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Moorland Matters

The Battle for the Uplands against Authoritarian Conservation

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Moorland Matters

By: Ian Coghill
Narrated by: Sam Devereaux
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With Britain’s islands holding more than three-quarters of the Earth’s stock of heather moorland, it is an extraordinary fact that it stands as one of the world’s rarest habitats. A landscape beloved by millions, it’s renowned for the tranquillity and solace it provides - however, this tranquillity is an illusion. Britain’s moorlands have, in less than a decade, moved from a position of benign consensus to the epicentre of the bitterest conflict within UK conservation.

This insightful book sets out to examine and expose the hidden issues surrounding UK moorland conservation, giving a voice to the many people who work and live there, and who feel that what they have to say is often ignored, if it’s even heard at all. The fate of our uplands are in our hands, and it is important that an alternative narrative, from the perspective of the practitioners who have cared for these places for generations, are considered. It may be that those with power chose to ignore these facts and sweep them away, but at least now they cannot say they didn’t know.

©2021 Ian Coghill (P)2021 Ian Coghill Ecosystems & Habitats Nature & Ecology Outdoors & Nature Science Conservation United Kingdom

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Ian provides a forensic analysis of the conservation sector, and everything that is wrong with it, in an extremely digestible and understandable way.

A wonderful and shocking book of revelations in equal measure

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I was sceptical but wanted to understand the other side of the argument. This book brought me over to the author’s side. Very important for anyone who wants a considered opinion on the conservation of our British upland environments.

Changed my mind!

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This book is a wonderful articulation of the problems within conservation: between the tradition land managers and the new breed of conservationists. Everyone studying ecology or related subjects should have a copy of this book.

Fantastic

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Repetitive and intense however excellent reference and informative useful for students and those in the industryq1

Very intensive

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an eye opener and a must have for any shooters and conservationists full of information and facts

a must have

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