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Moorland

Commons · Question 114202 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 2 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Joe Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to mitigate the loss and fragmentation of open moorland habitats across the UK.

Answer

Answered by Mary Creagh, 2 Mar 2026

Moorland areas contain a wide variety of habitats and species of importance. We are committed, through grant programmes such as Landscape Recovery, Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier, the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and Farming in Protected Lands...