Browse our selection of case studies showcasing the vital work being undertaken by ‘Moorland Conservationists’ in upland areas across the UK.
![Mountain Hare Heaven](https://www.workingforwildlife.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/AlexJenkins-DSC03389-tweaked-300x199.jpg)
Mountain Hare Heaven
Alex Jenkins explains why blue hares are thriving in Upper Donside.
![A Champion for Curlew](https://www.workingforwildlife.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/TomOP-DSC02140-300x199.jpg)
A Champion for Curlew
Tom Orde-Powlett is determined not to see Wensleydale’s waders disappear.
![The Heather Doctor](https://www.workingforwildlife.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/GeoffEyre-DSC02709-300x199.jpg)
The Heather Doctor
How Geoff Eyre’s inventions have helped restore the Peak District.
![Caper on the Edge](https://www.workingforwildlife.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/AndrewFarquharson-west-hill-1-300x225.jpg)
Caper on the Edge
Conservation is key for Deeside estate manager Andrew Farquharson.
![Rewinding History](https://www.workingforwildlife.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/JamesMawle-IMG_2042-300x225.jpg)
Rewinding History
James Mawle has reversed the fortunes of the river on his Yorkshire Dales farm.
![Black Magic](https://www.workingforwildlife.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/NevilleGill-DSC03083-300x199.jpg)
Black Magic
Neville Gill cares for rare black grouse in their Northumberland stronghold.
![Famous Grouse](https://www.workingforwildlife.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/RonnieKippen-DSC03436-300x199.jpg)
Famous Grouse
Sir John Kemp-Welch and Ronnie Kippen work wonders for waders.
![A Mecca for Birders](https://www.workingforwildlife.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/GeorgeWinnDarley-DSC03488-300x169.jpg)
A Mecca for Birders
George Winn-Darley’s making wildlife accessible on the North York Moors.
![Community Conservation](https://www.workingforwildlife.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Heather-bloom-Gairnshiel-20-Aug-09-21-1-300x107.jpg)
Community Conservation
Roy Burrows is leading a big-scale restoration project in Nidderdale.
![Return of the Welsh Grouse](https://www.workingforwildlife.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/DavidThomas-Beacon-Hill-SheepSnow-300x225.jpg)
Return of the Welsh Grouse
David Thomas is working on an exciting project to restore wildlife to the hills of Powys.
![Personnel from NI Fire and Rescue Service and Mourne Heritage Trust (yellow jackets) at a wildfire control plot at Bloody Bridge, Newcastle, Co Down.](https://www.workingforwildlife.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Matthew-Bushby-Case-Study-V5-PROOF_Page_6_Image_0001-300x189.jpg)
Fighting Fire with Fire
Working alongside the local fire service, Matthew Bushby is using prescribed burning to reduce the risk of wildfires in the Mourne Mountains AONB.
![Trystan Edwards & John Warburton-Lee](https://www.workingforwildlife.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Trystan-Edwards-John-Warburton-Lee.-Gilar-Farmers.-300x259.jpg)
Bringing Back the Birds
Agri-environment schemes have failed in the past, but John Warburton-Lee is piloting a new approach with the potential to reverse songbird declines in the Welsh uplands.
![The Conservation Manager](https://www.workingforwildlife.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/DSC03846-300x169.jpg)
The Conservation Manager
Richard Bailey’s job title describes the work of a modern gamekeeper in the Peak District National Park
![Fighting Fire with Fire in the Peak District](https://www.workingforwildlife.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/OJD_2441-300x199.jpg)
Fighting Fire with Fire in the Peak District
The abandonment of heather management in the Peak District National Park threatens rare birds and peatlands, as evidenced in a ground-breaking new report
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