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Events/Do Something Calendar They work for us Charming & delightful things All new NHS reports are now on Calderdale & Kirklees 999 Call for the NHS blog Post navigation ← Older posts Natural England’s situation is hopeless, says Walshaw Moor monitor as Defra rejects legally binding targets for moorland restoration Featured Posted on August 19, 2023 by jenny 2 Upper Calderdale Wildlife Group says the situation with Natural England is hopeless following Defra’s recent rejection of Natural England’s recommendation to set legally binding, strong targets for improving conditions at Sites of Special Scientific Interest. The quango’s ability to protect Walshaw Moor, above Hebden Bridge, was already limited. With its budget slashed over the past decade and a half by central government, Natural England hasn’t had the staff to monitor the Walshaw Moor Estate Site of Special Scientific Interest – even though, as a Natura 2000 site, the grouse shooting moor is supposed to have the highest level of conservation protection. Walshaw Moor is one of the rare areas of upland blanket bog in the UK, and as such, should be protected as a vital carbon sink on a par with tropical rainforest. But its management for intensive driven grouse shooting is at odds with protecting this vital habitat, and the wildlife it should support. Continue reading → Posted in Ban the Burn News | Tagged Catchment Restoration Plan, Defra, grouse shooting, Natural England, Open Democracy, Rebecca Pow, Site of Special Scientific Interest, species loss, Tony Juniper, United Utilities, Upper Calder Wildlife Group, Walshaw Moor Estate, WIld Moors, Yorkshire Water | 2 Replies Calderdale Council Climate Change Working Group to respond to Defra’s peat burning legislation Featured Posted on April 15, 2021 by jenny Reply Report on Calderdale Council Climate Change Working Party’s discussion of Defra’s legislation on the licensing of burning on peatlands in England on Wed 3rd March Thanks to Hazel Draper’s question to the Calderdale Council Climate Change Working Group meeting on Wed 3rd March, Councillors agreed to seek clarity from Defra about their legislation on the licensing of burning on peatlands in England. (Hazel’s question is around 4min 50 sec into the recording of the meeting. ) Continue reading → Posted in Ban the Burn News | Tagged Calderdale Council Climate Change Working Party | Leave a reply Lots of questions about proposed peatland burning legislation Featured Posted on February 4, 2021 by jenny 1 Ban the Burn is underwhelmed by Defra’s 29th January press release about proposed legislation to prevent the burning of heather and other vegetation on protected blanket bog habitats. The UK government has been forced to legislate after it was clobbered by the EU Commission’s legal case – initiated by the RSPB and Ban the Burn back in 2012/13 – for not enforcing EU wildlife and habitats protection laws on Walshaw Moor Estate and other EU-protected uplands. The UK government’s first response was to introduce a voluntary ban, to be signed by grouse moor owners and managers of EU-protected sites. Grouse moor owners and managers declined (including Richard Bannister, owner of Walshaw Moor Estate Ltd. HIs refusal to sign the voluntary ban caused Natural England to replace the existing land management agreement with the 2017-2042 Catchment Restoration Plan.) So far information is sketchy. Apparently the detail of the proposed legislation in England will be published in April, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (UK). In the meantime, here are our immediate questions and comments. Continue reading → Posted in Ban the Burn News | Tagged blanket bog, deep peat burning licenses, Defra, legislation prevent burning protected deep peat, Natural England, Walshaw Moor Estate | 1 Reply Only the public is monitoring Walshaw Moor Estate’s compliance – or not – with its legally binding Catchment Restoration Plan Featured Posted on February 2, 2021 by jenny Reply In October 2020, Ban the Burn made a formal complaint to Natural England about their failure to investigate 8 examples of Walshaw Moor Estate’s burning of sphagnum and apparently unconsented infrastructure construction that we’d first reported in June 2019, and supplemented in March 2020 with information about the Estate’s construction of 10 more new grouse butts that year. Natural England has not acknowledged our complaint. Continue reading → Posted in Ban the Burn News | Tagged blanket bog burning consents, Natural England, Position statement restoration burning, restoration burning consents exceptional circumstances, Sphagnum burning, unconsented infrastructure, Walshaw Catchment Restoration Plan, Walshaw Moor Estate | Leave a reply Farcical Villiers visit to flood-stricken Calder Valley Featured Posted on February 13, 2020 by jenny 1 Over the weekend, Calder Valley again suffered horrendous flooding – the fourth in eight years. When Ban the Burn heard that Theresa Villiers, the Defra Sec of State, would be doing a walkabout in central Mytholmroyd on Wednesday between 9am and 10am, we called Craig Whittaker’s constituency office to say we would like to talk to her. We wanted to ask when the government is bringing in promised legislation to ban peatland burning and to make sure it has no loopholes or exemptions that would allow burning to continue. They agreed it would be appropriate for us to talk to her. Continue reading → Posted in Ban the Burn News | Tagged Ban the Burn!, Calder Valley 2020 flood, Craig Whittaker MP, Defra, George Eustice MP, peatland burning, Theresa Villiers, Walshaw Moor Estate | 1 Reply Natural England to investigate grouse shooters’ unconsented burning and infrastructure construction on Walshaw Moor Featured Posted on November 5, 2019 by jenny 2 Natural England is to investigate a grouse-shooting estate’s recent burning of sphagnum moss and apparently unconsented construction of infrastructure on the highly-protected Natura 2000 site of Walshaw Moor, above Hebden Bridge. Walshaw Moor Estate has undertaken these actions in order to intensify their industrial-scale grouse shooting business. Natural England has agreed to investigate Walshaw Moor Estate’s: apparent deepening and widening of ditches that they’ve been paid to block, on Heather Hill blanket bogunconsented construction of steps up to newly constructed grouse shooting butts in deep peat/blanket bog adjacent to Hole Sikeapparently unconsented construction of a tarmac car parkburning which destroyed sphagnum moss Continue reading → Posted in Ban the Burn News | Tagged intensive driven grouse shooting, Natura 2000, Natural England, unconsented burning, Walshaw Moor Estate | 2 Replies Start of grouse moor burning season – please report all burning to RSPB Featured Posted on October 8, 2019 by jenny 1 • Grouse moor burning is now banned on blanket bog • The burning season started on 1st October and runs until 15th April • Please report all burning you see to Valerie.Wheeler@RSPB.org.uk – if possible with photos, videos and location info. Grouse estates burn the moors to engineer optimal breeding habitat for red grouse – for their own profit. A recent RSPB blog post reports that in June 2019, Natural England revoked agreements for grouse moors to burn over blanket bog. We need to keep an eye out on the moors to see if the landowners respect this limitation on burning. Continue reading → Posted in Ban the Burn News | Tagged grouse moor burning, Natural England, RSPB, Stop the Shoot, Walshaw Moor Estate | 1 Reply Standing room only as Town Council questions Hebden Bridge Group Practice about public concerns Featured Posted on October 3, 2019 by jenny 9 Members of the public crowded into Hebden Royd Town Council chamber on September 25th, to hear Dr Nigel Taylor address widespread public concerns about patient safety and restricted access to appointments with Hebden Bridge Group practice doctors. He was there at the invitation of Hebden Royd Town Council, which had asked the Practice to explain what was going on. The meeting followed at least two years of public anxiety about lack of access to adequate health care, after the Practice decided to send all patients needing urgent appointments to a morning walk-in clinic in Mytholmroyd. Dr Taylor said that the Practice is “desperate to recruit more GPs” and has been advertising continuously since five of the 12 GPs left in 2018 for personal reasons. It now only has 9.25 Full Time Equivalent GPs and GP equivalents (Advanced Practice Nurses and Pharmacy Practitioners), for 18,000 patients. Continue reading → Posted in 999 Emergency-Save Our NHS, Social fairness | Tagged Hebden Bridge Group Practice, Hebden Royd Town Council, Mytholmroyd walk in clinic, Upper Calder Valley Primary Care Network, urgent care appointments | 9 Replies Big Hebden Bridge call for Yorkshire Water to stop grouse shooting on its land Featured Posted on May 26, 2019 by jenny Reply Ban the Burn was one of 17 groups across Yorkshire that took part in Yorkshire Water Day of Action on 25th May, organised by StopThe Shoot. People queued up at the Ban the Burn stall in St George’s Square to sign petition  cards to Yorkshire Water’s Chief Executive Officer, saying they want an end to grouse shooting on the water company’s land. All 100 cards were signed in just over an hour. Continue reading → Posted in Ban the Burn News | Tagged BanTheBurn!, Michael Gove, Richard Bannister, StopTheShoot, Walshaw Moor Estate, YorkshireWater | Leave a reply No-burn management of Geltsdale blanket bog and heath is restoring habitats and wildlife Featured Posted on April 7, 2019 by jenny Reply Grouse moor owners and their allies claim heather burning on peatland is necessary for habitat restoration and reduction of wildfire risk. The RSPB’s management of Geltsdale reserve in Cumbria shows that this is not the case. Continue reading → Posted in Ban the Burn News | Tagged cattle grazing, Geltsdale, heather cutting, recovering blanket bog, RSPB, sphagnum regeneration, upland management | Leave a reply Calderdale Council continues glyphosate use despite US court rulings on cancer link Featured Posted on April 6, 2019 by jenny 1 A US court has recently ordered the manufacturer of the bestselling weedkiller brand, Roundup, to pay one user $80m (£61m) in damages after he developed cancer.  This is the second such ruling from a US court. Now Councils across England are reviewing their use of Roundup  (the brand name for glyphosate). Hebden Royd Town Council decided a few years ago not to use glyphosate on any of its projects, according to the Clerk, Jason Boom. But Calder Ward Cllr Dave Young says that Calderdale Council is continuing to use gylophosate, although they are reducing the amount year on year. Continue reading → Posted in Environment news | Tagged Calderdale Council, cancer, Glyphosate, Hebden Royd Town Council, Roundup | 1 Reply Ban the Burn, Treesponsibility and others call on Gove to ban burning of upland peatlands in England Featured Posted on April 4, 2019 by jenny 2 Ban the Burn and Treesponsibility are among a group of charities, academics and local campaigners with a track record of working on peatland conservation, which has today written to Michael Gove urging him to implement a complete ban on the practice of burning on upland peatland habitats. A ban is vital in order to protect carbon stores, wildlife, habitats and communities. We have seen plenty of evidence of continued burning on protected peatland this year, despite the government’s introduction of a voluntary ban on burning. The lack of compliance with the voluntary ban on burning is likely to worsen, thanks to Natural England’s recent ‘restoration burning’ position statement. Continue reading → Posted in Ban the Burn News, BanTheBurn! Campaign actions | Tagged Ban the Burn!, blanket bog, Friends of the Earth, Michael Gove, Natural England, peatland, restoration burning, RSPB | 2 Replies Walshaw Moor Estate burning Feb 2019 Featured Posted on February 26, 2019 by jenny Reply There was more burning off on Feb 24th throughout the day till 5 30pm, behind New Laithe plantation in the Hoar Nib area, as well as some burning in the same area last week. This photo was taken on Feb 24th, approx grid ref sd962 324. Posted in Ban the Burn News | Tagged Walshaw Moor Estate burning | Leave a reply Natural England objects to Walshaw Moor Estate’s proposed permanent track- finally! Featured Posted on January 30, 2019 by jenny 2 Thanks to legal action by Mark Avery, and more than 100 people who objected to Walshaw Moor Estate’s planning application, Natural England has produced a new Habitats Regulations Assessment of the Walshaw Moor Estate’s proposed track across blanket bog.  On the basis of this new Habitats Regulations Assessment – which concludes that the track would cause permanent loss and damage to protected habitat, as well as negatively affecting protected birds –  Natural England have written to Calderdale and Pendle local planning authorities objecting to the proposal to build a track across Walshaw Moor. Despite the Estate’s claims that the proposed track was to enable fire engines to quickly reach the site of possible fires, it is intended for the convenience of grouse shooters. You can read more about this on Mark Avery’s blog here. Now it’s up to Calderdale and Pendle Councils’ planning committees to say no to Walshaw Moor Estate’s planning application. Continue reading → Posted in Ban the Burn News | Tagged Leigh Day, Mark Avery, Natural England Habitats Regulation Assessment, Walshaw Moor Estate planning application permanent track | 2 Replies Say No to “Austerity” Bollox Featured Posted on January 15, 2019 by jenny Reply The People’s Assembly against Austerity has circulated a short video (4.5 mins) showing some highlights of last Saturday’s demo calling for a general election. The demo was quite widely reported. Even the BBC, which usually ignores anti-austerity protests, covered it,  including an interview with Bristol People’s Assembly activist Jack Hazeldine. BBC VIDEO. BBC news online article The march and rally came after trade union leaders and celebrities, including director Ken Loach, signed an an open letter urging the public to “stand up, resist and demand they (the government) step aside”. You can read the open letter HERE. The real yellow vests Continue reading → Posted in damned lies & austerity | Tagged austerity, Brexshit, corporate welfare, Yellow vests | Leave a reply Spy Cops “Deep Deception” meeting with Helen Steel, Hebden Bridge Trades Club 10th April Posted on March 25, 2022 by jenny Reply Calderdale Trades Union Council is holding a public meeting at 2pm on 10th April at Hebden Bridge Trades Club, with  “Deep Deception” co-author Helen Steel and Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI) core participant Mark Metcalf, a National Union of Journalists delegate to Calderdale Trades Council. McLibel campaigner Helen Steel tells the story of ‘the spycops network’ and the women like herself who uncovered the shocking truth about shadowy undercover policing set up to to spy on protesters in mainly left-wing and progressive groups. Continue reading → Posted in Events/Do Something! | Tagged Deep Deception, Hebden Bridge Trades Club, John Dines, SpyCops, Undercover Policing Inquiry | Leave a reply Keighley Road A6033 closure update Posted on August 29, 2020 by jenny Reply The A6033 from Hebden Bridge to Oxenhope will be open on Bank Holiday Monday (31 August). It will also continue to be open at weekends. But road closures as part of work to improve its safety will continue throughout September 2020: the road will remain fully closed from Monday to Friday, between Hebden Bridge and Oxenhope with local access only between Hebden Bridge and Pecket Well. Continue reading → Posted in News & views | Tagged A6033 closure roadworks, Hebden Bridge to Oxenhope, Keighley Road | Leave a reply High Court challenge to Barclays’ sale of fracking company to offload clean-up costs onto public Posted on February 28, 2020 by jenny Reply A Judge has ordered a full hearing into a government decision to allow the sale of the troubled fracking company Third Energy – the company that is licensed to frack in Ryedale, North Yorkshire. At stake is whether the government properly considered the risk to the taxpayer that the new owners would not meet the clean up costs. Ministerial correspondence has revealed a government department “worked with” Barclays on the “orderly disposal” of Third Energy. Continue reading → Posted in Environment news | Tagged Barclays Bank, Fracking, Judicial Review Eddie Thornton Oil Gas Authority, Kirkby Misperton, Ryedale, Third Energy, York Energy | Leave a reply Government’s new tree planting scheme boosts financial services trade in carbon Posted on February 16, 2020 by jenny 2 Before we all go rarara about the Conservative government’s new scheme to boost tree planting, let’s just note that it’s based on the financialisation of the ecosystem – ie turning the natural environment into another set of markets for the financial services industry to get fat off. Basically the new Woodland Carbon Guarantee scheme is based on a trade in carbon, via Woodland Carbon Units. This is made clear on the Forest Trade website and the UK Woodland Carbon Code “Buy Carbon” webpage. Plan hatched in 2011 by ConDem government The Government’s new scheme is the fruition of the ConDem coalition government plan to create a market in so-called ecosystem services. This was laid out in its heavily business-oriented 2011 National Environment White Paper. Continue reading → Posted in Ban the Burn News, News & views | Tagged Ban the Burn News, climate change reduction, natural flood management, treeplanting, Woodland Carbon Guarantee scheme | 2 Replies Post navigation ← Older posts Search Meta Log in Entries feed Comments feed WordPress.org Tags Ban the Burn! 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