Lack of coordinated action risks destroying England's moorland, warns rural group

Government accused of 'burying its head in the sand' as National Resilience data shows there have been 306 recorded wildfires in England and Wales so far this year

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Head of News and Business
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Last year's blaze in North Yorkshire devastated almost 20km of moorland
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Last year's blaze in North Yorkshire devastated almost 20km of moorland

The failure of government bodies to produce a coherent wildfire strategy risks destroying England's moorlands, a rural group has warned. Chief executive of the Moorland Association Andrew Gilruth said...

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