Fire has long been used as an essential tool in the management of natural vegetation, and those responsible for the ...

By around 1350 (670 years ago), only around 4 per cent of Scotland was covered in trees. The natural climax vegetation of our ...

Explore the Peak District this summer with a family-friendly adventure featuring Longshaw Trail's bird-themed activities.

The insect’s larvae feed on the heather’s leaves, damaging or killing the plant. The heather doesn’t bloom, which not only turns moorland a dull shade of orange or brown, but also affects bees, which ...

A wider ban on heather burning on England’s moorlands would put lives at risk from catastrophic wildfires, landowners in the region have warned. Plans announced this week by Defra would extend a ...

Heather is often burned on moorland used by grouse shoots as it allows more nutritious shoots to grow that are favoured by the birds and other wildlife. But rural landowners say the practice is also ...