Ban the Burn and Treesponsibility are among a group of charities, academics and local campaigners with a track record of working on peatland conservation, which has today written to Michael Gove urging him to implement a complete ban on the … Continue reading
Hebden Bridge residents and business people gathered in St Georges Square at 9am on 12th and 13th August – the start of the grouse shooting season – to protest against the devastation of Walshaw Moor’s blanket bog and other habitats … Continue reading
Hebden Bridge resident Myra James reports on Mark Avery’s talk at the Trades Club on 14th October 2015 Conservationist and campaigner Mark Avery came to Hebden Bridge Trades Club to speak to a sizeable audience, hosted by Ban the Burn, … Continue reading
The Moorland Burning Season started on October 1st and carries on until next April. Over the last two years, Hebden Bridge-based group Ban the Burn has been challenging Natural England’s decision to allow the grouse-shooting Walshaw Moor Estate to burn … Continue reading
Please sign the online Ban The Burn petition, if you haven’t already. 335 people already have, and we only need another 65 signatures. Then we will present the petition to Natural England and Defra. This is what the petition asks: BAN … Continue reading
Ban the Burn! members and supporters might like to attend the free South Pennines National Character Area Profiles Workshop. This Pennine Prospects/Natural England workshop is about how the South Pennines Watershed Landscape Project has been influenced by Natural England’s update … Continue reading
The European Commission is to investigate the legality of Environmental Stewardship payments to Walshaw Moor Estate. Hebden Bridge campaigners who want a ban on burning and draining blanket bog – a rare, priority protected habitat – are challenging the legality … Continue reading
Just been looking at the action plan list we drew up at the 12th August BtB campaign launch (below – the links in the list show what we’ve done for each action item). What should we be doing next? Ideas, … Continue reading
Snow has meant that Geomorphology Professor Malcolm Newson’s visit to Hebden Bridge at Treesponsibility’s invitation is postponed to February 26th and 27th. He’ll be looking at Walshaw Moor Estate and SOURCE tree-planting sites, and offering advice on erosion control and … Continue reading
Ban the Burn campaigners are in St George’s Square this weekend, collecting signatures for their petition to Natural England and Defra to ban burning and draining on blanket bog. Scores of people had signed the petition by mid-Saturday afternoon. Many … Continue reading