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Heather burning ban review refused by the High Court

Could farmers lose one of the best tools at their disposal to tackle wildfires?

Chris Brayford
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Andrew Gilruth, chief executive at the Moorland Association, said: "Our members are seeing fuel loads increase and wildfire seasons lengthen year after year. Fire services and land managers have raised clear concerns. Yet preventative burning - a long-established tool for managing excess vegetation and reducing wildfire risk - is being restricted without those risks being properly tested or weighed."
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Andrew Gilruth, chief executive at the Moorland Association, said: "Our members are seeing fuel loads increase and wildfire seasons lengthen year after year. Fire services and land managers have raised clear concerns. Yet preventative burning - a long-established tool for managing excess vegetation and reducing wildfire risk - is being restricted without those risks being properly tested or weighed."

Farmers and land managers have been dealt a blow after the High Court rejected the Moorland Association's bid to seek a judicial review of the Government's decision to restrict heather burning. Andrew...

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