This should be an interesting day tomorrow, with guest speakers including Martin Holland (Chair of Goathland East Moor Regeneration Group and a Goathland Parish Councillor), Andrew Johnson (Duchy of Lancaster), George Winn-Darley (Moorland Association regional rep & grouse moor owner [Spaunton Moor]), Rachel Pickering (North York Moors National Park Authority) and Robert Frewen (Country Land & Business Association).
The event will be hosted and chaired by Anne Gray of the Heather Trust (formerly of Scottish Land & Estates).
For those of us in to raptors, the North York Moors National Park, which is saturated with driven grouse moors, represents one of the major raptor persecution blackspots in the country. Indeed, these grouse moors were identified in the recent scientific paper on hen harrier persecution as being one of the worst of the so-called Protected Areas for hen harriers. Can’t imagine why. Perhaps this issue will be raised in tomorrow’s debate?
Hope to see some of you there!
NB: You need to book here
Raptor Persecution UK 
What time and where please? Can anyone just turn up on the door?
You need to book:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-are-britains-uplands-for-join-the-debate-goathland-tickets-67013442009
Judging by the panel, that’s not so much a debate, more like a confirmation!
“aspirations” – raise grouse numbers even higher so they can be shot by eejits. At least this shows they are worried because they are trying to win over the local community. I have a feeling that the local community will tell them where to put their aspirations.
Any body who went prepared to give us a report?
Hi Paul,
Will blog soon…it was a fascinating day, for many different reasons.