Yorkshire Dales & Nidderdale Moorland Monitors

We detect, document and deter wildlife persecution and environmental damage on moorland in the Yorkshire Dales and Nidderdale. 🌳⛰️

[Yorkshire Dales & Nidderdale Moorland Monitors @DalesMonitors]

2019 has seen huge moves towards ending grouse shooting on Yorkshire's moors — to mark the end of the year we bring you the top 10 biggest wins.✨🎉
https://t.co/NjsB9qsmun

[Yorkshire Dales & Nidderdale Moorland Monitors @DalesMonitors]

@Graeme17347040 Thanks for sharing this, Graeme.

We've now logged it on our database.

Can you keep in touch with any more burning that you see?

[Yorkshire Dales & Nidderdale Moorland Monitors @DalesMonitors]

Grouse moors in the @Yorkshire_Dales have continued burning on fragile peatlands today, despite the practice causing considerable harm to the environment. 🔥

✏️ If you spot burning in the national park, please note down the location and report it to @DalesMonitors

[Yorkshire Dales & Nidderdale Moorland Monitors @DalesMonitors]

@Graeme17347040 Hi Graeme,

Thanks for sharing these details with us. We've now logged them on our database.

If you see burning again, can you let us know?

[Yorkshire Dales & Nidderdale Moorland Monitors @DalesMonitors]

@martinbland90 @MoorlandMonitor Hi Martin,

Thank you for sharing these with us.

We've now logged them on our database. If you see any more burning can you let us know?

[Yorkshire Dales & Nidderdale Moorland Monitors @DalesMonitors]

Environment Minister @ZacGoldsmith has told @SkyNews that he agrees that it's time to ban the burning of peat moors for grouse shooting.

Legislation is now needed to turn these words into action.
https://t.co/L73OrJ6S0Y

[Yorkshire Dales & Nidderdale Moorland Monitors @DalesMonitors]

Hen harrier winter roosts are being illegally targeted by grouse moors in the Dales during the lockdown.

Our monitors are out there, hidden on the heather hills, protecting hen harriers from harm.

[Yorkshire Dales & Nidderdale Moorland Monitors @DalesMonitors]

Hen harriers can be spotted returning to winter roosts at dusk after a day's hunting.

Sadly, lockdown is being used as a cover for illegal persecution at harrier roosts on grouse moors in the Dales.

If you suspect hen harrier persecution please report it to
@DalesMonitors

[Yorkshire Dales & Nidderdale Moorland Monitors @DalesMonitors]

Grouse moors in @NidderdaleAONB and @Yorkshire_Dales are expected to escalate their wave of wildlife crime when the country goes into lockdown on Thursday.

We are asking our supporters to be alert and prepared to help protect birds of prey in the Dales.
https://t.co/nYC8C6WcXy

[Yorkshire Dales & Nidderdale Moorland Monitors @DalesMonitors]

Pheasant and partridge shoots will be licensed by the Government from 2021 to curtail ecologically-harmful practices.

With large numbers of game birds released in the Dales each year, this is a big step towards protecting the area.
https://t.co/4UeG5Y6mvO

[Yorkshire Dales & Nidderdale Moorland Monitors @DalesMonitors]

Grouse moors have begun burning near Greenhow, in @NidderdaleAONB, this lunchtime despite the UK being in the midst of a public health emergency. 🔥💨

If you spot burning please message @DalesMonitors or contact our tip-off line on 07591 380688.

[Yorkshire Dales & Nidderdale Moorland Monitors @DalesMonitors]

It's past time to put an end to the burning of rare peatlands for grouse shooting. 🧯🔥

As burning season opens we're joining the communities, councils and conservation organisations calling on @DefraGovUK to make good on its promise to implement a ban.
https://t.co/NtqixTHF29

[Nick Miles 💙 @Nick_Miles_]

Dog killed by pesticide combination found in poisoned birds of prey known as 'Nidderdale Cocktail' | Yorkshire Post https://t.co/kl2HuN8erv

[The Yorkshire Post @yorkshirepost]

Three men working as gamekeepers on an estate owned by the Queen have been suspended and questioned by police over the death of a protected goshawk in the North York Moors
https://t.co/MggdnaNwYa

[Wild Moors @wildmoorsuk]

With the clock counting down to the next grouse moor burning season, over 2,500 people have contacted Yorkshire's councils asking them to back a ban. 🧯🔥

🗣️ Take action to protect our peatlands: https://t.co/c4nNs9kROX

[Wild Moors @wildmoorsuk]

It’s past time to put an end to the burning of threatened peatlands for grouse shooting.🧯🔥

🗣️Ask Yorkshire's councils to back a grouse moor burning ban: https://t.co/c4nNs9kROX

[Yorkshire Dales & Nidderdale Moorland Monitors @DalesMonitors]

It’s past time to put an end to the burning of rare peatlands for grouse shooting. 🧯🔥

Today, we're urging Yorkshire’s councils to join the battle to save the county’s peat moors by backing a burning ban.
https://t.co/pbKv8DHojH

[Wild Moors @wildmoorsuk]

Natural England is investigating allegations that grouse moors have unlawfully trapped wild birds on their land to maximise the number of grouse for shooting. ⚖️

We're calling for significant reform of grouse moors to end the wave of wildlife crime: https://t.co/80eB6aROrB

[Yorkshire Dales & Nidderdale Moorland Monitors @DalesMonitors]

@YorkshireWild1 Hi @YorkshireWild1,

Thanks for sharing this with us.

The cage is used for a spring trap, however since the new regulations on spring trapping, a number of grouse moors have removed and not replaced them.

Can you keep in touch with anything else you spot?

YDNMM

[Yorkshire Dales & Nidderdale Moorland Monitors @DalesMonitors]

More than 50 wild bird traps have been sited in exclusion zones on grouse moors, including some in the Dales, over the spring.

Evidence has been passed onto the habitats watchdog for investigation.
https://t.co/LQLKdVW72t

[Wild Moors @wildmoorsuk]

Scotland's politicians voted through tougher penalties for wildlife crime last night. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦅

Police forces in England need the same to help end the wave of wildlife crime on grouse moors. ⚖️
https://t.co/UXAVpZ7m6z