• Our uplands: a burning desire for action
    I live and work in the flatlands of Eastern England but I love walking in the hills. I have walked large stretches of the long distance footpaths of England, and in recent years, I have been lucky to...
  • Be on call for upland burns
    (c) RSPB England Today’s blog is written by Nick Hawkes, RSPB UK’s Uplands Communications Manager on banning peatland burning. The RSPB is calling for a ban on burning peatland whilst asking for...
  • Fire and managed burning in the English uplands
    Guest post by Dr Pat Thompson, RSPB Senior Policy Officer (uplands) Record high temperatures in late February have led to countryside fires in a number of areas right across the UK. Fiery images have...
  • Burning in the UK’s uplands: the need for a precautionary approach
    (c) Ian Francis (rspb-images.com) Today’s blog is written by the RSPB’s Patrick Thompson and Andrew Midgely, Senior Policy Officers for l and u se , on the practice of managed burnin g and the overall...
  • The extent and effectiveness of protected areas in the UK
    In the run up to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the UK Government has pledged to protect 30% of land by 2030. However, in a new study published today , RSPB scientists argue that as little as...