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Shrub management

Deer management

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Hundreds of different invertebrate species live within cropped fields, but fortunately, few ever become pests because they are killed by other invertebrates, their natural enemies. However, insecticides are toxic to most arthropods including the natural enemies and insects important as bird food....

History of woodland management for pheasants

Measuring natural pest management

Camera traps for game management

Peatland burning: What the science says

Claim     Verdict Prescribed burning damages habitat and wildlife including mosses, birds, invertebrate and reptiles.     The claim is largely unsupported when muirburn is applied under best practice. Evidence shows that poorly managed or uncontrolled fires can harm peat-forming mos...

The effect of game management on the conservation value of woodland rides

Driven grouse shooting

Limited spatial co-occurrence of wildfire and prescribed burning on moorlands in Scotland

Key points The study mapped muirburn (prescribed burning) and wildfire across Scotland and looked for patterns in overlap. Overall, 96 % of areas where wildfires took place were outside moorland managed by muirburn. Between 2015 and 2020 wildfires covered 1.1 % of the moorland area. Heather gr...