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 is 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.

About the Author
Ian Coghill is a life-long conservationist and a keen participant in country sports. Following retirement of a 42 year career as Director of Community Safety and Environmental Services for Birmingham City Council, he became Chairman of the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust for over a decade, until his retirement a few years ago. His career and connections have enabled him to observe first-hand the pressures that the countryside and its wildlife are under.

Reviews
Tackling the big questions, Moorland Matters is as ambitious as it is entertaining. Although the subject matter is hard-hitting, Ian Coghill's wonderful turn of phrase and anecdotes would put the best after dinner speakers to shame.
One of the most important books to be published on the heated subject of moorland management. This is a powerful book that every MP should read.
They're a unique and wonderfully wild part of Britain's landscape. In this cri de coeur, one conservationist blasts back.
This is a masterful book and it's written in such a refreshing way. It offers such pragmatic solutions that the reasonable majority of which Coghill often writes cannot fail to appreciate the nonsense of the position taken by so many bodies and institutions in the current, toxic eco climate. -- Dominic Wightman * Country Squire *
It is without hesitation I recommend this book... it is a volume long overdue and proves to be a wonderful tool in aiding knowledge growth to anyone with even a passing interest in country sports, the environment and ecology. Ecology affects us all, and books such as this should be treasured, for the learning opportunities they provide us with on our wondrous heather moorland. -- Ben Skipper * Baily's Hunting Directory *
Far more than just an uncontrolled rant - it picks at the fabric of decisions being made about our uplands...I would highly recommend it to people on both sides of the debate



Book Information
ISBN 9781846893476
Author Ian Coghill
Format Hardback
Page Count 256
Imprint Quiller Publishing Ltd
Publisher Quiller Publishing Ltd