated by hostility to grouse shooting.
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It has become them and us’: the battle to burn England’s moorlands
To grouse farmers, it is a vital act of preservation; to environmentalists, it is arson. Will a ban on peat burning add fuel to the fire?
It's been dry for days. The breeze gently ruffling the tops of maroon-coloured heather and clumps of tall, pale grasses is neither too strong nor too weak. There is a pleasing squelch to the moss-covered peat below. These are the perfect conditions for burning.
Three gamekeepers from the Bingley Moor grouse estate in West Yorkshire begin their final burn of the afternoon – on land the government’s nature protection agency, Natural England, classes as blanket bog.
Burning older heather creates tasty young shoots for the grouse to eat and removes cover for predators such as foxes and stoats. The estates also claim it creates natural wildfire breaks and a habitat that benefits other birds. Yet the way grouse estates manage the nation’s uplands has now come under intense scrutiny, as scientists and, belatedly, ministers have realised the vital role the peat that covers much of the country's moors could play in sequestering carbon.
A Gamekeeper on Bingley Moor in West Yorkshire uses a Weed Wand to burn the heather with intensive heat. To its critics Moorland Burning is damaging to the environment, it releases millions of tonnes of greenhouse gasses, destroys habitats and increases the threat of flooding in lowland rivers. Most controversially, the vast estates in Northern England and Scotland, which charge hunters up to £23,000 a day in the Autumn, burn patches of heather to remove cover for predators and create space for green shoots to be eaten by grouse. However the defenders of the practice argue it prevents wild fires by creating narural breaks and preserves a valued landscape that would otherwise revert to scrubland. They claim opposition is motivated by hostility to grouse shooting.
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It has become them and us’: the battle to burn England’s moorlands
To grouse farmers, it is a vital act of preservation; to environmentalists, it is arson. Will a ban on peat burning add fuel to the fire?
It's been dry for days. The breeze gently ruffling the tops of maroon-coloured heather and clumps of tall, pale grasses is neither too strong nor too weak. There is a pleasing squelch to the moss-covered peat below. These are the perfect conditions for burning.
Three gamekeepers from the Bingley Moor grouse estate in West Yorkshire begin their final burn of the afternoon – on land the government’s nature protection agency, Natural England, classes as blanket bog.
Burning older heather creates tasty young shoots for the grouse to eat and removes cover for predators such as foxes and stoats. The estates also claim it creates natural wildfire breaks and a habitat that benefits other birds. Yet the way grouse estates manage the nation’s uplands has now come under intense scrutiny, as scientists and, belatedly, ministers have realised the vital role the peat that covers much of the country's moors could play in sequestering carbon.
A Gamekeeper using a Weed wand to burn the heather on Bingley Moor in West Yorkshire. To its critics Moorland Burning is damaging to the environment, it releases millions of tonnes of greenhouse gasses, destroys habitats and increases the threat of flooding in lowland rivers. Most controversially, the vast estates in Northern England and Scotland, which charge hunters up to £23,000 a day in the Autumn, burn patches of heather to remove cover for predators and create space for green shoots to be eaten by grouse. However the defenders of the practice argue it prevents wild fires by creating narural breaks and preserves a valued landscape that would otherwise revert to scrubland. They claim opposition is motivated by hostility to grouse shooting.
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It has become them and us’: the battle to burn England’s moorlands
To grouse farmers, it is a vital act of preservation; to environmentalists, it is arson. Will a ban on peat burning add fuel to the fire?
It's been dry for days. The breeze gently ruffling the tops of maroon-coloured heather and clumps of tall, pale grasses is neither too strong nor too weak. There is a pleasing squelch to the moss-covered peat below. These are the perfect conditions for burning.
Three gamekeepers from the Bingley Moor grouse estate in West Yorkshire begin their final burn of the afternoon – on land the government’s nature protection agency, Natural England, classes as blanket bog.
Burning older heather creates tasty young shoots for the grouse to eat and removes cover for predators such as foxes and stoats. The estates also claim it creates natural wildfire breaks and a habitat that benefits other birds. Yet the way grouse estates manage the nation’s uplands has now come under intense scrutiny, as scientists and, belatedly, ministers have realised the vital role the peat that covers much of the country's moors could play in sequestering carbon.
A Gamekeeper on Bingley Moor in West Yorkshire using a gas bottle and a Weed Wand to light the heather. To its critics Moorland Burning is damaging to the environment, it releases millions of tonnes of greenhouse gasses, destroys habitats and increases the threat of flooding in lowland rivers. Most controversially, the vast estates in Northern England and Scotland, which charge hunters up to £23,000 a day in the Autumn, burn patches of heather to remove cover for predators and create space for green shoots to be eaten by grouse. However the defenders of the practice argue it prevents wild fires by creating narural breaks and preserves a valued landscape that would otherwise revert to scrubland. They claim opposition is motivated by hostility to grouse shooting.
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It has become them and us’: the battle to burn England’s moorlands
To grouse farmers, it is a vital act of preservation; to environmentalists, it is arson. Will a ban on peat burning add fuel to the fire?
It's been dry for days. The breeze gently ruffling the tops of maroon-coloured heather and clumps of tall, pale grasses is neither too strong nor too weak. There is a pleasing squelch to the moss-covered peat below. These are the perfect conditions for burning.
Three gamekeepers from the Bingley Moor grouse estate in West Yorkshire begin their final burn of the afternoon – on land the government’s nature protection agency, Natural England, classes as blanket bog.
Burning older heather creates tasty young shoots for the grouse to eat and removes cover for predators such as foxes and stoats. The estates also claim it creates natural wildfire breaks and a habitat that benefits other birds. Yet the way grouse estates manage the nation’s uplands has now come under intense scrutiny, as scientists and, belatedly, ministers have realised the vital role the peat that covers much of the country's moors could play in sequestering carbon.
A Gamekeeper on Bingley Moor in West Yorkshire uses a Weed Wand to ignite the heather with intensive heat during Moorland burning. To its critics Moorland Burning is damaging to the environment, it releases millions of tonnes of greenhouse gasses, destroys habitats and increases the threat of flooding in lowland rivers. Most controversially, the vast estates in Northern England and Scotland, which charge hunters up to £23,000 a day in the Autumn, burn patches of heather to remove cover for predators and create space for green shoots to be eaten by grouse. However the defenders of the practice argue it prevents wild fires by creating narural breaks and preserves a valued landscape that would otherwise revert to scrubland. They claim opposition is motivated by hostility to grouse shooting.
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It has become them and us’: the battle to burn England’s moorlands
To grouse farmers, it is a vital act of preservation; to environmentalists, it is arson. Will a ban on peat burning add fuel to the fire?
It's been dry for days. The breeze gently ruffling the tops of maroon-coloured heather and clumps of tall, pale grasses is neither too strong nor too weak. There is a pleasing squelch to the moss-covered peat below. These are the perfect conditions for burning.
Three gamekeepers from the Bingley Moor grouse estate in West Yorkshire begin their final burn of the afternoon – on land the government’s nature protection agency, Natural England, classes as blanket bog.
Burning older heather creates tasty young shoots for the grouse to eat and removes cover for predators such as foxes and stoats. The estates also claim it creates natural wildfire breaks and a habitat that benefits other birds. Yet the way grouse estates manage the nation’s uplands has now come under intense scrutiny, as scientists and, belatedly, ministers have realised the vital role the peat that covers much of the country's moors could play in sequestering carbon.
A Gamekeeper uses a Weed Wand to deliver intensive heat to burn the heather on Bingley Moor in West Yorkshire. its critics Moorland Burning is damaging to the environment, it releases millions of tonnes of greenhouse gasses, destroys habitats and increases the threat of flooding in lowland rivers. Most controversially, the vast estates in Northern England and Scotland, which charge hunters up to £23,000 a day in the Autumn, burn patches of heather to remove cover for predators and create space for green shoots to be eaten by grouse. However the defenders of the practice argue it prevents wild fires by creating narural breaks and preserves a valued landscape that would otherwise revert to scrubland. They claim opposition is motivated by hostility to grouse shooting.
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It has become them and us’: the battle to burn England’s moorlands
To grouse farmers, it is a vital act of preservation; to environmentalists, it is arson. Will a ban on peat burning add fuel to the fire?
It's been dry for days. The breeze gently ruffling the tops of maroon-coloured heather and clumps of tall, pale grasses is neither too strong nor too weak. There is a pleasing squelch to the moss-covered peat below. These are the perfect conditions for burning.
Three gamekeepers from the Bingley Moor grouse estate in West Yorkshire begin their final burn of the afternoon – on land the government’s nature protection agency, Natural England, classes as blanket bog.
Burning older heather creates tasty young shoots for the grouse to eat and removes cover for predators such as foxes and stoats. The estates also claim it creates natural wildfire breaks and a habitat that benefits other birds. Yet the way grouse estates manage the nation’s uplands has now come under intense scrutiny, as scientists and, belatedly, ministers have realised the vital role the peat that covers much of the country's moors could play in sequestering carbon.
A Weed Wand used to deliver extensive heat to ignite the heather in Moorland Burning. To its critics Moorland Burning is damaging to the environment, it releases millions of tonnes of greenhouse gasses, destroys habitats and increases the threat of flooding in lowland rivers. Most controversially, the vast estates in Northern England and Scotland, which charge hunters up to £23,000 a day in the Autumn, burn patches of heather to remove cover for predators and create space for green shoots to be eaten by grouse. However the defenders of the practice argue it prevents wild fires by creating narural breaks and preserves a valued landscape that would otherwise revert to scrubland. They claim opposition is motivated by hostility to grouse shooting.
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PEOPLE - Schottland: Die Royals in Balmoral
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Queen Elizabeth II driving at Glen Muick on the Balmoral estate on her way back from a grouse shoot on the estate
Royals at the Balmoral Estate, Scotland, UK - 24 Aug 2018
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PEOPLE - Schottland: Die Royals in Balmoral
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Queen Elizabeth II driving in front car and Catherine Duchess of Cambridge with Prince George, rear car at Glen Muick on the Balmoral estate on their way to a grouse shoot on the estate
Royals at the Balmoral Estate, Scotland, UK - 24 Aug 2018
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PEOPLE - Schottland: Die Royals in Balmoral
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Prince William drives Mike Tindall to a grouse shoot on the Balmoral estate
Royals at the Balmoral Estate, Scotland, UK - 24 Aug 2018
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PEOPLE - Schottland: Die Royals in Balmoral
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Queen Elizabeth II driving at Glen Muick on the Balmoral estate on her way back from a grouse shoot on the estate
Royals at the Balmoral Estate, Scotland, UK - 24 Aug 2018
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PEOPLE - Schottland: Die Royals in Balmoral
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Princess Anne driving to a grouse shoot on the Balmoral estate
Royals at the Balmoral Estate, Scotland, UK - 24 Aug 2018
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PEOPLE - Die Britischen Royals in Balmoral
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Queen Elizabeth II driving at Glen Muick on the Balmoral estate on her way to the first grouse shoot of the year on the estate
Queen Elizabeth II visit to the Balmoral Estate, UK - 17 Aug 2018
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PEOPLE - Die Britischen Royals in Balmoral
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Peter Jolly/REX/Shutterstock (9794038a)
Queen Elizabeth II driving at Glen Muick on the Balmoral estate on her way to the first grouse shoot of the year on the estate
Queen Elizabeth II visit to the Balmoral Estate, UK - 17 Aug 2018
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