Gamekeepers attacked every 12 days
On average, an upland gamekeeper is assaulted every 12 days.
The shocking statistic has been revealed in previously unreported figures from The Grouse Moor Gamekeeper in England in the Twenty-First Century report, commissioned by the Regional Moorland Groups and National Gamekeepers’ Organisation.
In addition to physical assaults, over 1,000 separate threats were made to gamekeepers, while over 1,500 instances of insults were recorded.
"Rats that live in trees" - why we need to get to grips ...
For almost a century, grey squirrels have been widely recognised as a problem in Britain.
Introduced at the end of the 19th century as an ornamental species, their population has since boomed – meanwhile the population of the native red squirrel has plummeted, due to the greys infecting them with new diseases and outcompeting them for food.
The grey squirrel population is estimated to be 2.7 million, and is continuing to grow, despite government initiatives to control the population.
In comparison, there are only around 287,000 red squirrels, which live in fragmented small pockets in places like Scotland, Formby and the Isle of Wight.

Alliance launches new hunt membership scheme
In a move to bolster grassroots support for hunting, the Countryside Alliance has launched a new membership scheme which will earn hunts £50 commission for every new eligible membership.
This initiative launched on 15 July, on the eve of the Festival of Hounds, and underlines the our enduring commitment to the future of lawful hunting activities and aims to support hunts across the country.

Wild Justice's petition annihilated by MPs
Wild Justice’s latest petition to ban driven grouse shooting was debated by MPs in Westminster Hall on Monday 30 June. This petition made the same sweeping allegations as their previous one which was debated in 2021 and, as was the case then, yesterday’s debate provided a marvellous opportunity to set out the enormous benefits of grouse shooting and its associated moorland management to wildlife, communities and the environment.

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Gamekeepers attacked every 12 days
On average, an upland gamekeeper is assaulted every 12 days.
The shocking statistic has been revealed in previously unreported figures from The Grouse Moor Gamekeeper in England in the Twenty-First Century report, commissioned by the Regional Moorland Groups and National Gamekeepers’ Organisation.
In addition to physical assaults, over 1,000 separate threats were made to gamekeepers, while over 1,500 instances of insults were recorded.
"Rats that live in trees" - why we need to get to grips ...
For almost a century, grey squirrels have been widely recognised as a problem in Britain.
Introduced at the end of the 19th century as an ornamental species, their population has since boomed – meanwhile the population of the native red squirrel has plummeted, due to the greys infecting them with new diseases and outcompeting them for food.
The grey squirrel population is estimated to be 2.7 million, and is continuing to grow, despite government initiatives to control the population.
In comparison, there are only around 287,000 red squirrels, which live in fragmented small pockets in places like Scotland, Formby and the Isle of Wight.

Alliance launches new hunt membership scheme
In a move to bolster grassroots support for hunting, the Countryside Alliance has launched a new membership scheme which will earn hunts £50 commission for every new eligible membership.
This initiative launched on 15 July, on the eve of the Festival of Hounds, and underlines the our enduring commitment to the future of lawful hunting activities and aims to support hunts across the country.
Wild Justice's petition annihilated by MPs
Wild Justice’s latest petition to ban driven grouse shooting was debated by MPs in Westminster Hall on Monday 30 June. This petition made the same sweeping allegations as their previous one which was debated in 2021 and, as was the case then, yesterday’s debate provided a marvellous opportunity to set out the enormous benefits of grouse shooting and its associated moorland management to wildlife, communities and the environment.