GOOD GROUSE FORECAST

Knock-on benefits to local economy and conservation hailedAS the ‘glorious twelfth’ looms, the £67 million pound English grouse shooting industry is hailed for far-reaching contributions to conservation and the economy. Predicting a good season, owners of globally recognised heather moorland say without shooting income, vital ecosystems – and over 1,500 jobs – would be lost. While serious wildlife and habitat declines were highlighted in State ofNature, an unprecedentedUKstock-take, The Moorland Association (MA) reports continuing gains from its land management. The year-round