Muirburn: Scotland’s uplands going up in smoke in the nature and climate emergency

RSPB Scotland's Duncan Orr-Ewing and Andrew Midgley discuss muirburn and what we would like to see in the face of the nature and climate crisis . Muirburn: Scotland’s Uplands Going up in Smoke in the...
Driven grouse shooting: status quo, licensing or a ban?

In the run up to our AGM tomorrow, there has been some debate about the RSPB’s position on driven grouse shooting. I am not surprised - this is a high profile issue and everyone has a right to have an...
For peat's sake bring in a ban!

RSPB Senior Policy Officer Olly Watts calls for RSPB supporters to respond to to Westminster Government's consultation of horticultural peat ... An end to peat use in gardening is finally in our grasp...
For peat’s sake, ban the burn

This grouse moor peat burning season, RSPB Senior Conservation Officer Pat Thompson describes why this is a bad for the environment, and why it must stop ... The moors and hills of Northern England...
An update on the licensing of driven grouse shooting in Scotland

There is currently a petition initiated by Ed Hutchings to establish a system of licensing of driven grouse shooting in England. While the case for reform is being made down south, I thought it would...