What now for Ilkley Moor? Our letter to Yorkshire Post

The unique habitat on Ilkley Moor has been conserved and enhanced by gamekeepers for over 100 years (‘Time to focus on moorland’s future’ as controversial management deal comes to an end', May 1st).

Bradford Council’s decision to end this long-standing arrangement, without knowing how to pay for it, is bizarre. Some, may feel, allowing eight days grouse shooting per year a remarkably simple solution – one that has conserved the moor we now have, for over a century.

Andrew Gilruth
Director of communications
Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust

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Comments

Ok let moor

at 8:43 on 10/05/2018 by Derek Anderson

Typical of councils and environment agency's.it is fact that legalisation being imposed on landowners is detrimental to habitat and as the result wildlife suffers. When do departments realise they are getting it wrong and Now begin to rectify their mistakes by allowing good management to continue. Don't be fooled it is fact numbers in game and other species of birds are in decline Current legalisation is not working

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at 20:57 on 09/05/2018 by Peter John Cashman

The sad fact is that these people would rather see the grouse become extinct than have a relatively small amount shot and eaten............simple blind prejudice.

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at 20:54 on 09/05/2018 by Graham Wiliiams

If I am correct this moor is next door to Rumbalds which I believe is p rivatly owned and will continue to shoot without Ilkley. As has been said this is a purely political decision and the loss of income to spend on essential local services obviously was of no consequence. Plus the improvement in the ecology of the moor by the active management is as they say “ for nowt”

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at 19:43 on 09/05/2018 by Mr T Haines

It would be helpful to know how many people actually use the moor and its paths and tracks, do Bradford council actually know? Would they be able to raise sufficient maintenance revenue by "taxing" users of the moor, car park fees, licences to Ice cream and Burger vans etc? Unfortunately, good (and free to the Council) habitat management and a sustainable harvest of a premier food source cannot get in the way of the shout loudest get noticed brigade.

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at 9:40 on 09/05/2018 by Frank Pearson

A camel is a horse designed by a council ! Enough said ?

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at 8:40 on 09/05/2018 by Patrick Hooton

Its a national disgrace and a very bad day for the Moor based purely on a spiteful "political" decision

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