City-sized areas of moorland disappearing, new report finds

An area of heather moorland the size of Birmingham is being lost every year, a study undertaken by The Heather Trust has revealed.

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While it has long been recognised that moorland is vanishing or being degraded, the Trust's Heather Futures research is the first time it has been quantified. “This is of great concern, not just to The Heather Trust and our members but to the many people who live and work in the uplands whose livelihoods depend on sustainable moorlands,” said Katrina Candy, the Trust's director, who cites overgrazing, undergrazing, commercial affores